Monday, June 30, 2008

The Dichotomy of Africa

Scenes from Everyday Life in Africa





Africa has such a mixture of great beauty, yet pieces of ugliness are scattered throughout the culture.






It is Majestic........



It is Sorrow.....

AIDS graves such as this one are all over. There is not one man, woman, or child in Uganda who does not know a family member or friend that has died of AIDS.



It is Despair.......

The AIDS clinic that is built in Kamwenge, one of the hardest hit regions for AIDS in Uganda. However, there is no money to currently open or operate this clinic.



It is Community..... These people live with very little economic resources, but they are rich in relationships.



It is Strength... The women here lead hard lives, but they are proud and strong



It is Innocence.....




It is Rural... These long horn cows wander freely. Don't get in the way!



It is Confusing, and sometimes Entertaining. The signs are very different here.




It is Beauty.........



It is Entreprenurial...

This family sells their produce in a store they built from sticks and mud.




It is Fun..

This little boy made his stilts from sticks...




It is Hard Labor....

These boys have no money to attend school, so they work at breaking rocks to use to pave the roads to earn money for their families.



It is Poverty.....



It is Love...

This man takes his baby almost everywhere with him on his bike because there was no one to watch him at home. The baby (who looks about 18 months old) must hang on over many kilometers of bumpy dirt roads



It is Hope....

These schoolchildren hope for a better life through an education.

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