Several of my students in the village of Tougouri, Burkina Faso are "hanging out" in front of their classroom - no electricity and no water. It is an amazing feat that there are three girls in the picture as only about 10% of my students were...
Over the past year, I have been working with a youth club with the aim of lifeskills education and girls' empowerment. Part of our aim is empowerment through health and ownership of one's body. Every Wednesday after school, anywhere from 15-25...
Many of the men in my village leave to find work in Italy. They are gone for years at a time while the women and girls have to make ends meet in village, waiting for money to be sent over. This is a photo of three girls from my village in...