| Malagasy village girls (photo & text by John Rae)
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Last November I went to
Madagascar to
document several successful UNICEF nutrition and sanitation projects. An
island off the east coast of Africa, Madagasgar is a constitutional democracy of 13 million people.
The population is descended
from Indian, Malaysian, and African travelers who settled the island.
I photographed these girls in Valtromandry, a village on the Indian Ocean that boasts a new well and education programs. The girls were part of a group of villagers who came out to sing songs of welcome . A pack of about 100 kids never got more than 10 feet away from us the entire day, so there was ample opportunity to grab these shots. |