Saturday, July 29, 2006

BABY ADJUSTMENT WHILE SELLING STACKS OF WOOD IN SWAZILAND


The woman was adjusting the weight of her baby on her back--the favored way of carrying a toddler on the African continent. The chopped wood was selling for R10 a stack, which equals about $1.25 in U.S. currency. We did not need the wood, nevertheless gave the woman a R10 bill...South African Rand are readily accepted in Swaziland. She was pleased and we felt good about helping her and her child. Dozens of photographs were taken in Swaziland of such people eeking out a living by the side of the road.