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A laborer carries rocks up a cliff for a retaining wall. The typical laborer in this region makes about 2,000 Indian Rupies a month, or about $50. The bottom line is, you cannot work your way out of poverty. The only route up and out is education. We met a Nepalese high school student living in a refugee camp who was working on a hotel project in this town to pay for his college education. He knew he could never work hard enough or long enough to buy his way out of poverty. He, like most of his generation, has his sights set on a college degree and a brighter future. Pelling, Sikkim, India.
