India: Clay Bricks and Homeless Tents

This photo was taken near a church in an area called Khurda. Perhaps these homeless people camp out near a church, because they want the church to help them with their unmet needs. You can see the type of bricks they make from the clay in the foreground, and these bricks are very common. For some, making bricks is their only, or best, career option.

Learn more about poverty and brick making in India.