Across the Street

Across the street from Tabiro School stood a two-room shack. Aysha, the woman who inhabited it had three-day-old twins, as well as 4-6 other children, and a husband. Her mother lived with her too.

I took a photo of all her older children with some of her neighbours' children. Pauline, the one seated in the middle, is physically disabled; she has callouses on her knees from walking on them.Aysha asked if she could take a picture of me with Pauline and her other children because, "they love you." This photo was taken on my first day there, and remains one of my favourites.