This picture shows little Somed labouring at a butchers washing base where butchers wash animal intestines and other meat.
Despite his size, he is almost six years old. His father sent him to work - to help supplement his income as a loading boy or “Kayakaya”. His mother is unemployed.
Little Somed is paid the equivalent of about twenty five cents Canadian per day. He uses this money to take care of his family. He is a school drop out because his parents are dealing with poverty.
Fayima is eight years old and sells water everyday after school. Both her parents are unemployed. Fayima needs to work so that her family can get a daily meal.
From
Adams Abdul Sammed 's
Photo Essay called "Child Play" which depicts the lives of children in Ghana in one neighborhood in Ghana.
4 comments:
Renee,
So sad, thank you for sharing. Is there a way to see the entire photo essay?
Jennine
My heart breaks for these children.
Thanks for sharing.
It does make me sick when I think how we waste money on junk, like a Happy Meal with a ridiculously cheap plastic toy. That $3 could do so much for a child in Ghana.
Could you give us a link to go to so that we could see more pictures? Thank you for helping us to see the needs of children in Africa.
We are counting down the days :)
Love you!
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