Mountainous kids take on back-breaking work with a smile

Mong ethnic children help build a neighbor's house.

Collecting firewood

Two Mong ethnic children arrive home after taking a buffalo to pasture in four hours of heavy rain.

The picture was taken in the winter of 2015. The child, named Lu A lenh, works in the fields even when the temperature drops to 0 degrees Celsius. 

A young boy works alone in a field.

A seven-year old child helps care for the family's buffalo.

Working hard despite the weather

A first grade kid in Ha Giang Province already has her work cut out.

Children in Lao Cai Province make their way home after working in the fields.

A girl in Ha Giang learns to sow rice.