https://www.amandavoisard.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192170138-244FIFYY0ZBXN2LX3520/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_001.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1596993374104-6R3UG03TBJOI9X9U6JF5/01_akv_1001.JPG Home BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA: April 1, 2019 - The Dire Primary Health Care Unit offers a Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) screening at the center on April 1, 2019. For those who test positive for TT, counseling and corrective surgery are both provided. The surgery is funded by the Ethiopian Government. Trachoma is one of several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and the leading infectious cause of blindness according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 38% of the global population at risk for trachoma live in Ethiopia, making it one of the most endemic countries in the world. NTDs are a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally. Over 82 million people are at risk for at least one NTD in Ethiopia. Worldwide, one in seven people suffer from NTDs. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), RTI International is the lead implementer of ENVISION, a project that aims to empower governments of endemic countries to lead national NTD control programs and scale up the delivery of preventive chemotherapy for the seven most common NTDs.  ENVISION is helping the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in Ethiopia to control or eliminate the seven most common NTDs by 2020. Support includes mapping, mass drug administration, trachoma impact surveys, training government officials and health workers, and treating people for lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, STH and trachoma across four regions. NTDs come hand-in-hand with poverty because they thrive where access to clean water and sanitation is limited. These diseases, in turn, contribute to poverty because they can impair intellectual development in children, reduce school enrollment, and stymie economic productivity. ENVISION operates in coordination with the largest public-private partnerships in USAID’s history, supporting the distribution of $10.2 billion worth of donated medicines from major pharmaceutical companies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711526878-MNJEVDFOIW0PXM0IKQ8Q/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_13.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366900914-77MTBI1AMFJP5165LLZ3/BYJF2LFSBUI6VGFVE6NGI6NB4Q.jpg Home - TULSARACE TULSA, OK - JUNE 18- Rev. Dr. Robert Turner is the pastor at the historic Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The edifice of the church survived the 1921 Race Massacre on Greenwood. Rev. Turner is seen outside the church on Thursday, June 18, 2020. 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The group is seen on Saturday, August 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711485871-SVRYJS53G5A4DHGJP1P4/DSC_5510.jpg Home - Where's our faith? Reverend Brad Braxton of the Open Church stands in the sanctuary of the Second English Lutheran Church, where the church rents space, on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For OZY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711508950-AN9O2274ZJGHWE39B4W1/DSC_6111.jpg Home - New Beginnings, a model school for young inmates David Domenici believes he can reform the juvenile justice system by improving education for inmates. After setting up New Beginnings, a model school for young inmates and spending 15 years in the trenches, the one-man crusader is now trying to bring structure to the entire chaotic juvenile justice education system. Domenici stands in what was a classroom inside a now-shuttered detention center just down the road from the new detention hall in Laurel, MD. More than 200,000 juveniles are incarcerated each year in the U.S with only a 15% of those youth inmates graduating High School. (Amanda Voisard/For OZY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711888447-Q63WM45QD5HGA94XGJJK/_RR21098.jpg Home - Free From Bondage Protest WASHINGTON, DC- DEC 13: Fidelia Igwe, 21, middle, is comforted by a friend, while overcome with emotions during a college and youth protest that began at DC Armory ending joining a larger protest at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Dec 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. The group was organized by #FreeFromBondage College and Youth protest. 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The group of demonstrators took to the streets of New York, a day after a Staten Island grand jury declined to bring charges in the casze of Eric Garner, beginning their march in New York’s Foley Square closing down the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges as they crossed over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711446029-S8BMVT4K8RXYAB9PPND6/pulse22.JPG Home - Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 13: Andrew Woods, 31, from right, Deeba Ahmad, 57, middle, Ashley Matthews, 22, middle rear, and Nicole Nagy, 30, rear left, embrace during a candlelight vigil outside the front lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. 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She and friends were standing on the corner where Mya Hall was picked up from while soliciting sex the evening before she was shot by NSA police. Harbin says she and Hall where close friends. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711513631-CXFCBOMDVIXYHDYCO0UU/DSC_5511.jpg Home - Double Digit gains on standardized tests ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: Carlin Springs Elementary School principal, Corina Coronel comforts 1st grader, Andrea Hernandez, 7, while supervising recess on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 in Arlington, VA. 3rd grade students at the Elementary School saw double digit gains on standardized tests last year. 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"They called him gorgeous George," said Figone of her son who died at the age of 32 due to complications after being shot by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2010. Fignone makes an annual pilgrimage to Arlington from her home in Northern Stockton, CA, visiting for five days over the memorial day weekend as part of the TAPS program. " I come here to be with people that understand. They don't need something to remind them because we live it every day," she said. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711523260-PYHJULHYVFG7L659XG1M/DSC_2309.jpg Home - Battle of Bladensburg BLADENSBURG, MD - AUGUST 23: A soldier walks off the field following the re-enactment of the Battle of Bladensburg on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park in Bladensburg, MD. The battle was part of the Undaunted Festival, commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the event. 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And in 2008, Baltimore discovered that the cost of providing police and fire services to a block increased by $1,472 annually for each vacant house. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711555050-RB47V96T8489A7U2FRC4/DSC_0151.jpg Home - Baltimore riots Baltimore riots (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711555761-XNKMW66QHR1JMSX39G62/DSC_0249.jpg Home - Baltimore riots Protestors stand before a police line during the Baltimore riots in Baltimore, MD. 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With a few more visits left, the couple is sad to lose the care provided by Graefe," "If it hasn't been for her making him go to the doctor, he wouldn't be here. That I am sure of, " said Betty Bradfield of an medical emergency involving her husband. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711561437-2E2C4G4WJZRM4JPLN8SP/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_01.JPG Home - Homeless WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Melissa Morales rests in the back of the car while waiting to hear if her family would be given emergency shelter at the Motel 6 in place of DC family shelters on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Morales and her family were among the dozens of families lined up at the city’s homeless intake center Monday seeking shelter for the night from the accumulating snow and freezing weather. 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A total of 365 victims remains were gathered from around the sub-county during the 8 month LRA invasion of the region and laid to rest in a mass grave that is now marked with a memorial monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711687991-PH1UX6QQG2WX1VLIU0XJ/besiktas2.jpg Home - Football Besiktas Galatasaray football fans gather in anticipation of the evening home match in Istanbul, Turkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711699037-BBCVY4VXDJJ8Q2AJKSWQ/oldmansea0.jpg Home - Istanbul Etem Caliskan rides the afternoon ferry from Kadikoy, an Anatolian neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, to his home in Besiktas located on the European side of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711675462-75GH4SB2LONX54M2VX84/gecekondu01+copy.JPG Home - Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman, 3, peers out from the window of her Uncle's shanty as her cousin, Firat, 5, takes advantage of the weather outside their home in Istanbul, Turkey. The family lives within a squatter community of Gecekondu homes, translated as house built over night. Yarren's father, and two Uncle's work long hours to support the family of 18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711702137-4N07OFTYJ06IOGU1M4AE/tahrirsquare0A+2.JPG Home - Arab Spring anniversary -Tahrir Square CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 20: Several neighborhood groups converged on Tahrir Square today with the hopes of energizing the people in preparation for the one year anniversary of the 18-day uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. A demonstrator chants during the rally honoring those killed during the revolution on January 25, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. 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Sherer was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom at the time of his death on June 2, 2011 in Zabul province, Afghanistan. He passed away from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711793345-DY7CJFQV5PDHC50STADK/nppa_av03.JPG Home - Memorial Kimberly Brown watches a train pass by on the bridge on New Hampshire Ave NE overlooking the red line metro track where an accident killing nine took place in 2009 on June 21, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Brown was present during the crash and witnessed events unfold from the same bridge. 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Tracey continues to work to regain custody of her other two other children, whom were removed from her home by the New York State child protective services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711806576-K0R19Y23CHGFU3R0OMN6/portraits-228.jpg Home - Muslim Women in America Amanda Gormley checks her boarding pass before entering security at the Syracuse International Airport in late April 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711808995-SRNH8E6RPTY4BNKK1OXE/akvsyr05.JPG Home - Muslim Women in America Amanda Gormley enjoys a brief moment of relaxation while attending an Easter celebration at her family's home in Elbridge, N.Y. 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The Navajo Nation's largest traditional gathering began Thursday and ended Sunday. Events included a rodeo, pow-wow, traditional song & dance, parade and carnival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711825123-AHBX6PCVD3NXJNMGX23F/4.jpg Home - 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair Danceres make their way into the Pow Wow circle during the Grand Entry Saturday evening at the 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair in Shiprock, N.M. The Navajo Nation's largest traditional gathering began Thursday and ended Sunday. Events included a rodeo, pow-wow, traditional song & dance, parade and carnival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711826845-8OLLQ9O7FPO3H7ZQDPJK/SHIPROCK04.JPG Home - 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair Dianna Black of the Navajo Tribe watches from the side of the Pow Wow circle as a family is recognized during the 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair in Shiprock, N.M. 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"They kept crashing into things with their hoops so I sent them outside to play," said the boys grandmother, Bonnie Smith, whom they were visiting for the afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060511798-F6U4L9FFUU2VPI2USEQC/07.JPG Home - 092806 tc met homecoming4.jpg Chris Kahl, 17, from left, Matt Loew, 15, and John Bros, 15, practice together in the bandstand at Memorial Park before the start of the annual Martin County High School Homecoming Parade held Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 in downtown Stuart, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060503260-M1K1IMFVHEBSNLHTJYA0/11.JPG Home - 050507 tc met grad 1.jpg Graduates wait in line to receive their diplomas during the commencement exercises for Indian River Community College at Tradition Field on Saturday, May 5, 2007 in Port St. Lucie, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060511301-FYTOL5REPPYMYEA5TQSL/15.JPG Home - 060306 met night23.jpg Tara Zanders, admitted not real name, Erica Bivins, middle, and LaWanda (no Further name given), right, depart Clematis street Saturday night as clubs close their doors for the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060516524-2WLE5LMNN7QEQZ6ALXPH/06.JPG Home - 062007 tc met domestic 1.jpg A Fort Pierce Police Officer holds a towel to the head of Veronica C Paez, 45, on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 as she lays on the sidewalk waiting for paramedics. Police arrested the womanÕs partner, Joann Haughbook on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and committing an act that could cause death. Police said, Haughbook allegedly attacked her cheating girlfriend after the two began arguing. Haughbook grabbed a 12-ounce bottle of oil and began beating the victim in the head with it, witnesses told police. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060524757-JL0365M01TWKLXZ4266E/071606+tc+met+murdersuic+1.jpg Home 071606 tc met murdersuicide (1of 4) Photos by Amanda Voisard/The Palm Beach Post -- 0025135AÑfor TC MET story Ð Sandra HongÑPSLÑBrittany Carleo Ôs family, Pamela Carleo, left her ex-husband, Frank Carleo, middle, daughter, Brianna Carleo, 14, and family friend, Paul Klinger pause for a moment while discussing BrittanyÕs death in the kitchen of Frank CarleoÕs home on Sunday in Port St. Lucie. 7/16/06 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE COX PAPERS. OUT PALM BEACH, BROWARD, MARTIN, ST. 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Haldeman walks home from a friend's house Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 in Rodman, N.Y. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366732116-HWPIGELEO1MSE25H4Q6O/DSC_5845.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769521032-IL09F6Y961B1S64WEDHW/UNI619217_Med-Res.jpg Home © UNICEF/UNI619217/ Amanda Voisard - CDC Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu holds a photo of her mother, who succumbed to cervical cancer at the age of 56, at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711491043-QWCYIK61L1AE4VQJMK14/DSC_0058+3.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711481761-582KF17VG8EUYFB99CIN/DSC_6796.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747369004513-MOWCTEETLU5S5U9KU9BX/imrs.jpg Home Louise Rogers, 69, seen at home in August in Rome, N.Y., with dog Millie, suffered grave burns at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, her second day on the job there. 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(Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711485871-SVRYJS53G5A4DHGJP1P4/DSC_5510.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582649378360-9MM19XB2R6657XC9SUAH/DSC_2434bw.jpg Home Rachel Griffin, who has anxiety and depression, poses at the Provincetown Playhouse. Griffin is a graduate student in music education at New York University. She started a twitter campaign, #imnotashamed, calling on people to disclose their mental illnesses and declare themselves unashamed. 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Dorcas, who is a 2020 graduate of Columbia University's Health Policy & Management masters program and was an Associate Graduate Intern at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Epidemiology administration throughout the pandemic, said they believes all health is interconnected. They uses social media to spread public health information says they are passionate about public health, and making health information accessible for all communities, especially black trans communities. (photo by Amanda Voisard/Mesa7 Media for HRC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366884966-WWHQ89FHHDG3JDEG6YPF/6UVBGARHS4I6ZDKTM7H3IUVKMA.jpg Home WASHINGTON, DC - August 16- Piedmont Blues Artist, Warner Williams was one of the 2011 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipients. He is seen at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on August 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. 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(Photo by Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366904957-X07E8KUMKTLTH8TU9IME/E4B5QNRK34I6HMKBFGHUMU4XCY.jpg Home WASHINGTON, DC - SEPT 13: Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, has begun making regular visits to Washington, DC in an attempt to bring a new focus of women in politics to her readers. Coles is seen in front of the White House on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366916440-DTS8H6CZ8FSNZQWZHGHU/KJDFWACVYQI6XLGFSLJIDGQ4ZM.jpg Home GLEN BURNIE, MD- JAN 8- Ron Harrison, a Maryland teacher, tested positive in December for COVID-19. What he thought was another one of his panic attacks turned out to be symptoms of the virus. He is seen at home on Friday, January 8, 2021 in Glen Burnie, MD. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366686618-1F734C5ZQZKNQSLWDCRP/DSC_4191.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366910587-YN6MDGYCMXTSCKP5CV1K/HMRSQZD7W4I6XPRCGLJTDWDVGA.jpg Home WASHINGTON, D.C. - MARCH 6: Hernán Losada, 38, was announced in January as the new head coach of D.C. United, becoming MLS’s youngest leader. He is seen at Audi Field on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://www.amandavoisard.com/displaced-1 daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718869-0ZIB4NW3WCROFKSQ9NK0/DSC_8103.jpg Displaced Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718869-0ZIB4NW3WCROFKSQ9NK0/DSC_8103.jpg Displaced Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127717460-UP3AZCF9ZFFDLI937IBC/DSC_7727.jpg Displaced A young women holds a child in Akobo on 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708079093-GLAKWIG5NQC08IELPX51/DSC_6538.jpg Displaced Thief Luak, 80, originally of Bentiu, recently took up residency in the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Luak, who is seen on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan said she made the long journey due to food insecurity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127716845-XXI5SUR7JXL3OJRP58RC/DSC_6897.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707207781-94VWQV1EX19TWPH5CWNU/DSC_8505.jpg Displaced Few residents remain in the kingdom of Wau Shilluk in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan. There has been a mass displacement of the Shilluk ethnic minority following a forcible displacement by government forces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718955-8DPATNWK2LRJJZ1E61DM/DSC_8076.jpg Displaced Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707216949-MZBN3EQCJ3E8ZTG8HM9I/pibor78.JPG Displaced 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718142-Z3G0HQFBXJ9318DTN577/DSC_8070.jpg Displaced Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127716778-DT899CZ682WK483FEUWR/DSC_7441.jpg Displaced Local military and groups wait outside as UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General David Shearer meets with leaders in Akobo on Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581353734296-9D2KWPOP754OOBUSG78N/DSC_6909.jpg Displaced A youth is held with adults at a police detainment centers in Malakal, South Sudan. Most police stations are lacking crime officers and often prisoners are held for prolonged periods without a trial. Malakal is the headquarters of upper Nile and as of 2017 had no judge or prosecutors dedicated to the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127724539-FLND8469ZWRNX927Z04U/DSC_8776_1.jpg Displaced Nyawar, 70, lays in her bed days after being raped by a soldier while collecting firewood outside the Protection of Civilians site next to the United Nations base in Malakal. She said this was the third time she had been raped and despite firewood being her lifeline, the trauma has left her fearing to return to the bush. