lynsey addario, photographer

Africa: Madagascar Sexual Assault

Hanitra, 12, sits in her bedroom in the Akany Avoco shelter for girls, in Antananivarro, Madagascar, November 7, 2006. Hanitra, originally from Ancilla bay, was a victim of sexual assault by her boss while she was working as a maid in Antananivarro at 11 years old, and was sent to Avoko by the court for safety, where she has been living for over a year.
Antananivarro, Madagascar

Hanitra, 12, sits in her bedroom in the Akany Avoco shelter for girls, in Antananivarro, Madagascar, November 7, 2006. Hanitra, originally from Ancilla bay, was a victim of sexual assault by her boss while she was working as a maid in Antananivarro at 11 years old, and was sent to Avoko by the court for safety, where she has been living for over a year.