The girl in the photo is a relative of one of my close friends. It was taken at a naming ceremony in the Tahoua region. Friends and family joined to celebrate the naming of Mariam. She died less than a week later.
I took this photo in March 2009 in Kehehe, Niger. Ibrahim is holding a bucket of hura. Hura is a drink made of millet and milk; it is the main meal for most Nigeriens each day.