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels Stories of horrific atrocities – murder, rape, looting, disease, burning homes and famine – plague the people of this war-torn nation which celebrated its independence in 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708113438-MUJY8FRVX03OUHF33LWL/XP7A7184.jpg Displaced Refugees wait to be processed at the Busia collection point near the Uganda/South Sudan border divided only by a small wooden bridge before their final destination of the Impvepi Refugee Camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Busia, Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707203553-MJQZY8EHH2JJTLHCJ9RA/DSC_8278.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707226810-JSGMCVOD6FBKOZLVGBKS/pibor92.JPG Displaced 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707173708-6O5SR47YUGR6X25PB1E1/DSC_2360+copy.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707188686-KXC8G49QKDWJXPJFK85Z/DSC_6596.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707225333-IWN3CZQECXNV74XZ5F9U/pibor79.JPG Displaced 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708086590-D25OA5XP7LHMVPP6SLZG/DSC_7582_A.jpg Displaced Youngsters duck below as the 'Akobo Women Association,' hold signs and demonstrate during a visit from the UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General, David Shearer, in Akobo on 1 Nov. 2017. The group describes themselves as agents of peace in the war-torn community leading peace talks and workshops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708084291-WOG128QR61ZIRAEMGV7E/DSC_7556.jpg Displaced Local Akobo artist, Juck Badeng, leads a dance during a visit by UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General, David Shearer, on Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708081843-DYK50GQ8TSQ9ICHB0YJ1/DSC_7455.jpg Displaced Locals wait outside a meeting during the visit of UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General David Shearer to Akobo Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708076514-XJ289UMVKOEDO2THZZ0V/DSC_6168.jpg Displaced Locals sell their goods in the Bor market on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127715585-D79YJ6Y17YVN52FX5TF8/DSC_6480.jpg Displaced Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127714805-JW88V1P4R465UOK4B1H7/DSC_6381.jpg Displaced Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708077464-H3TCVOZ1I06CMFVKEE1C/DSC_6321.jpg Displaced A young boy looks at his empty food bowl, in the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581353905233-K2XETFRXYJMVAJ7P1J75/XP7A6612.jpg Displaced A water point is used in the Protection of Civilians 3 camp outside the UN House United Nations Mission in South Sudan compound on Saturday, 17 June, 2017 in South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127722204-H54OLYE4WAJCLMKNIYQI/XP7A6240.jpg Displaced Young boys play in the Protection of Civilians 3 camp outside the UN House United Nations Mission in South Sudan compound on Saturday, 17 June, 2017 in South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707177307-NBQ4PL5ZL7PKXG4SRDUE/DSC_5348.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127719985-SA87TWIZQOAW8K2OZVGU/DSC_8392.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708092265-H2MJOJ4I5VF8PWDJ1USX/DSC_8352.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581351308227-RJOJ2VWRWHF7SSHDRQXX/28091622649_e2cfaa1fad_k.jpg Displaced JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN- JANUARY 23- Young residents braid hair at the Protection of Civilians Site 3 next to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Juba on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The program was designed to raise awareness regarding the role of UNMISS in South Sudan. There are currently over 38,000 civilians living in the UN protection sites in Juba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707215992-EXAD6JH7YAHR0CD2R753/DSC_8388.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708080512-UZ6HR6TH3THOFK33K2OE/DSC_6565.jpg Displaced Anna Nyachout, left, and Elizabeth Nayandang, 48, right, residents of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor show their scars from bullet wounds suffered during the conflict. The women are seen on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581348645582-9H3UNGX26U5V8K8P7J2P/25232775437_6317a03c43_3k.jpg Displaced Monday Charles, 8, plays inside her new school, Queen's Nursery and Primary School, located inside the Weapons Free Zone to the East of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Juba on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Many of the children have been out of school since July 2016 when clashes erupted between government and opposition forces in Juba. The school will officially begin holding classes on Tuesday with 51 registered students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708080771-LJ7S9D6RDJBAYFCUZJZW/DSC_6639.jpg Displaced Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581351200031-Z7L3YZ806C8LHQYPAR7B/DSC_8319.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707181333-YRWE3SHYCX2V9FUHDULB/DSC_5360.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127714109-N0Z28X7ZW821SKAK9P8K/135A0755_1.jpg Displaced Groups gather their belongings from the back of a truck outside the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. Recent arrivals to the camp are given temporary accommodations near the center before receiving a designated plot of land. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127725874-53AG7P2EYZFIM0H8XX5Q/XP7A7144.jpg Displaced Young children wait to be processed at the Busia collection point near the Uganda/South Sudan border before their final destination of the Impvepi Refugee Camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Busia, Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. UNHCR reports that 59 percent of those arriving in the camps are children under the age of 18 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707195826-A1QDRFNEI71WA37NWSB6/135A0641+3.jpg Displaced South Sudanese refugees arrive on a transit bus to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707167837-4SITSFJM82MBZLRQIR3X/135A0678+2.jpg Displaced South Sudanese refugees arrive on a transit bus to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707165140-YAEFSJOB7GCM4FVYNIUR/135A0605+3.jpg Displaced Newly arrived South Sudanese refugees wait for a wheelchair at the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127715647-R5ZPVGXX5IJ8CVLXPY74/135A0708-2.jpg Displaced South Sudanese refugees arrive to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708079997-1ZDS08CPXRB4T0GBKPMU/135A0846.jpg Displaced Young boys watch over their families belongings near the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. Recent arrivals to the camp are given temporary accommodations outside the center before receiving a designated plot of land. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707236103-UOFD2YP59MPPJE18RC6K/young.jpg Displaced A young woman waits for the monthly rations at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as on Friday, 23 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708157710-DCY6XKKUTYEN0X4FL9BR/XP7A7606.jpg Displaced A young woman waits in line to claim her monthly rations at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708133079-2KLD9OPAKUXX5UJ5IQXM/XP7A7530.jpg Displaced Refugees divide their monthly rations at a food distribution site in the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708132428-XWAJZKYKSXMXV811WEIL/XP7A7589.jpg Displaced Young boys gather leftover grain at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as refugees lineup to claim their monthly rations on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708121085-P0GJBNMR1OA3FSWY9JWA/XP7A7297.jpg Displaced The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. Recent arrivals are given temporary accommodations outside the intake center at the Imvepi Refugee camp. Seen on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708129004-0LF57ZJ004KE4HXZ3UD3/XP7A7561.jpg Displaced Refugees gather their monthly rations at a food distribution site in the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://www.amandavoisard.com/trachoma-gallery daily 0.75 2020-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186643529-02A1W07W7TD5CL0412V8/DSC_0283.jpg Trachoma gallery The RTI Trachoma impact survey team conducts surveys in the Kofto Kebele community in order to both collect data as well as diagnose, treat and inform about prevention. Trachoma, a neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), is the leading cause of infectious blindness according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 38% of the global population at risk for trachoma live in Ethiopia, making it one of the most endemic countries in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186643529-02A1W07W7TD5CL0412V8/DSC_0283.jpg Trachoma gallery The RTI Trachoma impact survey team conducts surveys in the Kofto Kebele community in order to both collect data as well as diagnose, treat and inform about prevention. Trachoma, a neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), is the leading cause of infectious blindness according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 38% of the global population at risk for trachoma live in Ethiopia, making it one of the most endemic countries in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186642829-NYKDD9FFNGWBHZDP6DSK/DSC_0495.jpg Trachoma gallery A blind man from Kofto Kebele, Ethiopia waits for members of the RTI Trachoma Impact Survey team to assist him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186646330-DIWK3GN0SZ0FFX5XPTHE/DSC_0524.jpg Trachoma gallery A woman in Kofto Kebele, Ethiopia holds her child while the RTI Trachoma Impact Survey team conducts surveys in the community to collect data as well as to diagnose, treat and provide prevention information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186669639-GFX1YCNLM4WVN37FHCAG/DSC_5041.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku Tufa, a resident of the Dire Korchachie Community in Shoki Kebele, Ethiopia, began feeling pain in her eyes two years ago. She could not afford to have her eyes checked and was fearful she was suffering from the same condition as her mother, whom had Trachoma. When the opportunity came to get her eyes checked at a nearby clinic, Asnaku and her family went to get tested for the disease. Asnaku’s daughter aids with cooking a meal for the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186662763-BZFDFD9A2HM9AHEYZYA5/DSC_4861.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku Tufa’s youngest daughter helps prepare coffee. As a child, Asnaku would watch as her mother epilated her lashes to relieve the pain from the Neglected Tropical Disease, Trachoma, which causes the turning in of eye lashes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186664788-IZFMPEYKHNI0Q8BR6XLZ/DSC_4866.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku Tufa’s mother-in-law sits inside the family home while coffee is being prepared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186667658-W6UZML4B73AS1M8DI10M/DSC_5005.jpg Trachoma gallery In March of 2019, Asnaku Tufa learned that the Dire Primary Health Care Unit was offering a free Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) screening. She chose to take advantage of this opportunity with both her husband and daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579187564002-K5AZCDIALS9AE4129N2T/DSC_4197_1.jpg Trachoma gallery Groups wait to be checked at the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186658272-4APO4MUMI9JXDKFHAUDV/DSC_4722.jpg Trachoma gallery A doctor checks Asnaku Tufa’s eyes for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) during a free screening at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit. She tested positive for the disease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579187540378-NLK8LSJO0QJ47Z7DUFP7/DSC_4298_1.jpg Trachoma gallery An elderly woman waits to be taken in for surgery. She suffered from the blinding form of Trachoma in both eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186657439-SS1AF6R1QI0XV0BOPMEO/DSC_4734.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku receives a health check-up at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit prior to receiving corrective surgery for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186650770-U230GH65IC1YN3FZLNXB/DSC_4261.jpg Trachoma gallery A young boy tears up after being Groups tested at the health center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579187570331-7TKNUCRJZMS28Z6UWR7S/DSC_4463.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku waits to have corrective surgery at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit after testing positive for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186648809-WXQIOBYE0ZNJDDOAF9TO/DSC_3981.jpg Trachoma gallery Groups wait to be tested at the health center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186660220-6QD7U4T1FQVNF3TRFHNC/DSC_4762.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku receives corrective surgery after testing positive for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) the the health center. The surgery is funded by the Ethiopian Government. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186653597-7MSPXX7V2P0F4QV83XRM/DSC_4282.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku’s oldest daughter is tested for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) during a free screening at the Dire Primary Health Care Center. Both her daughter and husband tested negative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186660132-7IR7RB7U8CTNHH76PC4L/DSC_4750.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku is given an eye exam during the screening at the health care unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186664641-JWXMY1RG8UAFW7IW03AY/DSC_4838.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku is one of many patients whom tested positive for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) during the free screening. Patients whom opted for treatment were provided with counseling and corrective surgery. The surgery is funded by the Ethiopian Government. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186670758-O7O18K286ZUSDF3ORHB8/DSC_5131.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku Tufa washes dishes with her daughter while at home after having corrective surgery for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT). During the testing Tufa was informed that TT is not a hereditary disease and that the precautions she has been taking at home to keep her home clean will help prevent her children from contracting the disease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186668662-CP6ZR41X4X9V9XUUO64Z/DSC_4920.jpg Trachoma gallery Asnaku stands outside her home after receiving corrective eye surgery for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) https://www.amandavoisard.com/gallery-kween-keekee daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192170138-244FIFYY0ZBXN2LX3520/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_001.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, relaxes with his family at the home of his 'Fairy Drag Mothers,' Robby and Alex, in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 14, 2018, after having drag class with the couple. Keegan's parents sought the help of the drag community to help mentor their son, who identifies as gender creative and recently came out as gay, to aid him with his drag skills. His mother, Megan, says they family was surprised that Keegan came as gay at the early age of 9, but happy he is relieved to have the weight lifted off his shoulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192170138-244FIFYY0ZBXN2LX3520/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_001.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, relaxes with his family at the home of his 'Fairy Drag Mothers,' Robby and Alex, in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 14, 2018, after having drag class with the couple. Keegan's parents sought the help of the drag community to help mentor their son, who identifies as gender creative and recently came out as gay, to aid him with his drag skills. His mother, Megan, says they family was surprised that Keegan came as gay at the early age of 9, but happy he is relieved to have the weight lifted off his shoulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192162462-P9Y6S66NG7XNVTTPDJN4/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_002.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee - Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, bounces on the trampoline outside his families home in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 22, 2018. Identifying as gender creative, Keegan’s parents have made the ch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192170574-0W8TBOS4RJ6N34J2MPO7/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_003.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, climbs atop his family home while playing outside in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 22, 2018. Since the age of 4, Keegan had been prone to dressing in traditional female clothing, asking to wear dresses to pre-school. At the same time, his family also said he continues to exhibit strong stereotypical male behavior, fighting with his brother etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192194216-LYLYGH35R40CYCFDHH3N/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_010.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, 9, says he "feels more like himself," when he is wearing a dress. Keegan, plays video games with his mother Megan, 33, at their home in Austin, Texas, U.S., May 17, 2019. Though Keegan has only performed in drag as KweenKeekee twice, he has gained a following on his minikweenkeekee Instagram page, posting photos dressed in full drag and other life updates with the help of his mother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192183710-YUP58UJTPZSQ1RLSKSIT/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_007.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, reads at home in Austin, Texas, U.S., April 25, 2019. Keegan's favorite book is 'Prince + The Dressmaker'. His parents have also included LGBTQ children's literature to his reading list. The objective, they say is to teach him LGBTQ related history so that he can better understand what others went through and in turn appreciate his ability/right to do things like wear dresses or do drag. They frequently check out the book 'Pride: Celebrating Diversity and Community by Robin Stevenson,' from the local library, which includes the history of Stonewall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192193408-QYM60RTALNMDV6SKU42R/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_011.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, left, and his brother Noah, 10, right, play video games during a drag lesson at the home of Keegan's drag queen mentors, Robby and Alex in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 15, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192180216-QCCR05I81BFWR153Y26L/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_005.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, middle left, stands with his 3rd grade classmates in between classes at his 3rd grade elementary school in Austin, Texas, U.S., May 3, 2019. His teacher says he is a leader in his class, and has grown a lot during the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192176148-N7S8LZ9PY78EV4Y8YHA7/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_004.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, middle, reacts to his peers during class at his 3rd grade elementary school in Austin, Texas, U.S., May 3, 2019. His teacher says he is a leader in his class, and has grown a lot during the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192232414-DVQINB5BAMQ86DOYQ1BB/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_019.