Children Around The World

Most of these photos of children were taken during our volunteer experiences in the developing world since 2000, and others were taken in various places we traveled and lived in around the world since 1960.

This young girl was carrying kasava which would probably be used to make "fufu". a Ghanaian staple. It would be grounded with a large heavy mallet and made into a paste, then shaped into an oval, and eventually dipped in a sauce or "soup". Since this photo was taken near a market, the girl had either just bought them or was going to sell them. The location is Elmina, the sight of Elmina Slave Castle, now a World Heritage Site. We were in Elmina as a part of our service as volunteers with ProLink, an NGO working on HIV/AIDS prention programs.

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This young girl was carrying kasava which would probably be used to make "fufu". a Ghanaian staple. It would be grounded with a large heavy mallet and made into a paste, then shaped into an oval, and eventually dipped in a sauce or "soup". Since this photo was taken near a market, the girl had either just bought them or was going to sell them. The location is Elmina, the sight of Elmina Slave Castle, now a World Heritage Site. We were in Elmina as a part of our service as volunteers with ProLink, an NGO working on HIV/AIDS prention programs.

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