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  • Theresa Kollie, 24, holds her daughter Musu Kollor, 11 months old, who suffers from malnutrition, as she receives a weekly supply of ready-to-eat therapeutic food at the Slipway clinic in Monrovia, Montserrado county, Liberia on Monday April 2, 2012.
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  • Cattle trader at weekly Gorom Gorom market, Northeastern Burkina Faso.
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  • Cattle traders at weekly Gorom Gorom market, Northeastern Burkina Faso.
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  • Bella merchant at weekly Gorom Gorom market, Northeastern Burkina Faso.
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  • Teenage girl selling pottery at weekly market in Gorom Gorom, Northeastern Burkina Faso, West Africa.
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  • A boy uses a makeshift raft to move around in the town of Sahouicomey, Benin on Sunday October 24, 2010. The village, which is normally subject to seasonal flooding, has been severely hit by exceptional increases in water levels that have destroyed many houses and killed five people. Children will use such rafts to go to class when the school reopens in about a week.
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  • Nicole, 16, stands in the doorway of one of the rooms where she meets clients in a brothel in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Nicole started working as a sex worker after running away from home, where her mother used to beat her. She says she can have up to 10 or 20 clients in a day; each of them pays 1000 CFA (2$). "When I started I went for a whole week without using condoms. I was new, I didn't know", she says. "Sometimes the police come to catch us. We have to pay them 3000, 5000 or 10,000 so that they leave us alone. Other times you have to sleep with them." Nicole went to school up to grade 5.
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  • A girl sorts pieces of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • Nicole, 16, stands in the doorway of one of the rooms where she meets clients in a brothel in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Nicole started working as a sex worker after running away from home, where her mother used to beat her. She says she can have up to 10 or 20 clients in a day; each of them pays 1000 CFA (2$). "When I started I went for a whole week without using condoms. I was new, I didn't know", she says. "Sometimes the police come to catch us. We have to pay them 3000, 5000 or 10,000 so that they leave us alone. Other times you have to sleep with them." Nicole went to school up to grade 5.
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  • Nicole, 16, sits in one of the rooms where she meets clients in a brothel in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Nicole started working as a sex worker after running away from home, where her mother used to beat her. She says she can have up to 10 or 20 clients in a day; each of them pays 1000 CFA (2$). "When I started I went for a whole week without using condoms. I was new, I didn't know", she says. "Sometimes the police come to catch us. We have to pay them 3000, 5000 or 10,000 so that they leave us alone. Other times you have to sleep with them." Nicole went to school up to grade 5.
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  • Two girls sort pieces of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
    CIV12.0304.PROTECTION0224.JPG
  • A girl carries a bucket as she heads to go fetch water at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A woman carrying an infant on her back works at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
    CIV12.0304.PROTECTION0161.JPG
  • A girl sorts pieces of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
    CIV12.0304.PROTECTION0152.JPG
  • A girl stirs hot charcoal with her bare hands at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • Girls splash water on hot charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • Girls splash water on hot charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl stands in thick smoke as she splashes water on hot charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl uses a hoe to spread burning charcoal while another splashes it with water to cool it off at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl uses a hoe to spread burning charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • Nicole, 16, stands in the doorway of one of the rooms where she meets clients in a brothel in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Nicole started working as a sex worker after running away from home, where her mother used to beat her. She says she can have up to 10 or 20 clients in a day; each of them pays 1000 CFA (2$). "When I started I went for a whole week without using condoms. I was new, I didn't know", she says. "Sometimes the police come to catch us. We have to pay them 3000, 5000 or 10,000 so that they leave us alone. Other times you have to sleep with them." Nicole went to school up to grade 5.
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  • Nicole, 16, stands in the doorway of one of the rooms where she meets clients in a brothel in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Nicole started working as a sex worker after running away from home, where her mother used to beat her. She says she can have up to 10 or 20 clients in a day; each of them pays 1000 CFA (2$). "When I started I went for a whole week without using condoms. I was new, I didn't know", she says. "Sometimes the police come to catch us. We have to pay them 3000, 5000 or 10,000 so that they leave us alone. Other times you have to sleep with them." Nicole went to school up to grade 5.