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, says he has been bullied in the classroom and ridiculed by friends for having a closet of makeup, wigs and costumes. Fueled by the support of his family, Keegan has moved past his fears of exposing his gender-non-conforming lifestyle to his peers, to wearing his sparkly shoes to school. From the periphery a small triumph but to his teachers, family and friends a huge leap into acceptance and a way forward. Keegan plays on the playground during recess at the his elementary school in Austin, Texas, U.S., May 3, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192217188-E195DGU32564H6N0MG0M/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_013.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan jumps on the trampoline with his older brother, Noah, outside their family home following a drag lesson at the queens house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192190609-8A2LSRWJ5WVD55ZTYVUY/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_006.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, is comforted by his father, Chris, then 33, while attending a drag lesson at the home of his drag queen mentors, Robby and Alex, in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 14, 2018. Chris said at first he was ambivalent to Keegan’s non-gender normative behavior, not thinking too much about it. However, in the years following the family made a collective decision to be more aware of prescribed gender typical roles and not imposing them in their home. Both suicide survivors, Megan and Chris felt it was important to just "Let Keegan be himself." Both say they are very proud of Keegan's progress and courage to be himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192237739-23FHO6PNS90XD981943F/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_023.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Robby and Alex have not only provided guidance on drag but acted as mentors as Keegan navigates the world of gender, home-life and school. The couple straighten Keegan's wig during a drag lesson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192235538-O619NZG6KOUOK9XJD1EC/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_021.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Robby, a drag queen, then 25, left, applies makeup, as his husband, Alex, then 26, at rear, looks on during a drag lesson for Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, right, at their home in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 15, 2018. As the years have progressed, so has Keegan’s fascination with all things drag, evolving from a hobby into an upcoming paid performance. Feeling Keegan in need of aid, his mother, Megan, felt she couldn’t provide, she sought the help of the drag community to guide him. She contacted a married couple named Robby and Alex, whom perform drag professionally, to help educate Keegan on performing and act as mentors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192194465-TUHJLT2V3A83FRA9WXUG/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_012.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Under the mentorship of the drag queens, Keegan’s drag life has blossomed. Robby, a drag queen, then 25, left, helps Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, middle, rehearse for his upcoming inaugural drag performance at the home Robby shares with his husband Alex in Austin, Texas, U.S., Oct. 26, 2018. "I think that we're trying to sort of redefine success and also telling this eight year-old that if you are yourself and you continue to be yourself and you grow up and you do good and that that's successful and I think that he's getting that mentality from us. But also from a personal perspective, I know that like I am getting a sense of community as well, a feeling we're providing something that is going to positively affect this young kid. said Alex. Robby adding, "I mean at the end of the day, like that's really what all of this is about, right? Is just creating positive change for a kid who maybe didn't know that there was an option to do so." "As gay people, we kind of have the ability to choose our family and I think what I am getting out of this is family," said Alex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192191043-2BHL8FYZSG866Y6UES3K/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_009.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, 9, middle right, his brother Noah, 10, middle left, parents, Megan, 33, left, father, Chris, 34, take a trip with his drag queen mentors, , Robby, 26, right, and Alex, 27, middle right, to Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts to buy fabric in Austin, Texas, U.S., May. 11, 2019. The fabric was to be used for a new costume made by Robby as a gift to Keegan for his 9th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192219214-EYNTBZ8OKBIVLDO11FHC/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_018.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan practices his routine at the home of Robby and Alex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192235922-V5YP0C16RMWP53JBX9N0/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_022.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Alex, drag name Alexandria Van Cartier, right, a drag queen and mentor of a gender creative child, then 26, takes one final look before taking the stage during the International Drag Festival 2018 in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 16, 2018. Alex, says he tries to impress upon Keegan a sense of feeling comfortable in his own skin. He says the process of getting into drag is time consuming and is very reflective. "Part of what drag has done for me at least, it's like if you're not enjoying what you're seeing in the mirror, than there is something wrong. And if I'm going to have to look at myself in the mirror for three hours, I better like what I'm seeing," he said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192237468-NG0UKUURSI94D4546P3X/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_024.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Robby, drag name EmmaSis, a drag queen and mentor of a gender creative child, then 25, prepares to take the stage during the International Drag Festival 2018 in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 16, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192238186-6BLJFN6MG9HCC69CWU4C/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_025.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Robby, drag name EmmaSis, a drag queen and mentor of a gender creative child, then 25, performs during the International Drag Festival 2018 in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 16, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192197515-JGRN0SZPB2U5FMFS8X5K/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_015.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, 9, and his mother Megan, 33, chat in Keegan's room at their home in Austin, Texas, U.S., May 22, 2019, outside his drag closet where he keeps most of his costumes out of direct view. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192235191-DH5OZQ3U686H51YJSDE2/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_020.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, 9, pours glitter on his head during his 9th birthday party at his home in Austin, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2019. The glitter party was inspired by a Queer Eye episode. Keegan's family says he was motivated to try drag after watching RuPaul's Drag Race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192243379-53TR4O9QK20NY7RI0XLA/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_030.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, rehearses for his upcoming inaugural drag performance at the home of his drag queen mentors, Robby and Alex, in Austin, Texas, U.S., Oct. 26, 2018. "I really think like that's one of the most important things for this is just like creating an opportunity for this kid to truly express himself in the way that he feels comfortable in a safe environment where nobody's here to judge him. No one's ever criticized him, no one's there to say that he's doing something that he shouldn't be doing because at the end of the day, like he's a kid, let the kid just be a kid," said Robby of the experience of drag class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192239867-2Q3YOOBSZOUEJ9F3H2HY/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_027.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, drag name KweenKeekee, then 8, middle, accompanied by his family, glances at another performer during the Austin International Drag Fest 2018 in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 18, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192242519-GKCG7AP4UJKGXB4QMDQL/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_028.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, drag name KweenKeekee, then 8, and his mother, Megan, then 32, sit side-stage prior to Keegan's debut drag performance during the Austin International Drag Fest 2018 in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 18, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192240640-L6F5TMVKORACG4TIT7PK/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_026.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, left, and his brother Noah, 10, middle, accompanied by his family, look on after arriving at the Austin International Drag Fest 2018 in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 18, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192243799-YH5W21HIC7PV3ILVJUIW/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_029.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, drag name KweenKeekee, then 8, is framed by the shoes of another performer while posing for the camera after completing his first drag performance during the Austin International Drag Fest 2018 in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 18, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192244638-MG0W15YTN4DGIBLEYDU0/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_031.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Robby, a drag queen, then 25, left, embraces Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, middle, as Keegan's mother Megan, then 32, looks on following a rehearsal for Keegan's upcoming inaugural drag performance at the home Robby shares with his husband Alex in Austin, Texas, U.S., Oct. 26, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192245393-LJQM4W05OZ4QXVC6TD7C/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_032.JPG Gallery Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, reads before going to sleep in his room painted in his favorite color purple at his home in Austin, Texas, U.S., August 22, 2018. https://www.amandavoisard.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195973266-M5EXP7JZOTYOUGYG9H6Q/AVX+border+troops+77.JPG Gallery Separation of Families U.S. Army troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas set up a Military camp at the old Craig's Furniture in Weslaco, TX. Army personal use barbed wire as barrier gate at the entrance to the camp on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Defense Secretary James Mattis extended the deployment of the active duty troops on the southwest border until Jan. 31. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195973266-M5EXP7JZOTYOUGYG9H6Q/AVX+border+troops+77.JPG Gallery Separation of Families U.S. Army troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas set up a Military camp at the old Craig's Furniture in Weslaco, TX. Army personal use barbed wire as barrier gate at the entrance to the camp on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Defense Secretary James Mattis extended the deployment of the active duty troops on the southwest border until Jan. 31. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195984821-ACGXCZ1J34XFFCDT52K7/15AVX-McAllen-civilrightsproject-20.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Elizabeth Reyna, 7, joins her family at a Vigil and prayer walk at Archer Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Participants walked from the park to the federal courthouse a few blocks away, in honor of immigrant families and children who have been separated at the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195939756-DPIXO55IHMTY8QTI8BX8/AVX+border+patrol+18.JPG Gallery Separation of Families Border Patrol Agents apprehend a group of immigrants shortly after they crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195963893-CSFMTYP6QRTMRGEMM8ZC/AVX+border+patrol+53.JPG Gallery Separation of Families A Honduran woman breaks into tears after being apprehended by Border Patrol Agents while crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. The woman said she was headed to Miami to be with her Aunt, after fleeing gang violence in her home country of Honduras. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195961726-O7D59TJW0APAEQRXNBQM/AVX+border+patrol+43.JPG Gallery Separation of Families Border Patrol Agent Marcelino Medina signals across the Rio Grande River to the Mexican Military while patrolling for illegal border activity on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195955732-XZ4A809WK0D4XL9LPIK9/AVX+border+patrol+37.JPG Gallery Separation of Families Border Patrol Agent Coronado searches a man who was apprehended while crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195949721-X8P1E007ZM7KNOFO8GLN/AVX+border+patrol+26.JPG Gallery Separation of Families Border Patrol Agents lead a group of immigrants out of the brush after they were apprehended crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195935278-DW4WUYH1EJJ4L4SBO05S/AVX+border+patrol+10.JPG Gallery Separation of Families A group of immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico are taken into custody by Border Patrol Agents after being apprehended crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195964814-31R6IY6N9YG2TMPASVCV/AVX+border+patrol+48.JPG Gallery Separation of Families Border Patrol Agents apprehend immigrants who are suspected of illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195958142-VTXRKEL71GZVUIVQ8J26/AVX+border+patrol+36.JPG Gallery Separation of Families Border Patrol Agent Mark Joffre carries the belongings of a group of immigrants suspected of illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S., while they were being taken into custody on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195944061-K89DY99MAHD9QS0TLS1H/AVX+border+patrol+31.JPG Gallery Separation of Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195983144-AFQQIXR035XO4H23KRIJ/12AVX-McAllen-reynosa-50.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. "Lorena," whose family has been staying at the center since March, said she and her family tried to cross to the U.S. when they first arrived but had some problems. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear of being separated from their children. "Lorena," says, they can’t go back because of the violence, they can’t go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195973763-RF023XZST7VEOVUIYR5T/02AVX-McAllen-reynosa-45.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195976173-QG68R0Q4RA6N895X66VV/07AVX-McAllen-reynosa-02.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families pray before lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195975058-JAAWI8MR2LB75VK8MUNU/05AVX-McAllen-reynosa-06.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Maquensy, 3, eats lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Maquensy's family has been staying at the center since March after a failed attempt to cross the border when they first arrived. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear parents and children being separated from one another. Maquensy's mother, "Lorena," says, they can’t go back because of the violence, they can’t go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195978855-OH4SIBCE23ZTF3SK9O9W/11AVX-McAllen-reynosa-18.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 "Lorena," sits in the chapel at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. "Lorena," whose family has been staying at the center since March, said she and her family tried to cross to the U.S. when they first arrived but had some problems. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear of being separated from their children. "Lorena," says, they canÕt go back because of the violence, they canÕt go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195975587-2JOV7DO7D8W6LZQB9T9N/06AVX-McAllen-reynosa-03.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Jorro, 6, eats lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Jorro's family has been staying at the center since March after a failed attempt to cross the border when they first arrived. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear parents and children being separated from one another. Jorro's mother, "Lorena," says, they canÕt go back because of the violence, they canÕt go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195982057-RWDEDOWQO0EDESOQT39R/09AVX-McAllen-reynosa-12.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Edison, 7, eats lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Edison's family has been staying at the center since March after a failed attempt to cross the border when they first arrived. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear parents and children being separated from one another. Edison's mother, "Lorena," says, they canÕt go back because of the violence, they canÕt go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195976502-9FFWHQ7T057WZJ78HBIX/08AVX-McAllen-reynosa-08.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Patricia Flores, 27, feeds her son, Joan, 7, in the centers dormitory. Patrica said her family, who made the journey from El Salvador, are hesitant to attempt to seek asylum for fear of US immigration policies. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195974397-NDVP3ZPX3QPF3GCHBZ5C/03AVX-McAllen-reynosa-29.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families seek sanctuary at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195974781-II4IFT06IOVJQFGPXVHE/04AVX-McAllen-reynosa-31.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1613417299419-OI9U5HQPAJEOIM576B6R/01AVX-McAllen-reynosa-01.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Patricia Flores, 27, consoles her son, Joan, 7, in the centers dormitory. Patrica said her family, who made the journey from El Salvador, are hesitant to attempt to seek asylum for fear of US immigration policies. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195971038-WNDMIC1EP83Y5PKFM353/AVX+border+troops+73.JPG Gallery Separation of Families U.S. Army troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas set up a Military camp at the old Craig's Furniture in Weslaco, TX. Army personal open the gate for Border Patrol Agents on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Defense Secretary James Mattis extended the deployment of the active duty troops on the southwest border until Jan. 31. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195984878-FICSL1AKZ0YXMRKVIXSN/14-avx-AJ5P9035.jpg Gallery Separation of Families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195983578-YHH1163QXACKO5RCTZGU/13AVX-McAllen-civilrightsproject-21.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Central American migrant families wait to be taken to the McAllen bus station from the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The families were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they were provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195972656-NZPIW23FQMUL4DT9Y3I5/01AVX-McAllen-reynosa-01.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Patricia Flores, 27, consoles her son, Joan, 7, in the centers dormitory. Patrica said her family, who made the journey from El Salvador, are hesitant to attempt to seek asylum for fear of US immigration policies. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195988614-JYLYMFQH0XNFFI36O9HR/18AVX-McAllen-vigil-04.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Ruben Yzaguirre, middle, attends a Vigil and prayer walk at Archer Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Participants walked from the park to the federal courthouse a few blocks away, in honor of immigrant families and children who have been separated at the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195990580-L8N01TIW6GYTX3R7QQS6/21AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-22.