Zira Gul and Haqiqa, two young children in Shikhan. Haqiqa's face has been damaged by leishmaniasis, a skin infection spread by sand flees. Zira Gul looks better but is actually in worse condition. She has been suffering from diarrhoea and is dehydrating. Their mother is also ill and incapable of looking after her children: "There is nothing left to eat in the house. My husband Mohammed Nasir left four months ago to look for work. We have been waiting for him to send us food". The whole area and its population are suffering from a severe drought and men are leaving to try to look for work and food.