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Since 1999, I have been using my stories and photos to share the beauty and incredible social wealth, as well as the challenges of the children and people I meet during my travels. By raising awareness and telling the stories of the voiceless, I aim to, in my small way, help spread compassion, love and hope.

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought In this photo, taken in 2005, young Malik, Soutout, and Sadeya were digging ...
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Best Fathers

The Best Fathers in the World

THE BEST FATHERS IN THE WORLD The BaAka pygmies of the Congo and Central African Republic have been coined the ...
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Chosen

Chosen

CHOSEN Elfi is a herder with his father. He and a few of his brothers have been chosen to care ...
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Ibrahim

Ibrahim

Somewhere, deep in the desert, a child awaits his mother to return from a long, dangerous voyage. Food she will ...
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Little Shepherd Boy

Little Shepherd Boy

LITTLE SHEPHERD BOY: This little shepherd boy, Rijijess, was waiting his turn at a deep well to obtain water for ...
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The Surrogate

The Surrogate

THE SURROGATE Matché is shaving her little brother Ibrahim's head. A new mother herself (hence her black dress, as is ...
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The Playmate

The Playmate

THE PLAYMATE Matché plays with Ousman as he tries to catch a bowl. He would like to drink from a ...
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Breastfeeding Before Eloping

BREASTFEEDING BEFORE ELOPING: (I'm reposting since this is one of my favorite motherhood photos) Kourgil is nursing her baby while ...
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The Teacher

The Teacher

The Teacher A mother is a teacher. She teaches what she knows, and transmits what she believes is right. And ...
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The Caregiver

The Caregiver

The Caregiver This mother gives her daughter a sip of clean water for the first time. I can only imagine ...
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Working Mothers

Working Mothers

Working Mothers This post is dedicated to working mothers around the world. This Wodaabe mother busies herself making rope, with ...
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Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother's Day to mothers around the world. May this day celebrate every moment of motherhood, from the most amazing, ...
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Wodaabe Braids

Wodaabe Braids

WODAABE BRAIDS: An aunt is redoing her nieces braids as the young lady, Yobande, prepares to join her husband at ...
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Happy World Water Day!

Happy World Water Day!

Girls from our Amman Imman Ebagueye community are playing in the pristine water gushing from their borehole, constructed in 2012 ...
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Building Hope. Giving Education. Providing Opportunities. 

Building Hope. Giving Education. Providing Opportunities. 

 Families walk up to 30 miles a day searching for water. Children have little to no time for education ...
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