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Jenzen, 4, laughs with Cantor Jason Kaufman, during a visit from an interfaith delegation of 40 religious leaders representing the Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and Muslim traditions, to the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Jenzen and his father, who arrived in the USA after fleeing Honduras, were taken to the center following being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. They were not amongst the families charged and separated upon crossing the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195996097-K3F3FFN5BVAHMQ6LE4GW/26AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-41.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 "Lucia" speaks about her experience of fleeing her home country of Guatemala and crossing the border into the United States. Her children rest at her side at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Many families are processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they are provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195990870-XQP6NONLZM2P0BI600X8/20AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-11.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Jennifer holds her son, Jayden,10-months, at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Jennifer and her son recently arrived in the USA from Nicaragua and were not amongst the families charged and separated upon crossing the border. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195994008-IBHMF9VY7I5P2MEYM1FS/24AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-01.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Immigrant families seek relief at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center after being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195992529-XVZOLH4VQO1CW9K3UAFJ/22AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-03.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 A young girl looks to a picture of Pope Francis while seeking relief with her family at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center following being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195994993-7XOYZUFSQ66GP4WXM8JU/25AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-17.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Central American migrant families take refuge at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said today that the U.S. Border Patrol would stop referring migrant parents who cross into the United States illegally with children to the federal courts to face criminal charges, AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195992314-U4R1LEHVDHL53R9UGDHD/23AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-26.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Central American migrant families take refuge the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center following being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195996025-ZBRQM1Y0P8T1DSTIG8KG/27AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-27.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 A father and daughter are provided transport to the airport from the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 22, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The families were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they were provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195986212-5I9T8PNR97UOYTPUH92N/16AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-33.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Central American migrant families wait to be taken to the McAllen bus station from the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The families were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they were provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195998034-9ZEOSYMSMIWX7HGX1WKN/28-AVK.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 MaydŽ’ Galdames, 25, waits in line at the McAllen bus station after leaving border patrol processing and the Catholic Charities shelter on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. It's unclear why some asylum seekers were being separated from their children and why some were not. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195997964-EH6J4ONAU9R643ZZET4B/29avx-XX-border-photos-04.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252387 A Guatemalan family waits in the McAllen bus station after leaving border patrol processing and the Catholic Charities shelter on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195999184-Q1ZQ95YT1SYQRK5H9CM4/30avx-XX-border-photos-02.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252387 Daniela Gabriela Ramos, 21, waits with her infant daughter for her bus at the McAllen bus station after leaving border patrol processing and the Catholic Charities shelter on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Ramos fled violence in Honduras while pregnant and her baby was born along the journey in Mexico. She was not separated from her child or jailed as many asylum seekers have been. It's unclear why some are being separated from their children and why some are not. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195999474-1P6D9MDWYAGIAEIJN02A/31AVX-McAllen-vigil-15A.jpg Gallery Separation of Families - 2252996 Selena Medina, 23, left, and Josie Sloss, 20, right, attend a vigil and prayer walk on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Participants walked from Archer Park to the federal courthouse a few blocks away, in honor of immigrant families and children who have been separated at the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195968196-YVDN54BODTIAFPW7OV63/AVX+border+patrol+55.JPG Gallery Separation of Families Border Patrol Agent Tait Seelhorst rewards his K-9 after apprehending a group of immigrants crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://www.amandavoisard.com/waiting-for-manuel daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196978205-2WAXGG8G6PHNLBPDPWFY/waitingformanuel12.jpg Waiting For Manuel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196974798-23CY1GVQXQET9Q1VVVBS/waitingformanuel6.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Cruz escapes the rain through the backdoor of Connie's cafe early Friday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196973196-MCKJ550FQO6XL768VGLB/waitingformanuel2.jpg Waiting For Manuel After moving to Auburn Sylvia Cruz is now able to spend time with her new husband, Manuel Cruz every other day. Sylvia's son, Camilo Velasquez accompanies her to a visit at the prison, Saturday afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196974485-SLZ3EIIAAR9MQHCMWVDE/waitingformanuel5.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Cruz waits with her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, for the bus to arrive early Friday morning in the stairwell of their apartment building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196975330-4KY1GJY37LFCOP95LEG7/waitingformanuel7.jpg Waiting For Manuel Perperation for Connie's Deli begins in the early morning hours due to much of the mexican inspired cuisine being made from scratch. Sylvia Cruz begins her work day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180951056-9M09U7O95VFIDQ0JABDW/waitingformanuel0.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Velasquez, whom later that day became Sylvia Cruz, waits on her children before heading to Auburn Correctional Facility to marry inmate Manuel Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196973558-U9OX6A2A164SY5IQ2G3T/waitingformanuel3.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Cruz holds a photo of her and her new husband, Manuel Cruz, at their wedding at the Auburn Correctional Facility. Sylvia and Manuel were married Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180952026-V1LLR3SFKCKA97WM3CBT/waitingformanuel3.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Cruz holds a photo of her and her new husband, Manuel Cruz, at their wedding at the Auburn Correctional Facility. Sylvia and Manuel were married Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180950805-MNE23ZBC9AOGENXEYL6S/waitingformanuel1.jpg Waiting For Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. He was incarcer-ated at the age of 19 afrer accidentally murdering a clerk during a robbery. Ten years were add-ed to his sentence when he murdered a fellow inmate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196972177-6MFT832VZ172R53MBVSK/waitingformanuel0.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Velasquez, whom later that day became Sylvia Cruz, waits on her children before heading to Auburn Correctional Facility to marry inmate Manuel Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196976216-DK97OLR2Y78EFJR6Q8FO/waitingformanuel9.jpg Waiting For Manuel Life in Auburn has been a struggle for the family since their recent move. Sylvia Cruz waits in the doorway of Connie' Deli before beginning work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196977450-61HK5B0O4E096WC6UZSJ/waitingformanuel11.jpg Waiting For Manuel Doug Buschman fills out the specials board as Sylvia Cruz, Connie Buschman, and Sam French, 19, begin the day at Connie's Deli. Connie, a native of Mexico, and Doug helped the family to get on their feet after a quick decision to move to Auburn. They supplied a place for the family to live before finding them an apartment, helped enroll the kids in school and provided employment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196977215-S3Q70L1HEF61318V3RVB/waitingformanuel10.jpg Waiting For Manuel Daniela Velasquez, holds a fifteenth birthday card made in prison by her new step-father, Manuel Cruz. Daniela's birthday is on Sunday Oct. 17, 2010. In Columbia a young woman's fifteenth birthday is usually marked by the cultural tradition of the Quinceanera. Daniela will have to wait a year before taking part in the tradition during a return trip to Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196978205-2WAXGG8G6PHNLBPDPWFY/waitingformanuel12.jpg Waiting For Manuel Daniela Velasquez, 14, and her mother, Sylvia Cruz surf the internet together at their home Friday evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196978761-XLNF9V179F5WA13XBRV8/waitingformanuel13.jpg Waiting For Manuel Daniela Velasquez chats with her friend Daniel in Columbia. Daniela keeps close ties with her old friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180952938-2Y5BCH6ZS1LTO77FADU0/waitingformanuel4.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Cruz prepares for the day as her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, waits for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196973884-GWBH7MIT12N5TQTS2537/waitingformanuel4.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Cruz prepares for the day as her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, waits for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180953907-1ZD8CDRFKMEMJGBWFDVF/waitingformanuel14.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Perez and her son, Camilo Velasquez spend their Friday evening together at their apartment. They recently moved into the home, located a block from the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196979515-POPGJZZE1NC5DVT8AHVQ/waitingformanuel15.jpg Waiting For Manuel Daniela Valesquez, 14, gets ready for school as her mother, Sylvia Cruz rests before heading to work, Friday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180954988-QEHSLATP9FX90RLCDM4M/waitingformanuel16.jpg Waiting For Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. The newlyweds plan to expand their family while Manuel is still incarcerated. Sylvia Cruz and her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, cross the street from Connie's Deli on the way to visit Manuel at the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196972495-RAYI1TOM267YNRDWSY73/waitingformanuel1.jpg Waiting For Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. He was incarcer-ated at the age of 19 afrer accidentally murdering a clerk during a robbery. Ten years were add-ed to his sentence when he murdered a fellow inmate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196979108-36YFA6W2QMZM7QGDOZYB/waitingformanuel14.jpg Waiting For Manuel Sylvia Perez and her son, Camilo Velasquez spend their Friday evening together at their apartment. They recently moved into the home, located a block from the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196980064-U3Z5MDIFXN5BZIYYIYIY/waitingformanuel16.jpg Waiting For Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. The newlyweds plan to expand their family while Manuel is still incarcerated. Sylvia Cruz and her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, cross the street from Connie's Deli on the way to visit Manuel at the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://www.amandavoisard.com/kurdish-in-turkey daily 0.75 2020-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833889964-F5I3J5RS9OQ35Y4OS10N/gec_-1.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman, 3, peers out from the window of her Uncle's shanty as her cousin, Firat, 5, takes advantage of the weather outside their home in Istanbul, Turkey. The family lives within a squatter community of Gecekondu homes, translated as house built over night. Yarren's father, and two Uncle's work long hours to support the family of 18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833889964-F5I3J5RS9OQ35Y4OS10N/gec_-1.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman, 3, peers out from the window of her Uncle's shanty as her cousin, Firat, 5, takes advantage of the weather outside their home in Istanbul, Turkey. The family lives within a squatter community of Gecekondu homes, translated as house built over night. Yarren's father, and two Uncle's work long hours to support the family of 18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833930085-L9H7TL0N0GKWLDVS3QU7/gec_-2.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Songul Kesman, 13, and Firat Kesman, 5, wait outside the doorway as their aunt, Gulcan Kesman prepares dinner for the household. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833909048-Z1PVXKVA4DSWKM4RUUY4/gec_-3.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Songul Kesman, 13, walks up the hill from her home to fetch fresh bread for a neighbor. Songul lives in a the Gecekondu community, a squatter settlement, located in the middle of one of Istanbul's most affluent areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833928751-8JJOS04TN3Z07GJTDORC/gec_-4.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Cidem Kesman foldes laundry as her son, Firat, 5, entertains himself in Besiktas, Istanbul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833966169-N4KOQBDWZAYLT6R2892G/gec_-5.JPG Kurdish in Turkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833936179-2FHMB3ZE9YOJPNBK6N92/gec_-6.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Cidem Kesman nurses her infant-son, Remzi in the one-room home, she, her husband, and five children share in Istanbul, Turkey. The Kurdish family, moved to Istanbul several years prior and are renting a small Gecekondu or squatter house in the same neighborhood as her in-laws. Gecekondu, translated as house built in one night, is a community nestled smack in the middle one of the more affluent neighborhoods in Istanbul. While "legal", the community is in danger of being torn down in the to make way for the urban renewal project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833953222-Z8P7XGB0AP685UJ5FQD0/gec_-7.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yusuf Kesman, 4, plays in his parents bedroom as his mother, Gulcan, breaks apart an old door for firewood outside their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833971922-2WZJHG22I279J04CW2UA/gec_-8.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Rabiya Kesman, 3 plays in between gecekondu - translated to home built over night- structures in Nisantasi, Istanbul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833983363-X1XOK7QICQFMZMDLWXZT/gec_-9.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman,3, walks along side her mother, Gulcan after fetching scraps of wood to burn to heat their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834000554-EB4BOBR19I1WTRJSJC6X/gec_-10.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Irfan Kesman tickles his son, Firat, 5, during an afternoon off work, at his home in Besiktas, Istanbul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833996121-P7HN0N6M5NAILOZ9KG9S/gec_-11.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Selcan Kesman holds her distraught son, surrounded by her nieces and nephews. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834063856-ZJR1DCY887UL9H2JDA8N/gec_-12.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Songul Kesman, 13, makes tea for the household. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834010605-HHSNC7BBCN3ZNPA2OCLX/gec_-13.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Irfan Kesman takes one last look in the mirror before leaving for his 10-2am shift as a shish kepap cook at a local restaurant. Kesman says he has trouble with his hands which are black from cooking for long hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834026828-ZY2Q7KHVAEPYDZOCJFV0/gec_-14.JPG Kurdish in Turkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834050438-38UTUUJW3IV7X7S6NYDS/gec_-15.JPG Kurdish in Turkey The families must make due with the limited means they have, often the children must attend to either others needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834075369-RNGSH6MRLI38BRC26KEH/gec_-16.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Miskal Kesman rocks her grandson, Remzi to sleep with the aid of her granddaughters, Rabiya, 3, and Seda, 3, Kesman. Selcan Kesman rests at rear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834089406-7CQKZQT4DA7D80ZYU3A8/gec_-17.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yusuf Kesman, 4, jumps from the ledge of his families Gecekondu, nestled in the heart of Besiktas. https://www.amandavoisard.com/film daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1596993374104-6R3UG03TBJOI9X9U6JF5/01_akv_1001.JPG FILM gallery BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA: April 1, 2019 - The Dire Primary Health Care Unit offers a Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) screening at the center on April 1, 2019. For those who test positive for TT, counseling and corrective surgery are both provided. The surgery is funded by the Ethiopian Government. Trachoma is one of several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and the leading infectious cause of blindness according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 38% of the global population at risk for trachoma live in Ethiopia, making it one of the most endemic countries in the world. NTDs are a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally. Over 82 million people are at risk for at least one NTD in Ethiopia. Worldwide, one in seven people suffer from NTDs. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), RTI International is the lead implementer of ENVISION, a project that aims to empower governments of endemic countries to lead national NTD control programs and scale up the delivery of preventive chemotherapy for the seven most common NTDs. ENVISION is helping the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in Ethiopia to control or eliminate the seven most common NTDs by 2020. 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Dave Brat attends the Congressional Budget Office: Oversight Hearing in the Cannon Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264609537-IA2NC3BFQ5ZDGPCD2RWS/poltitics_119.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 3: Rep. Dave Brat exits a Committee on Small Business hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264563706-4IYFINPEYM9740B7N7KF/poltitics_120.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- MAY 31: Congressman Dave Brat at his office in the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. 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The demonstrators stated their right to protest and when they did not comply with pleas to cease, groups descended on them and an altercation ensued. -----the gentleman to the right declined to give his name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264890155-YF2Q46OZWAE2KPHC7SZZ/poltitics_140.