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  • Nicole, 16, sits in one of the rooms where she meets clients in a brothel in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Nicole started working as a sex worker after running away from home, where her mother used to beat her. She says she can have up to 10 or 20 clients in a day; each of them pays 1000 CFA (2$). "When I started I went for a whole week without using condoms. I was new, I didn't know", she says. "Sometimes the police come to catch us. We have to pay them 3000, 5000 or 10,000 so that they leave us alone. Other times you have to sleep with them." Nicole went to school up to grade 5.
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  • Wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • Wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
    CIV12.0304.PROTECTION0269.JPG
  • A man spreads sawdust on a large mound of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • Two girls sort pieces of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
    CIV12.0304.PROTECTION0228.JPG
  • Two girls sort pieces of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • Two girls sort pieces of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
    CIV12.0304.PROTECTION0218.JPG
  • A girl splashes water on hot charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl carries a bucket of water at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl sorts pieces of charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl stands next to a pile of smoking charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A woman uses a hoe to spread burning charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl rests against a metal barrel at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A girl uses a shovel to remove dirt covering burning charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A woman and children splash water on hot charcoal to cool it off at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A carries a bucket of water she will use to cool off charcoal at a wood charcoal production site on the outskirts of San Pedro, Bas-Sassandra region, Côte d'Ivoire on Sunday March 4, 2012. Men, women and children - who don't go to school - work here seven days a week.
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  • A woman holds her child in a spontaneous settlement where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A boy near destroyed homes  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
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  • Doorway of a severely damaged home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A woman and her children stand in front of the tent where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A priestess possessed by spirits chants over past and current shrine servants during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Offering of gin made during "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Rebecca, 21, stands in the doorway of a friend's apartment in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Rebecca exchanged sex for money for about six weeks until she decided to stop. "I couldn't have a clean conscience anymore", she says. She had started working as a sex worker after her father refused to pay for her school fees, forcing her to drop out. She's investing the money she made into a boutique she says will help her go back to school.
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  • MCH nurse Helen Kumbasaquee measures the blood pressure of Yei Komeh, 19 years old, who is 32 weeks pregnant, at the Tombodu PHU in Tombodu, Sierra Leone on Wednesday March 17, 2010.
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  • A woman cooks for her family outside the tent where they now live after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A boy pushes his bicycle through destroyed houses in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A woman walks past destroyed houses in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A man walks past destroyed houses in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • A child sits on the ground in a spontaneous settlement near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. About 1500 people have settled here after their village was almost entirely destroyed by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
    BEN10.1026.FLOODS0036.JPG
  • Jeanine Kahindo, 28, and her children in the Majengo neighborhood in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday December 20, 2008. Originally from Kikumba, she fled six weeks ago when violence broke out, her brother in law killed during his sleep. Her husband and herself pay 5$ to rent a small house in Goma where they live with their children. A few days ago, she says, soldiers looted the neighbors' home in broad daylight, taking radios, cookware, matresses, everything.
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  • Maombi, 15, (right) and her family in the classroom where they live at the Angalisho adventist primary school in Goma, Eastern DRC, on Sunday December 14, 2008. Maombi and her family found shelter the school when they arrived in Goma after conflict forced them out of their home in Burumba, 12km from Goma. Every morning, they vacate the classroom to allow children to attend school, and come back in the afternoon. they've lived here for five weeks.
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  • A boy stands up to answer his teacher's question at the Mboga primary school in the town of Kibati, on the outskirts of Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday December 12, 2008. Classes started again on Dec 1 after the school was occupied during 8 weeks by IDPs fleeing fighting.
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  • Tapha Dieng, 5, near his home in the Medina Gounass neighborhood of Guediawaye, Senegal on  Friday May 1, 2009.  Six weeks ago, Tapha's friend, seven-year-old Aba Dionne, drowned in a puddle concealed under a thick layer of floating garbage. (Olivier Asselin for the New York Times).
