From Bryan Doyle - (an advance trip that was made in preparation for our mission trip): We also visited a women's polio house. In SL, people of like disabilities tend to group together to form small communities. They are largely forgotten by society and must do amazing things to live. One woman walks a good ways on crutches to the market everyday to buy a sack of oranges, which she then peels and resells. She makes about 2000 leones a day (less than a dollar) and lives on 1000 and uses 1000 to provide for her children's education. These two young ladies pictured were so full of life. I managed to get this image before they noticed me and started chearing and smiling and waving, as they are want to do.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
At the Women's Polio House in Sierra Leone
From Bryan Doyle - (an advance trip that was made in preparation for our mission trip): We also visited a women's polio house. In SL, people of like disabilities tend to group together to form small communities. They are largely forgotten by society and must do amazing things to live. One woman walks a good ways on crutches to the market everyday to buy a sack of oranges, which she then peels and resells. She makes about 2000 leones a day (less than a dollar) and lives on 1000 and uses 1000 to provide for her children's education. These two young ladies pictured were so full of life. I managed to get this image before they noticed me and started chearing and smiling and waving, as they are want to do.
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