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Inauguration of 45th President Julia Pemberton, 16, of Kentucky, reacts as protestors chant inside the blue section during the official inauguration ceremonies on Friday Jan 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Pemberton said it was her first and likely only opportunity to attend an inauguration and that the protestors were ruining the experience for her. "It's a special opportunity that I will never get again. I want to see and learn to understand all of this. They talk about being peaceful but they just continue to yell if anyone tries to talk to us. We are not hateful people. " Pemberton said. Seen at US Capitol Washington, DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271267039-QVLWXAZV2COUYN7FJAYH/cpac_01.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : A representative of Millennials for Cruz dressed as a chicken makes comment on Trump's decision not to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. This is the Conservative event of the year. "If he was actually conservative he would be here." said Abigail Allen, 18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271261021-8DMII2K8KARZ6UW7J724/cpac_02.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Jordan Moran adorns his shirt while attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. ( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271267034-NS2W1OBD3BDZNSC6I2V9/cpac_03.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 4 : Josh Stell brings along a cutout of Sen. Ted Cruz on the way to listen to him speak during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Friday, March 4, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271278540-LNS0ZN4LNIFC1LJ9K0VF/cpac_04.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Spencer Dupee, 23, left, and Kyle Jones, 23, right, grab free Ronald Reagan posters being distributed during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271273099-P9EBTK6DL795SN6SMUO8/cpac_05.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Matthew Grafton of Turning Point USA attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271278299-UDQ1VS8CFNQW14XYSMTI/cpac_06.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Marianna Layher attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271292327-GYAMLM6IDQIF1HDFL7D3/cpac_11.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Donald Ely, of Sunbury, PA is recognized for his 40 year attendance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271300211-TMARSRZ5DCDD0JBN2R4J/cpac_12.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy recent work - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://www.amandavoisard.com/gallery-forward-peace-uganda daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266008678-X1C66R5BKSP8LS78NP22/uganda_01.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Memorial participants pray during a candlelight vigil to honor the 2003 LRA invasion of the Teso sub-region through Obalanga sub-county in northwestern Uganda. A total of 365 victims remains were gathered from around the sub-county during the 8 month LRA invasion of the region and laid to rest in a mass grave that is now marked with a memorial monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264154252-DJU1A2OHHJ5VL2HMPIBT/africa09.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Bertie and her son Erik collect white ants along the roadside in the late evening hours near Palabek, Uganda. Now, years after the end of the war, locals are able to travel on roads that would have been unthinkable to pass during the insurgency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266008678-X1C66R5BKSP8LS78NP22/uganda_01.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Memorial participants pray during a candlelight vigil to honor the 2003 LRA invasion of the Teso sub-region through Obalanga sub-county in northwestern Uganda. A total of 365 victims remains were gathered from around the sub-county during the 8 month LRA invasion of the region and laid to rest in a mass grave that is now marked with a memorial monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266012147-S8W6SQBC5Z5X8HHAWT01/uganda_02.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda A woman and her daughter seek shelter during a rainstorm in Palaro, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266022767-18NP2E2QRBMCDL2NAHDZ/uganda_03.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Aketo Janet waits for her group lesson to begin at the Atiak school in Northern Uganda. The boli cop, is a community saving plan designed to create emergency savings for community members, as well as provide micro loan financing for business startup plans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266015636-B67FC6NEBNYARS3U0V7L/uganda_04.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Parracelle Primary School P4 students play games during their break. Northern Uganda schools were often a main target of the LRA during the war to abduct children for their army. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266022172-LSASJ414JNCATNISI918/uganda_05.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Storm clouds hover overhead as Aderyo Nancy and Aciro Harriett collect water at the local bore hole in Palabek, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272014231-9JHUQJ3EXPGIM34YPCKC/africa18.jpg Gallery Forward Peace Uganda atiak, uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266027743-VIRGUZQ8TVRQUC3ECC6M/uganda_06.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Atiak locals gather on the streets during market day in the Amuru District. Many spent the day in preparation for the following day dedication of the Atiak Massacre monument which was attended by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266066657-DZ2A4BPA96PNTB34NFV3/uganda_18.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Contestants vie for the Miss Uganda Crown at Diana Gardens in Gulu, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266061824-5UWDUTSH8JR3RL1FA7HJ/uganda_15.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266031275-2W8CM6KBK6OEDYJTEQTJ/uganda_07.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Ongee, a former Captain in the Lords Resistance Army, takes a break while planting cassava in his garden. Ongee, was abducted at the age of 22 and held for four years. After leaving the LRA he sought refuge with his family in Sudan for fear of punishment from the Ugandan government. He recently returned home after receiving amnesty and hopes to bring his family to Uganda in the coming months. Much of his life is now spent in solitude because he fears he will hurt or kill someone due to the stigmatization he continues to face in his community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266030864-27ROVVVQX68V06GY68NJ/uganda_08.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda An afternoon thunderstorm forces a group of youngsters inside the kitchen hut of Aciro Harriett in Palabek, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266032409-2652AVWBUULXSMBFTUQW/uganda_09.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Atiak mango season comes to a close as locals prepare their goods to be shipped to Kampala for resale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266043921-WPE0MB5R7CCOUESFVEFU/uganda_10.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Bertie and her son Erik collect white ants along the roadside in the late evening hours near Palabek, Uganda. Now, years after the end of the war, locals are able to travel on roads that would have been unthinkable to pass during the insurgency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266039243-QB49JDFE2D24HJ3JDF5O/uganda_11.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Atiak mango season comes to a close as locals prepare their goods to be shipped to Kampala for resale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266045980-KLRALBELEEARSBX1BBIC/uganda_12.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda With help from a family member, a older gentlemen gets a haircut. During the war, many residents of Northern Uganda were forced into overcrowded refuge camps, where some lived for up to twenty years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266051270-8KJC8QB592ICSQ0I5BDX/uganda_13.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Atoo Cavine, 10, peers out the doorway of the Parracelle Primary School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266054479-E2PCC61ZGGX70OEWVLOK/uganda_14.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda With only one leg, Cancy Laker casts aside her braces to dance with local community members during a traditional Acholi wedding in Parracelle, Uganda. The marriage was set to take place between a local man and his second wife but was not permitted after the brideÕs family rejected the dowry offering. The group danced from the morning to the late evening despite the failed nuptials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266066818-VFI5NYEVHP175LJNXPVL/uganda_20.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266068100-FJOOGMX1BXP6WEL5Z482/uganda_21.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Bertie and her son Erik collect white ants along the roadside in the late evening hours near Palabek, Uganda. Now, years after the end of the war, locals are able to travel on roads that would have been unthinkable to pass during the insurgency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266058732-4SKIHBEF6ZKWIIICZLXZ/uganda_16.JPG Gallery Forward Peace Uganda Aciro Harriett accompanied by her daughter, Acayo Given, 3, prepares the evening meal at her home in Palabek, Uganda near the South Sudan border. Harriett, was abducted by the Lords Resistance Army at the age of 16 and was held in captivity for 13 years. Since returning home her status as a former combatant has caused serious issues while trying to reintegrate into her community. She said that her new husband began viciously beating her after succumbing to the neighbors influence saying she was a killer and would kill him if he didn't kill her first. She left her husband and has returned to her family's homestead but still faces stigmatization by members of her community. https://www.amandavoisard.com/gallery-pulse daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272523814-NRCRW17Q4B4Q3RK0X6T2/evan01.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Red paint is brushed across the brow of Evan Fagin as he gets his body painted in preparation to represent a victim of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, just short of a week after the mass shooting. The group BASE Orlando coordinated a human rainbow on Friday, June 17, 2016 that was composed of the same number of volunteers as victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting as a visual reminder of the number of lives that were lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272523814-NRCRW17Q4B4Q3RK0X6T2/evan01.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Red paint is brushed across the brow of Evan Fagin as he gets his body painted in preparation to represent a victim of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, just short of a week after the mass shooting. The group BASE Orlando coordinated a human rainbow on Friday, June 17, 2016 that was composed of the same number of volunteers as victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting as a visual reminder of the number of lives that were lost. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/5e310b2a4c3c06486ad79999/5e310b35d21fdf2df713120f/1746381934419/ Gallery Pulse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273472155-5KNJA45HFDKNK8RY2J7C/DSC_6821.jpg Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 14: The sun sets on Lake Eola as Marilu Pablo, her daughter, Lesly Pablo and husband Israel Pablo visit a memorial for those who perished in Sunday's mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273494551-HTQFT7SP0Z1RWTJHYLLX/DSC_0205.jpg Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 18: Signs signal the direction of the graves of Pulse nightclub victims, Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21, a native of Cuba and Cory James Connell, a student at Valencia College in Orlando, on Saturday, June 18, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273617291-6MYVLO6MGNHV88CLQ87T/DSC_9710.jpg Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Mathieu Carter, known by her stage name, "Hera Sthetique," left, Blue Star, and Lola Selsky, embrace during amateur burlesque night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge event at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Pulse Employee Recovery Fund. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273387521-OD54OYC0UOL0N6I0OZ1U/pulse19.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 13: Groups light candles following a vigil on the front lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Fl in remembrance of those who perished in Sunday's mass shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273457131-B8SDABP3LNU32A0K399E/DSC_8238.jpg Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Jennica McCleary, looks on as Evan Fagin, 30, gets a "Pulse" inspired tattoo by tattoo artist, Ron Rivera, 23, at Stigma Tattoo Bar on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Tattoo artists donated their time, offering a $50 tattoo with the proceeds going towards the victims' families in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting at Pulse. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273450582-5PGJVN2ZZ30P157ZW4U8/DSC_8409.jpg Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Tears fall as Jennica McCleary, 35, listens to Melissa Etheridge's song, 'Pulse,' dedicated to Orlando Victims, while getting a Pulse inspired tattoo at Stigma Tattoo Bar on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Tattoo artists donated their time, offering a $50 tattoo with the proceeds going towards the victims' families in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting at Pulse. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273516506-28PBXY2LM91CXE4E4J66/DSC_9745.jpg Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Tears stream down the face of "Pistol," as she performs during the second act of the Amateur Burlesque night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge, event at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Pulse Employee Recovery Fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273423685-5ZA3IBZ27X8AGVY2FC2K/DSC_9318.jpg Gallery Pulse A performer breaks while singing during the second act of Amateur night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge, hosted by Blue Star at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272606191-T729Z1PNX80QJ1G6ND5P/pulse68.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Jennica McCleary, 35, second from left, takes part in forming a human rainbow at a BASEOrlando coordinated event, "Orlando Strong Body Paint," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The group created the rainbow, composed of volunteers numbering the same as that of the victims of the Pulse shooting, as a visual reminder of the amount of lives lost. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272547712-UY6OU1PFD6HT8Z3V1UPE/evan04.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Shea Rafferty, 41, middle and his husband, Tinus Kotze, 38, right, kiss before joining in a human rainbow at a BASEOrlando coordinated event, "Orlando Strong Body Paint," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The group created the rainbow, composed of volunteers numbering the same as that of the victims of the Pulse shooting, as a visual reminder of the amount of lives lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273489127-GUFLI317V644TFB8C1LP/DSC_0323.jpg Gallery Pulse Orlando City Soccer Club fans dress in rainbow colors to show support for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272570889-GI6XK7UA4PTXL9QGE77S/evan06.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 18: Evan Fagin, right, embraces Mary Ezzard, during a Orlando City Soccer Club game on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Jake Cerrtani cheers for a goal at rear. The match was paused in the 49th minute to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273141147-QXNWZZX8PO4QATPIDAYM/evan10.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Officer Monica Only, of the Orlando Police Department, right, stands at her post at the "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Pistol, left waits to perform during the Amateur Burlesque night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge,first public event since the Pulse nightclub shooting. Officers have have been dispatched to events since the shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272559530-ZBN6H8XV4L1EVUN8K1OF/evan08.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Audience and performers during Amateur night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge show their support for Pulse Victims with symbols of strength and love at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Pulse Employee Recovery Fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273773659-XEOQVJ8RNLB2OHDN7O60/DSC_9753.jpg Gallery Pulse "Pistol," is embraced following a preformance during the second act of Amateur night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge, hosted by Blue Star at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting donating all the tips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272571061-RTUBRUSXJ8P2NP8S85XN/evan11.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 19: Evan Fagin, 30, middle, is embraced by friends, Rusty Smith, left, Jonathan Vargas, middle left, and Sarah Winger at the Sloppy Taco Palace on Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Evan noticed it was nearing 2am, one week since the Pulse nightclub shooting, the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. History. The group were regular patrons of the establishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272595615-C3LRB8WSMGJ58938UB6B/evan12.JPG Gallery Pulse ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 20 - Evan Fagin, 30, middle, and Sarah Winger, left, join with tens of thousands at a candlelight vigil at Lake Eola, one week after the Pulse nightclub shooting on Sunday, June 20, 2016 in Orlando, FL. "I felt like I had to come," said Fagin https://www.amandavoisard.com/inthenews daily 0.75 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611083973098-UNCLNBDGWY57ASMP7TBP/DSC_8387.jpg In the News - U.S. Capitol Insurrection WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members barricade doors while taking cover after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611083973098-UNCLNBDGWY57ASMP7TBP/DSC_8387.jpg In the News - U.S. Capitol Insurrection WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members barricade doors while taking cover after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611083984302-9R58Z2Y5ETO5KWQC18WQ/DSC_8356.jpg In the News - U.S. Capitol Insurrection WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Thousands of protestors surround the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of the Electoral College vote by Congress in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Rioters broke down barricades, climbed scaffolding erected for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, and pushed passed law enforcement to gain entry into the building. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366686618-1F734C5ZQZKNQSLWDCRP/DSC_4191.jpg In the News - TULSA TULSA, OK - JUNE 18- Rev. Dr. Robert Turner is the pastor at the historic Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The edifice of the church survived the 1921 Race Massacre on Greenwood. Rev. Turner is seen outside the church on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366732116-HWPIGELEO1MSE25H4Q6O/DSC_5845.jpg In the News - TULSA TULSA, OK - JUNE 18- Rev. Dr. Robert Turner is the pastor at the historic Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The edifice of the church survived the 1921 Race Massacre on Greenwood. Rev. Turner is seen outside the church on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755465540-2NX81T7COQ1C0CQYS25R/instagram_01.JPG In the News - Protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3- Portia Wells, 35, joins peaceful demonstrators during the 6th day of protests in Washington, D.C. after the death of George Floyd ignited protests across the nation. Groups gathered near the White House, dispersing into groups making their way towards the Capitol and other locations on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. "I have three black boys at home and IÕm tired of it," said Floyd of her decision to join ongoing protests. