Kids hanging on schoolyard fence that cannot afford to attend the school.
School children at the Children Assistance Program
Example of new safe and more efficient coal burning stove
Traditional cooking method
Solar light made from plastic water bottles to light huts
Women who have received micro finance loans to cross boarders an import their own wares, proudly standing before their market shops.
Petty traders at the same market
Above: Egg Farmer's who now make a 50% margin vs. the 10% margin from coal burning.
Below: Egg farmer's home, typical Liberian village home.
Above: the collection of coal in buddles being brought home to be burnt for four months before it's able to be sold.
Below: Coal used for cooking
Above: local mining villagers welcoming us with a gift of a live chicken.
Below: Miners at work.
Workers at the first fair trade manufacturer in Liberia. The women own 49% of the company, have a health account, and a two to one match for every dollar they save.
Top: Most of the women from the manufacturer live in the poorest slum in West Africa
Middle and Below: The women used their first profits from the company to rebuild their school which is located in the middle of the slum. It was just bamboo walls and had been shut down by the government for safety reasons.
Above: currently used xray machine at one of the nicest medical facilities available in Liberia
Below: HIV testing area at clinic.
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