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Entertainer

Do you remember the hygiene promotion sessions? I have the chance to attend another one. This time, all children are outside the school, singing, dancing, mimicking hygiene related moves. Everybody seem to enjoy themselves. Especially as a muzungu is...

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28 mars 2007

Working Woman

I take some time to sit and talk to a woman working on the road. She explains what motivates her working here. The obvious benefit is that she'll be able to pay the school fees for her children. She also plans to buy some basic items she needs.

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27 mars 2007

Workers on the road

You remember the cash for work story? Here's another example of people working on opening a road. That day, 300 people at work. Most of them originate from Mandibe. They fled during the war, and took refuge around Komanda. Since then, Mandibe was very...

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26 mars 2007

Georges Bush

This one looks better, doesn't he?

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24 mars 2007

A woman

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23 mars 2007

We are Family

Everybody sees me with my camera, and everyone wants me to take their photo. I then show them the result, and this is when one should take a photo! Everyone jumps all over the place to see the photo.

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22 mars 2007

Father and Son

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21 mars 2007

Smiling Boys

Here are two malnourished children I encountered in another nutrition centre. They followed me the whole time, holding my hand, looking at my veins, smiling and laughing. Just another week or so in this nutrition centre, and they'll be okay.

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20 mars 2007

Medical examination

The child is then examined by a doctor. A child may not see his/her nutritional status improve because of medical complications.

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19 mars 2007

MUAC

One then needs to measure the brachial perimeter. MUAC is a good predictor of mortality associated with malnutrition. It is thus a good measure to which identify children in most need of treatment. It is useful to note that risk to mortality increases...

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