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755404746-BGJ36XLU2KLMZSWNW0J7/instagram_02.JPG In the News - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3- George Holland, 29, hugs three year-old Mikaela LG, of Tennessee during the 6th day of protests in Washington, D.C. after the death of George Floyd ignited protests across the nation. Thousands of peaceful protesters continued their demonstrations in the nations capitol on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. ÒAmerica is crying for help," said Holland of his decision to participate in demonstrations. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755456875-OWPJOGA733FR1AMTXRRP/instagram_06.JPG In the News - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6- A man becomes emotional while joining thousands of protestors during the 9th day of protests in downtown Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755442922-1V75P67OWZYCB7H7HH0M/instagram_05.JPG In the News - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6- Thousands gather for the 9th day of protests in downtown Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755494894-5ECYDYDJ7XVSNJ90ZAFQ/instagram_09.JPG In the News - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6- A crowd cheers "Hands up don't shoot" while participating in the 9th day of protests across from the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711400090-AFF165ZTU2MP2L8W3Y7O/AVX+McAllen+reynosa+01.JPG In the News - Separation of Families Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Patricia Flores, 27, consoles her son, Joan, 7, in the centers dormitory. Patrica said her family, who made the journey from El Salvador, are hesitant to attempt to seek asylum for fear of US immigration policies. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711406465-Y47HMHONPANFG649MNG6/avx+school+shooting+29A.JPG In the News - Santa Fe High School mass shooting Lucrecia Martinez, 7, stops to say a prayer at each candle lit for the 10 victims of the Santa Fe High School mass shooting during a vigil at the Texas First Bank on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, TX. 10 people were killed and 10 injured in the latest school shooting. AMANDA VOISARD / AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711420616-OKJUGETDR0HJB6H4AOF0/avx+school+shooting+27.JPG In the News - Santa Fe High School mass shooting Groups gather for vigil for the victims of the Santa Fe High School mass shooting at the Texas First Bank on Friday, May, 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, TX. 10 people were killed and 10 injured in the latest school shooting. AMANDA VOISARD / AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711393906-WRM5ZHPW0XXB8FU3NZA3/AMBERASSAULT_05.JPG In the News - What do we owe her now? SAN MARCOS, TX- AUGUST- Amber Wyatt was the victim of a sexual assault following a party while she was in high school in 2006. Following years of drug abuse, Amber has turned around her life around. She recently got married and is back in school working towards her degree. She is seen on Friday, August 2, 2018, at her home in San Marcos, TX. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711392259-U4JZQ5NHSIBMU0BWTT04/Lifeguard+Shortage+07.JPG In the News - Lifeguard Shortage AUSTIN, TX- JUNE- Leslie Botts, 70, does a guard switch with Ian Samoson, 18, cq, head guard, right, at the Balcones Neighborhood Pool on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Austin, TX. Botts, who said she is an active swimmer, recently got her lifeguard certification and began working for Austin Parks and Recreation. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711431367-WKXP018EDEYPSHCVLJ76/DSC_1438.jpg In the News - womensmarch WASHINGTON, DC- JAN 21- Groups gather for the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711384395-JD099RFJSARTOWIUY9SM/AMBERASSAULT_16.JPG In the News - What do we owe her now? SAN MARCOS, TX- AUGUST- Amber Wyatt was the victim of a sexual assault following a party while she was in high school in 2006. Following years of drug abuse, Amber has turned around her life around. She recently got married and is back in school working towards her degree. She is seen on Friday, August 2, 2018, in San Marcos, TX. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711476840-7AZE1EJXHMDUOZ5971AN/DSC_1414.jpg In the News - Homicide Victim Tiffany West, 21, right, leans on Jamika Smallwood, left, while attending the candlelight vigil of recent homicide victim, Wesley West in the Congress Heights neighborhood where he was shot in mid-July on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711481358-MYD2W700QYSFCGV2DDJN/DSC_4090.jpg In the News - Double Homicide Sharon Johnson, 63, mother of homicide victim Omoni Johnson is comforted by family and friends as she sits in the spot on the 4900 block of B St. SE where her son was shot on Friday evening. Omani Johnson, 26, and Shaheed James, 21, were fatally shot and a third victim, an adult male, was transported to local hospital and expected to survive. The group is seen on Saturday, August 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711485871-SVRYJS53G5A4DHGJP1P4/DSC_5510.jpg In the News - Where's our faith? Reverend Brad Braxton of the Open Church stands in the sanctuary of the Second English Lutheran Church, where the church rents space, on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For OZY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711508950-AN9O2274ZJGHWE39B4W1/DSC_6111.jpg In the News - New Beginnings, a model school for young inmates David Domenici believes he can reform the juvenile justice system by improving education for inmates. After setting up New Beginnings, a model school for young inmates and spending 15 years in the trenches, the one-man crusader is now trying to bring structure to the entire chaotic juvenile justice education system. Domenici stands in what was a classroom inside a now-shuttered detention center just down the road from the new detention hall in Laurel, MD. More than 200,000 juveniles are incarcerated each year in the U.S with only a 15% of those youth inmates graduating High School. (Amanda Voisard/For OZY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711888447-Q63WM45QD5HGA94XGJJK/_RR21098.jpg In the News - Free From Bondage Protest WASHINGTON, DC- DEC 13: Fidelia Igwe, 21, middle, is comforted by a friend, while overcome with emotions during a college and youth protest that began at DC Armory ending joining a larger protest at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Dec 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. The group was organized by #FreeFromBondage College and Youth protest. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711530341-DSPGS5BHLJ2S8XPGOJAK/_MRG0672.jpg In the News - Black Lives Matter NEW YORK CITY, NY- DEC 4: A masked protestor joins in a die-in at the intersection in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 4, 2014 in Brooklyn, NY. The group of demonstrators took to the streets of New York, a day after a Staten Island grand jury declined to bring charges in the casze of Eric Garner, beginning their march in New York’s Foley Square closing down the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges as they crossed over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711446029-S8BMVT4K8RXYAB9PPND6/pulse22.JPG In the News - Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 13: Andrew Woods, 31, from right, Deeba Ahmad, 57, middle, Ashley Matthews, 22, middle rear, and Nicole Nagy, 30, rear left, embrace during a candlelight vigil outside the front lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711449089-4A0X8N64ACESGOFOF6IE/DSC_9007+copy+copy+2.jpg In the News - Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Tears stream down the face of Beth Love, 31, following her participation in a human rainbow, on the Friday following the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL. The rainbow was composed of the same number of volunteers as victims of the mass shooting as a visual reminder of the number of lives that were lost. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711491043-QWCYIK61L1AE4VQJMK14/DSC_0058+3.jpg In the News - Baltimore's Transgender Prostitutes BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 3: Esha Harbin, 27, lingers on a corner of the Old Goucher neighborhood early Friday morning on April 3, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. She and friends were standing on the corner where Mya Hall was picked up from while soliciting sex the evening before she was shot by NSA police. Harbin says she and Hall where close friends. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711513631-CXFCBOMDVIXYHDYCO0UU/DSC_5511.jpg In the News - Double Digit gains on standardized tests ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: Carlin Springs Elementary School principal, Corina Coronel comforts 1st grader, Andrea Hernandez, 7, while supervising recess on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 in Arlington, VA. 3rd grade students at the Elementary School saw double digit gains on standardized tests last year. ( Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711524725-V0WEHTR93ANL8NSMO5FF/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_12.JPG In the News - Widows ABERDEEN, MD - AUGUST 6: Rachel Porto's husband Marine LCPL John Porto was killed in Afghanistan when his armored vehicle rolled over in a canal in 2010. Porto is now an advocate and guide to other war widows in pursuing their survivor benefits. She is seen at her home in Aberdeen, MD on Monday, Aug. 6, 2014. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711528687-HUFKHL8P7AFDB0EA0Y56/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_16.JPG In the News - Memorial Day WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 26: Debbra Figone and her sister, Anne Martin visit the grave site of Fignone's son, Gunnery Sgt. George L. Figone Jr. on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. "They called him gorgeous George," said Figone of her son who died at the age of 32 due to complications after being shot by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2010. Fignone makes an annual pilgrimage to Arlington from her home in Northern Stockton, CA, visiting for five days over the memorial day weekend as part of the TAPS program. " I come here to be with people that understand. They don't need something to remind them because we live it every day," she said. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711523260-PYHJULHYVFG7L659XG1M/DSC_2309.jpg In the News - Battle of Bladensburg BLADENSBURG, MD - AUGUST 23: A soldier walks off the field following the re-enactment of the Battle of Bladensburg on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park in Bladensburg, MD. The battle was part of the Undaunted Festival, commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the event. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711526878-MNJEVDFOIW0PXM0IKQ8Q/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_13.JPG In the News - Arlington National Cemetery ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 22: A bird takes flight as the sun rises over Arlington National Cemetery in section 60 on Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Arlington, VA. Hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan war dead are buried in the section. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060474592-M46QUZTSSNPM32RA1L7X/TURKMENISTAN.jpg In the News - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Visits Turkmenistan Approximately 450 students from three leading Turkmen universities attended a side event on the roll out process of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711543092-6C6C3RQQ2VHD1T6GJ3VY/DSC_5464.jpg In the News - SIlver Line RESTON, VA - JULY 28: Commuters ride the silver line metro during the first business day of operation for the line on Monday, July 28, 2014 in Reston, VA. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711530133-YDLWY67RHKKRYWYL86MS/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_14.JPG In the News - For the love of Kodi: gunshot victim WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Kodie "KoKo" Brown plays at the local playground near RFK stadium on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. "For me, it's all about family right now. That's my main focus," said Ferguson, a DC police officer, who with his wife adopted "KoKo" after their daughter was fatally shot on a DC Metro Bus while trying to run from her boyfriend. "KoKo" was also seriously injured during the incident, suffering a gunshot wound to the face. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711536202-Z16V6K4QY5HY5MQQTNS1/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_02.JPG In the News - Corcoran Farewell WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Guests make their way to the second floor during the 59th Annual Corcoran Ball on Friday, April 25, 2014 in Washington, DC. After the financial chaos that defined the Corcoran for so many years, the private art gallery in February announced a partnership with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711545332-F4WS51PFIP7X8JSVKCRA/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_09.JPG In the News - The National Portrait Gallery WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Friendship Heights Elementary 4th grade students, Jakyra Perry, 10, from left, Makayla Hayes, 10, Jakiya Young, 9, and Serenity Hammond, 10, sit with classmates on the steps of The National Portrait Gallery in Penn Quarter on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711554967-G3BGLZ0G5VN6UZQE5ZIE/DSC_9151.jpg In the News - Protest of Japanese Prime Minister WASHINGTON, DC- APRIL 29: Yumi Paek, 71, left, Bok Soon Choi, 78, middle, and Young Choo, 73, right, participate in a protest calling on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's to apologize for atrocities committed during World War II. The group gathered on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711503393-L1KIYMEWY44U7UTJXEMG/DSC_3143.jpg In the News - vacant BALTIMORE, MD- MAY 10: Emily Painter, 7, plays in front of vacant rowhouses next to her home in the West side of Baltimore on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Baltimore, MD.Baltimore has more than 16,000 vacant houses. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 46,800 vacant homes account for 16 percent of Baltimore’s housing stock. In Baltimore and elsewhere, vacant buildings are associated with numerous problems. One recent study showed that abandoned buildings are associated with higher rates of “assaultive violence.” Another found that residents who live near vacant building have a far greater chance of falling victim to fires. And in 2008, Baltimore discovered that the cost of providing police and fire services to a block increased by $1,472 annually for each vacant house. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711555050-RB47V96T8489A7U2FRC4/DSC_0151.jpg In the News - Baltimore riots Baltimore riots (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711555761-XNKMW66QHR1JMSX39G62/DSC_0249.jpg In the News - Baltimore riots Protestors stand before a police line during the Baltimore riots in Baltimore, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711557063-TEE3HN4MCHUXA95PUKTA/DSC_9945.jpg In the News - Baltimore riots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711557589-BOC342LRGM3GANZ4CW2S/DSC_0008.jpg In the News - Baltimore riots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711558280-P1MV4GFBPLFHIG1MHCCR/DSC_2708.jpg In the News - Baltimore riots Hyo Yol Choi, 50, pauses to rest while cleaning up his beauty supply store after looters vandalized the property during the riots in Baltimore. Choi, who expects to reopen the store within a month, is seen outside the store on May 8 in Baltimore. (Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711559658-FB6UTEVU6ZCLZZNH07JM/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_05.JPG In the News - Missing child WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Melissa Young, maternal grandmother of missing 8 year old, Relisha Rudd joins in prayer/walk for Relisha on Monday, March 31, 2014 on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave in SE Washington, DC. Relisha's grandfather, George Turner, middle, and his niece, Jackie, left, join in the event, put on by Manpower DC and Trayon White. Relisha was last seen on March 1. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711873156-UUCQ413F0MI1QLR0M241/RECENT__201304.JPG In the News - Home health DOYLESTOWN, PA - APRIL 24: Patty Graefe, Clinical Team Leader at Health Quality Partners research and development organization, hugs her patient, Paul Bradfield, 83 at his home outside of Doylestown, PA on Wednesday. With a few more visits left, the couple is sad to lose the care provided by Graefe," "If it hasn't been for her making him go to the doctor, he wouldn't be here. That I am sure of, " said Betty Bradfield of an medical emergency involving her husband. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711561437-2E2C4G4WJZRM4JPLN8SP/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_01.JPG In the News - Homeless WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Melissa Morales rests in the back of the car while waiting to hear if her family would be given emergency shelter at the Motel 6 in place of DC family shelters on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Morales and her family were among the dozens of families lined up at the city’s homeless intake center Monday seeking shelter for the night from the accumulating snow and freezing weather. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582059680166-XN2UP0T1WS8R9TRV8R3R/voisard-storm2.jpg In the News - Hurricane Sandy Tim "Chyno" Chin of Texas swings above a flooded Adventure park in Bayville on Monday evening as Hurricane Sandy trudged towards the mainland. Jak Amico is seen at left. (Oct 29, 2012) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060062005-4NJRCI18TT2JX6DR9CID/lisand3108.JPG In the News - Hurricane Sandy Greg Phuros, middle, works to help National Guard and Police to convince a pair of displaced men to head to a shelter. Phuros and his girlfriends rescued the men during flooding and high winds Monday evening as Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Long Beach.(Oct. 29 2012) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060113418-4NE00VD09PN4KO6XB89Y/listormmasticbeach1.JPG In the News - Hurricane Sandy Shelby Vansteenburgh, 4, and Katelyn Theodorsen, 4, play in the yard of their home that was severely damaged by the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy on Wednesday in Mastic Beach Village. Jenn McCormack, mother, cleans up debris behind. (Oct 31, 2012) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711629550-LKV56153KOSJKCHPRHEI/RECENT__201307.JPG In the News - M3 Rock Festival COLUMBIA, MD - MAY 04: Fans grab onto Bret Michaels as he performs during the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday in Columbia, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711640265-WHD2ZRWJMBKVTNKFYV75/RECENT__201303.JPG In the News - Dance BETHESDA, MD - APRIL 15: Members of the Exit 12 Dance Company perform "Conflict(ed)", Monday morning at the Landon School's Mondzac Performing Arts Center in Bethesda. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711599892-0OU7X4V9FEZ5GQUWHKD3/RECENT__201309.JPG In the News - Gospel Tour FORT WASHINGTON, MD - MAY 09: Rachel D. Kamasse sings along as John P. Kee and New Life perform while attending the McDonalds Gospel Tour on Thursday evening at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711584494-REIECO4DJ58XFOL3WFQ0/RECENT__201316.JPG In the News - Police HYATTSVILLE, MD - JUNE 19: on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Hyattsville, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711669215-6I53TAYTQV1008VH5Y98/RECENT__201314.JPG In the News - Low-wage workers protest WASHINGTON, DC- MAY 21: A large group of low-wage workers gathered on Tuesday, May 21, in front of the Ronald Reagan Building on Pennsylvania Ave. to protest minimum wage standards in the United States. The group began their day in front of the Ronald Reagan building marching down the street and will make several stops along the way, ending at Union Station at noon. