In some of the cases, the furniture and inside of houses don't seem to be like 10k$ income per person, like author suggests

picture 2 (Burundi) is banana flower not a dried maize... (and no, I have no friend)

Are the incomes in USD? In India, a family living on $369 per month per adult is a lot of money.

Well I will speak for my country Nigeria. Even People whom live less than $124 have better self made creative toys and not a wood.

when I was lil my fav toy was a piece of fabric I made into a cape and a sword made out of cardboard, we had all the latest games and stuff but I still loved those more than any of the $50 buck games or $150-200 game systems we had, all up till age 16, I am a white American {as if that actually helps but people seem to think it does} we were on welfare and such but we were sick {3 out of a family of 5} and had disability checks to use for other stuff, so we wernt "well" off but doing rather good {this was in the early 90s-00s} and now we are way worse off But basically, anything will be a fav toy for a child if they love and play with it all the time {hell I at one time only loved one lego figure, I used to play in the mud with him and that was my fav toy, I found it in the street!}

What an incredible lesson it would be, to show these in the classroom of same age children , in the USA, and Canada !!!

And so many kids sit in their rooms filled with toys and claim to be bored. Oh how I wish I could send all the "boring" toys to kids who play with sticks, bottles and tires...

So "the results will make me think" . That they did! I believe life is about the love, joy and peace that one carries in their heart. And no amount of physical things, wether it be toys or cars or houses or good looks can create these intimate feelings that we crave. I feel that the seemingly poorest child could be experiencing more joy with an old tire than the richest one is experiencing with the so called "best toy". It all depends on the child's perspective of the world in which they have been taught and the love and nurture in which they are receiving.

All it takes is your imagination

I'm a Kenyan and I can authoritatively speculate that that is not likely a $3k per adult per month household

Children think quite differently. My grandkids might enjoy a 10 cent balloon and skip with total indifference a $150 super toy. Price is seldom the ultimate decision factor.

Nastya from Donbass and her toys. nastia1-5b...60ae88.jpg

The true power is in the environment the child is living in

Live animals are not toys.

The toy is not the goal itself but what can be done with it. A toy sword and a stick can actually have the same function: play

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Yes, they used their imagination. That is another loss in today's children, they have no need to use their imagination !!!

As a kid I loved playing outside in the mud...and insects!

We're currently running a similar project. With the "@eyeLeveL Project" we let young students all around the world take pictures of things they consider most important in their life. Ans just like this project here, the outcome is as unexpected as it is interesting! If you have a minute, check out the project at https://www.at-eyelevel.com/

That was not dried maize. It was a fresh banana blossom.

In a Burundian home living on $29/month per adult, the favorite toy is dried maize - the child is holding banana flower not maize

Because stuffed animals rock.

Nastya from Donbass and her toys. nastia1-5b...d4faed.jpg

I dont know what to think about this. If you asked me and my sister what our favorite toys were when at that age, we would have a different answer daily. Sometimes it was a stick that looked like a gun. Sometimes a stick that was a sword. Sometimes a rock that was shiny. Sometimes mud, we could make all sorts of "sculptures with it"; sometimes bugs, jars, balls. Most of the times our pets. So yeah. All i can say for sure is that a child doesnt need complex items to be happy. Imagination is enough.

In the cat picture, I feel like the cat looks so content and happy, it doesn't matter who is its owner, how much money they have, etc. the cat is happy and in love with the little girl just for who she is. Animals have that kind of power

Very insightful! How children use their imagination is really the key. Of course, I know that family, community and upbringing all play part. Great piece!

the things i thought are trash are toys for some of these kids. i hope they can enjoy their childhood, i admire their imagination and simplicity.

I'm starting to think that the income is per year, not per month. Like 10.000 per person, if a family of 4 it would be 40.000. thats one hell lot of money to spend in a month. It would be live in the mansion

LOL I LOVE IT SSSSSSOOOOOOOOO FUNNY

As much as I love the project the part I really can't get over is the "volleyball ball" like what??? Most likely I'm just irrationally obsessive over it but it really bugs me

This is wen I spawn my crazy by stating my ong held theories about space aliens and illuinati that control the world and also hate brown colour. The incomes increase as colors change... as colors become darker, incomes increase