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This is how I see it: children and young people's views and experiences of poverty

This gallery shares children and young people’s descriptions of poverty and how it impacts on their lives and communities. The photos and their interpretations, artwork, poetry and statements were captured between August 2007 and June 2008. This work is from a project the Office of the Children's Commissioner worked on with nine community partners working in low socio-economic communities throughout New Zealand.

Please click on the buttons below to explore the descriptions, images and statements showing how children and young people view and experience poverty.

To find out more about the photovoice project and the community partners who contributed click here.
To find out more about child poverty in New Zealand, including some statistics, click here.

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