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711662014-XO6MFNINRWF7EVQ6UWFN/RECENT__201301.JPG In the News - Cherry Blossom Parade WASHINGTON - April 13: Morgan Cable of the Albert Gallatin High School band watches the 2013 Parade of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC on Saturday morning. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711879931-R1T14O2GL7DQH3PSXCTU/RECENT__201306.JPG In the News - Muslim Youth Girl Scout Troop LANHAM, MD - APRIL 27: Anisah, 10, left, and Amaarah, Abdur-Rahman, 8, attend a Girl Scout Troop interest meeting at Prince George's Muslim Association on Saturday in Lanham, MD. Muneera Fontaine and her daughter, Tahjiani Jones, 6, listen at rear. cq, Muneera, Tahjiani, Anisah, and Amaarah were all born in the USA. 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Tracey continues to work to regain custody of her other two other children, whom were removed from her home by the New York State child protective services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711806576-K0R19Y23CHGFU3R0OMN6/portraits-228.jpg In the News - Muslim Women in America Amanda Gormley checks her boarding pass before entering security at the Syracuse International Airport in late April 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711808995-SRNH8E6RPTY4BNKK1OXE/akvsyr05.JPG In the News - Muslim Women in America Amanda Gormley enjoys a brief moment of relaxation while attending an Easter celebration at her family's home in Elbridge, N.Y. 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LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES IN FLORIDA. OUT ORLANDO. OUT TV. OUT MAGAZINES. OUT TABLOIDS. OUT WIDE WORLD. OUT INTERNET USE. NO SALES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060519690-3MSNRM97U7JJZAOJH8CP/CARLEO09.JPG In the News - fav 06 av 8.jpg Jeffrey Carleo dressed in a t-shirt comemorating his sister Brittany Carleo stands outside the tent of her burial services with friends, Jennifer Kaeff, middle, and Paul Klinger, right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060526542-968UA8NY54AOJYD4OU1I/CROSS.JPG In the News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711833675-MKZN31T1KHAAO8DKCOYZ/01+portfolio.jpg In the News Dust hangs in the air on Pork Hill Road as Ivy R. Haldeman walks home from a friend's house Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 in Rodman, N.Y. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593365681496-N1WXBRLM3KWUVOS9I6YD/image-asset.octet-stream In the News https://www.amandavoisard.com/callingonme daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127584915-PKJBIIU9VHAJF8HFMHIF/sierra01019.JPG Calling on Me Sierra Taylor’s bed lay vacant after she passed away, succumbing to her third bout with cancer at the age of 11. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127584915-PKJBIIU9VHAJF8HFMHIF/sierra01019.JPG Calling on Me Sierra Taylor’s bed lay vacant after she passed away, succumbing to her third bout with cancer at the age of 11. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582133747451-DBL4J2TDCGWFOKRCP4QC/sierra01016.JPG Calling on Me Sierra Taylor rests with her grandmother, Albertha Register, during a fundraiser held, Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the DeWitt Community Room. The fundraiser was held to collect funds to pay for the funeral costs for Sierra, whom has terminal Stage 4 medulloblastoma brain tumors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127577716-VSCX7FYXQ2WPFF5K1I0D/sierra01018.JPG Calling on Me Katrina Weston smells the blanket of her daughter shortly after she passed away from brain cancer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127527704-4IMZFO735S1IYDPFGP6E/sierra01001.JPG Calling on Me Sierra looks to her mother while getting ready for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582133083353-JBV2FVFL9CN20ZQANP74/sierra01003.jpg Calling on Me Sierra is aided by her mother Katrina with her daily needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127523194-M3T1CLBVMPJ8M03HM98E/sierra-561.jpg Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127560123-SJ0SVMS3WMXC4FJS6K0T/sierra01007.JPG Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127552375-2VGPDZFFMIUS7ISXITUS/sierra01009.JPG Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127547543-CND047TY9Z9XE0SZIEYP/sierra01010.JPG Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127533077-2FLVJXOWLOYJLYZ9SUK7/sierra01002.JPG Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127513497-U6BVTJF1NG4TXXMCBRK1/sierra-475.jpg Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127477555-P8CAAY0QC6CB5XQIY082/portraits-5.jpg Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127570957-9SIA3Q5J8K79D4FAAM4T/sierra01014.JPG Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127492084-FBOR0N8BPZYRLATBMIJC/sierra-114.jpg Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582133508752-RT54W8PBYOUKAN9TUWCL/sierra01024.JPG Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127508563-8FLC43KNNW1922BYUGHD/sierra-252.jpg Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127589151-OF70R43G5PEDYIP8MWYN/sierra01022.JPG Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127606056-F8TSWVNRSGHO6QKCGJOS/sierra01027.JPG Calling on Me LaShay Taylor is comforted outside her sister, Sierra Taylor's funeral, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2010. 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REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591761747291-BRAVRZSTCROEKGHPD08V/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_122.JPG On the Road - USA-ELECTION/BUTTIGIEG Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a town hall at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591761774335-KSPHHVZ0L5E3RT0J0QWA/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_108.JPG On the Road - USA-ELECTION/BUTTIGIEG Thousands gather for the town hall for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 20120. 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REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591761778794-J8HY17112VQ5L68FFHGE/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_107.JPG On the Road - USA-ELECTION/BUTTIGIEG Thousands gather for the town hall for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591761785607-8F0EJOKC7EN2NRSI2S43/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_106.JPG On the Road - USA-ELECTION/BUTTIGIEG Groups in the thousands wait to enter the town hall for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 2020. Lines spanned several blocks. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591761798709-7NJBM9N2G7DRGUC3BMMX/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_101.JPG On the Road - USA-ELECTION/BUTTIGIEG Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a town hall at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://www.amandavoisard.com/democracy-and-diplomacy daily 0.75 2020-06-15 https://www.amandavoisard.com/video daily 0.75 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1596993374104-6R3UG03TBJOI9X9U6JF5/01_akv_1001.JPG STORY BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA: April 1, 2019 - The Dire Primary Health Care Unit offers a Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) screening at the center on April 1, 2019. For those who test positive for TT, counseling and corrective surgery are both provided. The surgery is funded by the Ethiopian Government. Trachoma is one of several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and the leading infectious cause of blindness according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 38% of the global population at risk for trachoma live in Ethiopia, making it one of the most endemic countries in the world. NTDs are a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally. Over 82 million people are at risk for at least one NTD in Ethiopia. Worldwide, one in seven people suffer from NTDs. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), RTI International is the lead implementer of ENVISION, a project that aims to empower governments of endemic countries to lead national NTD control programs and scale up the delivery of preventive chemotherapy for the seven most common NTDs.  ENVISION is helping the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in Ethiopia to control or eliminate the seven most common NTDs by 2020. Support includes mapping, mass drug administration, trachoma impact surveys, training government officials and health workers, and treating people for lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, STH and trachoma across four regions. NTDs come hand-in-hand with poverty because they thrive where access to clean water and sanitation is limited. These diseases, in turn, contribute to poverty because they can impair intellectual development in children, reduce school enrollment, and stymie economic productivity. 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(Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1771801561997-YC1R5PZ8XY0E4EMNZA18/arrival_06.JPG January 6 - arrival_06.JPG WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Groups gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C in protest of the certification of electoral college votes by a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1771801547427-VD1IALE7R7UZ8TOXCF22/arrival_02.JPG January 6 - arrival_02.JPG WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Groups gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C in protest of the certification of electoral college votes by a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611083984302-9R58Z2Y5ETO5KWQC18WQ/DSC_8356.jpg January 6 - CITYUNDERSIEGE WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Thousands of protestors surround the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of the Electoral College vote by Congress in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Rioters broke down barricades, climbed scaffolding erected for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, and pushed passed law enforcement to gain entry into the building. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1771801581421-MEPKYBPQ3XK68K0NA3SE/arrival_08.JPG January 6 - arrival_08.JPG WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Vice President Pence follows after Arizona electoral votes are objected to from the House chamber back through the Capitol Rotunda into the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1771801576812-2QU4TL3SMBK3YGL237CK/arrival_09.JPG January 6 - arrival_09.JPG WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- An Electoral College ballot box is carried through Statuary Hall en route to the Senate after the Arizona electoral votes are objected to during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1771801554379-IF4OR77XBAT0F4H3FLIV/arrival_01.JPG January 6 - arrival_01.JPG WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Groups gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C in protest of the certification of electoral college votes by a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611084048829-L54KJC2B8DVTMWOLPW76/DSC_8318.jpg January 6 - ELECTORALCOUNT WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Protestors gain access to the U.S. Capitol during a joint congressional session to certify the Electoral College vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351887716-AJNU3O1WE6AYBI9K0BUO/DSC_8389.jpg January 6 - DSC_8389.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members barricade doors while taking cover after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351898866-X2NN8CMSZN7E68PY8DUN/DSC_8181.jpg January 6 - DSC_8181.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Protesters fight to gain access to the U.S. Capitol during a joint congressional session to certify the electoral college vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351750237-UO15PBW7KNSB736HEXUU/DSC_8299.jpg January 6 - DSC_8299.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Capitol Police gather backup as protesters fight to gain access to the U.S. Capitol during a joint congressional session to certify the electoral college vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611083979126-AAL7NZ1O21HWGCFTMTKG/DSC_8287_B.jpg January 6 - CITYUNDERSIEGE WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Capitol police gather backup as rioters fight to gain access to the U.S. Capitol during a joint congressional session to certify the electoral college vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351888550-1BSLKZFJ0CZ1CXAUTFEU/DSC_8373.jpg January 6 - DSC_8373.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members barricade doors while taking cover after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351758081-5EYS3AOA6PM6TVX4P386/DSC_8221.jpg January 6 - DSC_8221.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Protesters fight to gain access to the U.S. Capitol during a joint congressional session to certify the electoral college vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351705162-87SGIKLU12VEQRLKD5ZV/DSC_8403.jpg January 6 - DSC_8403.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members are evacuated by the Capitol Police after rioters breached the Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351955714-5TB68JT06MB05Z3Q2CUZ/DSC_8409.jpg January 6 - DSC_8409.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members are evacuated by the Capitol Police after rioters breached the Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611084061860-HJDOIRURL2N68RGBR47V/DSC_8426.jpg January 6 - ELECTORALCOUNT WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members are evacuated by the Capitol Police after rioters breached the Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611084069224-V87DXPX3Q7XIBF6K41Z8/DSC_8575.jpg January 6 - ELECTORALCOUNT WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members are evacuated by the Capitol Police after protestors breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting a joint congressional session to certify the Electoral College vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351671114-8E5R1QMDUTL8NW6FAY3V/DSC_8483.jpg January 6 - DSC_8483.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Protestors are detained inside the U.S. Capitol after interrupting a congressional session to certify the Electoral College vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351898570-1YY822JB5TUUYR2L20CW/DSC_8477.jpg January 6 - DSC_8477.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Protestors are detained inside the U.S. Capitol after interrupting a congressional session to certify the Electoral College vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351830958-KHMP4MI4B9MUL99TSTQ0/DSC_2042.jpg January 6 - DSC_2042.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Police and military personnel remain inside the U.S. Capitol as Congress resumes the session to certify the Electoral College votes following a breach by rioters, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351798926-1UCOLKWHRLZGPNZ3PUC7/DSC_2052.jpg January 6 - DSC_2052.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Trash and debris litter the halls of the U.S. Capitol after rioters breached the interior interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351814439-JVCI9COZCU39ZXY27COY/DSC_2050.jpg January 6 - DSC_2050.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Trash and debris litter the halls of the U.S. Capitol after rioters breached the interior interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351847124-NB3PVJ35B81GQMAVE9H6/DSC_2059.jpg January 6 - DSC_2059.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) passes military personnel remain inside the U.S. Capitol as Congress resumes the session to certify the Electoral College votes following a breach by rioters, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351783121-G3ZPJL9HVQXEGE58IW2Q/DSC_2083.jpg January 6 - DSC_2083.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Police and military personnel remain inside the U.S. Capitol as Congress resumes the session to certify the Electoral College votes following a breach by rioters, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351910193-4YEFO7OHNK9SILPLPF3A/DSC_2094.jpg January 6 - DSC_2094.jpg WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and his daughter walk through the halls of the capitol as Congress resumes the session to certify the Electoral College votes following a breach of the Capitol by rioters, in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1771801605198-MS4Q6TBNGHH5FOGCO1HC/arrival_14.JPG January 6 - arrival_14.JPG WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Senators follow as Senate pages lead the procession of the Senate through the Capitol Rotunda into the House chamber with the Electoral College ballot boxes at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747351662529-FII3OS5XQH3YIQV6KAHW/DSC_8495.jpg January 6 - DSC_8495.jpg https://www.amandavoisard.com/new-gallery-4 daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366732116-HWPIGELEO1MSE25H4Q6O/DSC_5845.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366732116-HWPIGELEO1MSE25H4Q6O/DSC_5845.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769521032-IL09F6Y961B1S64WEDHW/UNI619217_Med-Res.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS © UNICEF/UNI619217/ Amanda Voisard - CDC Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu holds a photo of her mother, who succumbed to cervical cancer at the age of 56, at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711491043-QWCYIK61L1AE4VQJMK14/DSC_0058+3.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711481761-582KF17VG8EUYFB99CIN/DSC_6796.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747369004513-MOWCTEETLU5S5U9KU9BX/imrs.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS Louise Rogers, 69, seen at home in August in Rome, N.Y., with dog Millie, suffered grave burns at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, her second day on the job there. (Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711524725-V0WEHTR93ANL8NSMO5FF/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_12.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366918885-2UW8E390XIOJRRPGL6SQ/P7PD4MA7MMI6NAWCU7OLGEZIPU.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS SYRIA, VA MAY 20: Jimmy Graves, owner of Graves Mountain Lodge, says he is a Trump supporter. Graves stands next the barn destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Syria, VA. He said, the past few years have monetarily challenging. Money had to be used elsewhere to support the family business rather than fixing the active barn. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711485871-SVRYJS53G5A4DHGJP1P4/DSC_5510.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582649378360-9MM19XB2R6657XC9SUAH/DSC_2434bw.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS Rachel Griffin, who has anxiety and depression, poses at the Provincetown Playhouse. Griffin is a graduate student in music education at New York University. She started a twitter campaign, #imnotashamed, calling on people to disclose their mental illnesses and declare themselves unashamed. She also wrote a musical comedy set in a psychiatric ward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711393906-WRM5ZHPW0XXB8FU3NZA3/AMBERASSAULT_05.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711699037-BBCVY4VXDJJ8Q2AJKSWQ/oldmansea0.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711530133-YDLWY67RHKKRYWYL86MS/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_14.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707216949-MZBN3EQCJ3E8ZTG8HM9I/pibor78.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707215992-EXAD6JH7YAHR0CD2R753/DSC_8388.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580263994986-QJ07KPWR4TYFJ50QBRWN/poltitics_74.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180951056-9M09U7O95VFIDQ0JABDW/waitingformanuel0.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711784360-HNRTFXFLSTUK4YNDHT7D/SAmcsweeny1006.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579192170138-244FIFYY0ZBXN2LX3520/kween+Kee-kee_voisardedit_001.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579187540378-NLK8LSJO0QJ47Z7DUFP7/DSC_4298_1.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579190613347-CIQ3MQJFCDUDCUTN1Y67/DSC_5005.