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Market
Men carry bags of rice through the Merkato, the commercial center of downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 14, 2007. The Merkato spans several blocks, and is the workplace of over 13,000 people.
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Haile Selassie's tomb
An Ethiopian woman leaves the Trinity Cathedral, the final resting place of Emperor Haile Selassie, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Selassie was the 225th descendant of King Solomon and ruled Ethiopia for 44 years until he was overthrown in 1974. Selassie was considered by followers of the Rastafarian religion to be God in human form.
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Hope
A girl plays out in the courtyard with a new ball in Mtendere Village, in Lumbadzi, Malawi. An orphanage formed to house children orphaned by HIV/AIDS, Mtendere Village is home to 125 children.
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Potatoes
A day laborer piles potatoes in a store room in Mtendere Village orphanage in Lumbadzi, Malawi.
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Nsima
Corn flour, shown here, is mixed with water to make Nsima, the national food, that turns out much like porridge and is used to make meat and vegetables go a little further, Lumbadzi, Malawi.
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Kitchen
A house mother in Mtendere Village prepares the meals for 125 children by making Nsima, a porridge made from corn meal.
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Song
Elena, a Mtendere Village house mother, sings a song with the children inside the multi-use room at Mtendere Village, Lumbadzi, Malawi.
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Orphans
Children in Mtendere Village range in age from 12 months to 18 years old. According to UNICEF, the last known figure of children orphaned by AIDS was 550,000 in 2005. According to the CIA World Fact Book, the Republic of Malawi's population is 13,603,181, and it is estimated that 2 million of those people are orphaned children.
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Lake Malawi
A small fishing village on the shores of Lake Malawi inside a region known as the Salema Bay, is buzzing with activity as the children and adults await the return of the fishermen, Lake Malawi. At 375 miles long and 53 miles wide, Lake Malawi is the ninth largest lake in the world and is shared by three countries; Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania.
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Fisherman
A fisherman dries "Usipa", a fish in the minnow family, for food and for sale in a fishing village in Salema Bay, Malawi. The anchovy like fish is an important element in the lake's economy, as natives use it for bait and for food.
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Ox Cart
A worker uses oxen to pull his potato cart through Mtendere Village, near Lumbadzi Malawi.
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Tailor
A tailor sews pieces of discarded fabric together to create dresses for school girls in a small village called Lumbadzi, 20 miles outside of Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Scaffold
Crude scaffolds mark the construction of a new structure in downtown Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Doctor
A hospital employee takes a break at the end of a corridor at Blessings Hospital in Lumbadzi, Malawi. There are an estimated 35 doctors for the country's population of 13,603,181.
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Nursery
Blessings Hospital, a private hospital that operates on donations and charities, has numerous empty rooms with piles of donated supplies collecting dust, because there aren't enough doctors to treat the sick and injured in Lumbadzi, Malawi.
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Mothers
Mothers and relatives of patients, work inside a cooking room of the Bwaila Hospital, where they make food for relatives that are admitted in the government hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Safari
Liwonde National Park guides move through the savannah at night searching for wildlife to show a group on Safari, near the Shire River, Malawi.
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Savannah Sunset
Sun sets on the savannah in the Liwonde National Park, in Malawi.