Boys wait to be paid; half a dozen of them work for a family owned business that sells snacks in the neighbourhood. The boys push barrows all day to sell the snacks for 5 cents each. They earn USD30 a month.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2
Boys selling snacks wait for recess outside a private kindergarten in west Dili. Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
Boys who work for a family street vendor business sleep in the early morning before rising to start preparing the day's snacks.   Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
4am, a group of boys begin preparing snacks for sale by their peers, a team of teenage street vendors who will wander west Dili all day. Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
A fourteen year old boy from Ermera district kicks back after peddling 'pentolang', cheap satay made out of something that was once buffalo.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
Petrol and phone cards provide a living for a small group of teenagers in Comoro.   Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
A sixteen year old boy who left his family in Oecusse district to find work in Dili sells kitchen sets; he sold two dollars worth this morning. Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006
A fifteen year old boy who left his family in Oecusse district to find work in Dili sells fried tempe to his peers.  February 2006
Phone card and softdrinks provide a living for two young men.  Dili, Timor-Leste, April 2006
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