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    Life by the Floodplain

    Photos from Zambia

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    This young girl was sent by her mother to fetch water. Her village is about 2km away. She was the only one in her family well enough to be able to make the trip. Views[241] This man was in his final year of studying medicine before he had to leave his home in Angola because of the civil war. Despite having finished the training and exams he was never officially qualified. He and his wife now run a village for orphans. The baby girl in the photo and her twin sister were only 4 days old when this was taken. Their father died of AIDS and their mother died during childbirth. Views[289] The market in Mongu town is usually so busy you can barely move. However this was taken during the Kuomboka Ceremony where the King arrives at his dry season palace. The market was completely empty except for this man making dresses for a friends wedding. Views[357] This photo was taken in a school for orphans. Zambia's Western Province has the highest percentage of orphans in the country. There are two classrooms, two teachers and they teach nearly 400 pupils each day. Views[270] The market at the edge of the Zambezi is where most people from the surrounding villages spend their day. This woman and her family row 10km up the floodplain everyday during the high season to sell rice and sugarcane to those living in the town. Views[223]
     

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