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  • Head priest spitting gin on shrine servant to purify her during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants being beaten to purify their sins during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Dead chicken sacrificed during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Both chickens lay on their left side, indicating that the shrine servant is free to go. One or both of the chickens laying on their right side would mean the servant needs to spend another three months at the shrine. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0011.jpg
  • Shrine servant possessed by spirits during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0010.jpg
  • Ankle bracelet and offering of gin at a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
    GHA05AflaoShrine0004.jpg
  • MCH nurse Helen Kumbasaquee measures the blood pressure of Yei Komeh, 19 years old, who is 32 weeks pregnant, at the Tombodu PHU in Tombodu, Sierra Leone on Wednesday March 17, 2010.
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  • His father Alphonse sits next to Blaise Alonda, 19, who suffers from polio, at the Loandjili hospital in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, on Saturday December 4, 2010. Blaise first started feeling ill almost three weeks ago. He was diagnosed and treated for malaria, but woke up unable to move his arms and legs the next morning.
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  • Tents where villagers have been displaced by floods near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A woman carrying her child looks back as she walks past a destroyed home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Amelie Adoko, 42, sits next to her destroyed home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Norbert Edegan, 65, rests on a floormat on the ground next to his destroyed home in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Freddy Edegan, 5, stands next to his destroyed home  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
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  • A child crouches near destroyed homes  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
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  • A child crouches near destroyed homes  in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks.
    BEN10.1026.FLOODS0260.JPG
  • A man walks out of a home with badly cracked walls from floodwater damage in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Destroyed homes in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010.  Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Children in a spontaneous settlement near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. About 1500 people have settled here after their village was almost entirely destroyed by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters.
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  • A woman and child walk down the alley of a church where they now sleep after their home was destroyed by floods in the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Waters have receded in Kpoto, but most of the village was literally flattened by floods that have hit Benin over the past few weeks..
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  • Amelie Adoko, 42, two of a friend's children while sitting in a basic shelter made of palm leaves near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010. Most of the village was destroyed by floods that have hit the country over the past few weeks, forcing its 1500 to flee. They now live in a makeshift camp located about 500 meters from the village. Amelie looks after a friend's children while she's gone to the market.
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  • Jeanine Kahindo, 28, walks through lava rocks in the Majengo neighborhood in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday December 20, 2008. Originally from Kikumba, she fled six weeks ago when violence broke out, her brother in law killed during his sleep. Her husband and herself pay 5$ to rent a small house in Goma where they live with their children. A few days ago, she says, soldiers looted the neighbors' home in broad daylight, taking radios, cookware, matresses, everything.
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  • Kobenda Walemba, his wife Emerance Masca, and their two children stand in an empty room of the small house they rent for $10 a month in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday December 15, 2008. The couple has been in Goma for three weeks, which they reached after walking for 9 hours after violence broke out in Kiwanja, where they lived. "We saw that if we went to stay in the camp, we would get diarrhea, we would get sick, because of all the people who stay there," explains Walemba. "We had a little bit of money so we found this house. We don't sleep well, we have no food. To find water to drink is a problem. I hope our children can have a good life."
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  • Walemba Kobenda, 28 (man).Masca Emerance, 18..2 children.9hrs walk to come here.Kiwanja???..theyve been here for 3 weeks..We saw that if we went to stay in the camp, we would get diarrhea, we would get sick, because of all the people who stay there...We had a little bit of money so we found this house. We pay $10 per month for rent...We don't sleep well, we have no food, to find water to drink is a problem...100F = 20L of water..Children 4 years old, 1.5 years old..I hope our children can have a good life...He's a farmer, and also owns a small provisions shop.
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  • Children raise their hands to answer their teacher's question at the Mboga primary school in the town of Kibati, on the outskirts of Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday December 12, 2008. Classes started again on Dec 1 after the school was occupied during 8 weeks by IDPs fleeing fighting.
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  • Children in class at the Mboga primary school in the town of Kibati, on the outskirts of Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday December 12, 2008. Classes started again on Dec 1 after the school was occupied during 8 weeks by IDPs fleeing fighting.
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  • Ami Camara stands in the doorway of her home in the Medina Gounass neighborhood of Guediawaye, Senegal on Thursday April 30, 2009. Camara lost of seven-year-old son Aba Dione six weeks ago when the drowned in a pond concealed by a floating, thick layer of garbage.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Women chanting during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants have their wrists bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Priestess receiving a gin offering during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Shrine servant kneeling during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Traditional rituals take place during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Arm bracelets worn by the head priest during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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