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366723118-WSJ05CKEAYY6SP6G3TGM/HRC_M7_ADEDOJA_006.JPG GALLERY PORTRAITS Dorcas Adedoja is seen at them home in New York, NY, March 26, 2021. Dorcas, who is a 2020 graduate of Columbia University's Health Policy & Management masters program and was an Associate Graduate Intern at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Epidemiology administration throughout the pandemic, said they believes all health is interconnected. They uses social media to spread public health information says they are passionate about public health, and making health information accessible for all communities, especially black trans communities. (photo by Amanda Voisard/Mesa7 Media for HRC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366884966-WWHQ89FHHDG3JDEG6YPF/6UVBGARHS4I6ZDKTM7H3IUVKMA.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS WASHINGTON, DC - August 16- Piedmont Blues Artist, Warner Williams was one of the 2011 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipients. He is seen at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on August 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711508950-AN9O2274ZJGHWE39B4W1/DSC_6111.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366883689-WTNBZ17VN2UJSEP4PUJM/4MMQP4HTZ4I6NOOJ5A744QX3ME.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS NEW YORK, NY- NOV 7 : Arthur Levitt was the longest-serving Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 until 2001. He is seen in Manhattan on Monday Nov. 7, 2016 in New York, NY. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366888481-AUQBRQPH65PZYM2WBK71/CWNFTGQRW4I6ZOWKQ2YUJ7EKFU.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS Retired Army Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell, now a state senator in Texas, at home Aug. 27, 2021. He underwent 39 surgeries for injuries... (Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366897768-TOPPZQL0ZIM90714EY34/DKB5CABGPYI6LN375MJ2EFPVSM.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS DETROIT, MI- APRIL 16: Michael Bolton, is seen in the third floor of the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME) music college on Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Detroit, MI. The rest of the building has been renovated to serve the students with the third floor awaiting plans for completion. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366918200-3JZX4QIZK16YZMG6JQFP/PCKEYXGOMII6LEGTGTBMIJSTVQ.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31 : Dr. Ruth J. Simmons was the first African-American president of an Ivy League institution, becoming the 18th president of Brown University in 2001. She is seen on Sunday, January 31, 2016 in Washington, D.C. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366910125-KOOSZJGJDFPIXX5EL1YT/I5MQR2GOMMI6LEGTGTBMIJSTVQ.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS RICHMOND, VA - FEBRUARY 4 : Former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder became the African-American to be elected governor in the U.S. in 1989. He is seen in his office at Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs on Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366903631-ND5UHR4BOK4WOEW53O6E/DU6NV5EVBUI6ZOZROT6ANQFDUU.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEB 23: United States Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta is seen at her office at the Department of Justice on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Washington. D.C. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366904957-X07E8KUMKTLTH8TU9IME/E4B5QNRK34I6HMKBFGHUMU4XCY.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS WASHINGTON, DC - SEPT 13: Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, has begun making regular visits to Washington, DC in an attempt to bring a new focus of women in politics to her readers. Coles is seen in front of the White House on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366916440-DTS8H6CZ8FSNZQWZHGHU/KJDFWACVYQI6XLGFSLJIDGQ4ZM.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS GLEN BURNIE, MD- JAN 8- Ron Harrison, a Maryland teacher, tested positive in December for COVID-19. What he thought was another one of his panic attacks turned out to be symptoms of the virus. He is seen at home on Friday, January 8, 2021 in Glen Burnie, MD. (Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366686618-1F734C5ZQZKNQSLWDCRP/DSC_4191.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747366910587-YN6MDGYCMXTSCKP5CV1K/HMRSQZD7W4I6XPRCGLJTDWDVGA.jpg GALLERY PORTRAITS WASHINGTON, D.C. - MARCH 6: Hernán Losada, 38, was announced in January as the new head coach of D.C. United, becoming MLS’s youngest leader. He is seen at Audi Field on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://www.amandavoisard.com/new-gallery-5 daily 0.75 2026-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769521519-3BOLR0HVQ4DY86X6M9O8/UNI618793_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI618793_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, looks to her daughter, Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769521519-3BOLR0HVQ4DY86X6M9O8/UNI618793_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI618793_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, looks to her daughter, Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769519893-6F22PKZEZ3F17MM5O1NE/UNI619221_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619221_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu and her daughter, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, hold a photo of Salisu’s mother, who succumbed to cervical cancer at the age of 56, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769521032-IL09F6Y961B1S64WEDHW/image-asset.jpeg A Preventable Cancer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769519046-Z49TOWBI2XM1EZ5FB8U4/UNI619227_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619227_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, middle, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen with her daughters Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, from left, Fatima Mansir, 12, and Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Due to age, Fatima was the only one of her siblings eligible to receive the free HPV vaccination during the second phase of the nationwide rollout.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769512052-YIGB41CB5HXNN1R92AE1/UNI619260_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619260_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, right, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu and her daughter, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, left, are seen at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769509930-WXL32CS7JKS7D6C9WJRO/UNI619266_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619266_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, right, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen at the home she shares with her husband and children, Fatima Mansir, 12, from left, Abdussalam Mansir, 6, Mahmud Mansir, 10, Khadija Abdurahman, 25, and Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769520731-S7GG6MANSXJ1D1J2I16N/UNI619220_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619220_Med-Res.jpg Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, hangs laundry at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Muhammed’s mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769505835-XBZSIICRJ869SIHI53TI/UNI619280_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619280_Med-Res.jpg Mahmud Mansir, 10, sits in the entryway of his home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. His mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/682cd7cd9be32675494e2f6c/682cd86ad8c2705809682ab0/1767885197454/ A Preventable Cancer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769519830-5T12HO127VADZUHUXSLM/UNI619223_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619223_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, left, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen at the home she shares with her husband and 7 children, Amira Mansir, 16, from left, Fatima Mansir, 12, Raudan Mansir, 3, middle front, Khadija Abdurahman, 25, middle back, Mahmud Mansir, 10, Abdussalam Mansir, 6, and Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769512708-ULU90WGH0H80HQSBX1SN/UNI619247_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619247_Med-Res.jpg Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, rests while at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769517281-E91J055VV1WRF4329EAW/UNI619231_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619231_Med-Res.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, walks to the market to buy items for the family’s dinner in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769509766-DL5DK2ATZ4AMINS8YHS8/UNI619267_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619267_Med-Res.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, middle left, and her sister, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, middle right, wait to cross the street at their local market in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769517554-677LTHXVQ5QJIUYG4DMY/UNI619230_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619230_Med-Res.jpg Raudan Mansir, 3, looks on at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769516387-HHS1HT10S53WX1WFGNJ6/UNI619233_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619233_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769514561-O3V9ZXUADH4972LN3IDF/UNI619241_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619241_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769505301-C5I1OW1VTN3IZYD0OKEL/UNI619281_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619281_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/682cd7cd9be32675494e2f6c/682cd860e744546d9513ecc4/1767885308497/ A Preventable Cancer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769505091-8QR68HELG9K1ZKQ5M4G6/UNI619282_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619282_Med-Res.jpg Aisha Musa, right, listens as Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, left, informs her about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769502815-ZHO722EU3I8VTIXSTPSX/UNI619234_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619234_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769515397-SKYRHHL21Q053A62U0CE/UNI619239_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619239_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, middle left, walks with Zainab Abubakar, 9, middle, and her sister Fatima Abubakar, 12, right, enroute to a mobile human papillomavirus (HPV) clinic in Katsina, Nigeria on 31 May 2024. Khadija, who had already received the vaccine was escorting her sister, but then was told by her mother to return after their father became hesitant about Khadija receiving the vaccine as well. Immunization sites were set up across the community to encourage girls aged 9-14 years to receive a free single-dose of the vaccine during the week-long, second phase of the HPV rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769503640-SXIGH8U86VQK667MBKV2/UNI619295_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619295_Med-Res.jpg Rukayya Armaya'u inks a girls finger after administering a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at a mobile clinic in Katsina, Nigeria on 31 May 2024. Immunization sites were set up across the community to encourage girls aged 9-14 years to receive a free, single-dose of the vaccine during the week-long, second phase of the HPV rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769502825-9K13D0I8G3E4Y1UTNRLP/UNI619294_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619294_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769501825-SYSYINB1OWW3SVR7HUHT/UNI619222_Med-Resa.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619222_Med-Resa.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, shows her nail marked with ink to show that she has been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Due to age, Fatima was the only one of her siblings eligible to receive the free HPV vaccination during the second phase of the nationwide rollout.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Ni https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769510666-5VUF0PX46XP6EPDUU3OC/UNI619264_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619264_Med-Res.jpg Khadija Abdurahman, 25, left, and her sister, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, share a laugh at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. The young women’s mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769507504-TOF04O413SLDRRNTVPZC/UNI619275_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619275_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, left, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen at home with two of her children, Raudan Mansir, 3, middle, and Mahmud Mansir, 10, right, in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769506877-X61S577BZ4SPSBBDC679/UNI619277_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619277_Med-Res.jpg Mahmud Mansir, 10, sits in the entryway of his home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. His mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769508333-R8MPGVE3GCS1WK29M33M/UNI619270_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619270_Med-Res.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, stands in the entryway to her families shared compound in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Due to age, Fatima was the only one of her siblings eligible to receive the free HPV vaccination during the second phase of the nationwide rollout.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769507605-VV1QSAWGHK665JF6J05Z/UNI619273_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619273_Med-Res.jpg Raudan Mansir, 3, looks on outside her her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769511450-QWKIH7BTKX77ADC5GW84/UNI619261_Med-Res.jpg A Preventable Cancer - UNI619261_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen with her daughter Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. 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(Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1771801605198-MS4Q6TBNGHH5FOGCO1HC/arrival_14.JPG Jan 6 - arrival_14.JPG WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Senators follow as Senate pages lead the procession of the Senate through the Capitol Rotunda into the House chamber with the Electoral College ballot boxes at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. 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The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127717460-UP3AZCF9ZFFDLI937IBC/DSC_7727.jpg South Sudan Conflict A young women holds a child in Akobo on 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708079093-GLAKWIG5NQC08IELPX51/DSC_6538.jpg South Sudan Conflict Thief Luak, 80, originally of Bentiu, recently took up residency in the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Luak, who is seen on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan said she made the long journey due to food insecurity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127716845-XXI5SUR7JXL3OJRP58RC/DSC_6897.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707207781-94VWQV1EX19TWPH5CWNU/DSC_8505.jpg South Sudan Conflict Few residents remain in the kingdom of Wau Shilluk in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan. There has been a mass displacement of the Shilluk ethnic minority following a forcible displacement by government forces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718955-8DPATNWK2LRJJZ1E61DM/DSC_8076.jpg South Sudan Conflict Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707216949-MZBN3EQCJ3E8ZTG8HM9I/pibor78.JPG South Sudan Conflict 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718142-Z3G0HQFBXJ9318DTN577/DSC_8070.jpg South Sudan Conflict Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127716778-DT899CZ682WK483FEUWR/DSC_7441.jpg South Sudan Conflict Local military and groups wait outside as UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General David Shearer meets with leaders in Akobo on Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581353734296-9D2KWPOP754OOBUSG78N/DSC_6909.jpg South Sudan Conflict A youth is held with adults at a police detainment centers in Malakal, South Sudan. Most police stations are lacking crime officers and often prisoners are held for prolonged periods without a trial. Malakal is the headquarters of upper Nile and as of 2017 had no judge or prosecutors dedicated to the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127724539-FLND8469ZWRNX927Z04U/DSC_8776_1.jpg South Sudan Conflict Nyawar, 70, lays in her bed days after being raped by a soldier while collecting firewood outside the Protection of Civilians site next to the United Nations base in Malakal. She said this was the third time she had been raped and despite firewood being her lifeline, the trauma has left her fearing to return to the bush. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels Stories of horrific atrocities – murder, rape, looting, disease, burning homes and famine – plague the people of this war-torn nation which celebrated its independence in 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708113438-MUJY8FRVX03OUHF33LWL/XP7A7184.jpg South Sudan Conflict Refugees wait to be processed at the Busia collection point near the Uganda/South Sudan border divided only by a small wooden bridge before their final destination of the Impvepi Refugee Camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Busia, Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707203553-MJQZY8EHH2JJTLHCJ9RA/DSC_8278.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707226810-JSGMCVOD6FBKOZLVGBKS/pibor92.JPG South Sudan Conflict 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707173708-6O5SR47YUGR6X25PB1E1/DSC_2360+copy.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707188686-KXC8G49QKDWJXPJFK85Z/DSC_6596.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707225333-IWN3CZQECXNV74XZ5F9U/pibor79.JPG South Sudan Conflict 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708086590-D25OA5XP7LHMVPP6SLZG/DSC_7582_A.jpg South Sudan Conflict Youngsters duck below as the 'Akobo Women Association,' hold signs and demonstrate during a visit from the UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General, David Shearer, in Akobo on 1 Nov. 2017. The group describes themselves as agents of peace in the war-torn community leading peace talks and workshops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708084291-WOG128QR61ZIRAEMGV7E/DSC_7556.jpg South Sudan Conflict Local Akobo artist, Juck Badeng, leads a dance during a visit by UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General, David Shearer, on Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708081843-DYK50GQ8TSQ9ICHB0YJ1/DSC_7455.jpg South Sudan Conflict Locals wait outside a meeting during the visit of UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General David Shearer to Akobo Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708076514-XJ289UMVKOEDO2THZZ0V/DSC_6168.jpg South Sudan Conflict Locals sell their goods in the Bor market on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127715585-D79YJ6Y17YVN52FX5TF8/DSC_6480.jpg South Sudan Conflict Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127714805-JW88V1P4R465UOK4B1H7/DSC_6381.jpg South Sudan Conflict Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708077464-H3TCVOZ1I06CMFVKEE1C/DSC_6321.jpg South Sudan Conflict A young boy looks at his empty food bowl, in the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581353905233-K2XETFRXYJMVAJ7P1J75/XP7A6612.jpg South Sudan Conflict A water point is used in the Protection of Civilians 3 camp outside the UN House United Nations Mission in South Sudan compound on Saturday, 17 June, 2017 in South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127722204-H54OLYE4WAJCLMKNIYQI/XP7A6240.jpg South Sudan Conflict Young boys play in the Protection of Civilians 3 camp outside the UN House United Nations Mission in South Sudan compound on Saturday, 17 June, 2017 in South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707177307-NBQ4PL5ZL7PKXG4SRDUE/DSC_5348.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127719985-SA87TWIZQOAW8K2OZVGU/DSC_8392.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708092265-H2MJOJ4I5VF8PWDJ1USX/DSC_8352.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581351308227-RJOJ2VWRWHF7SSHDRQXX/28091622649_e2cfaa1fad_k.jpg South Sudan Conflict JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN- JANUARY 23- Young residents braid hair at the Protection of Civilians Site 3 next to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Juba on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The program was designed to raise awareness regarding the role of UNMISS in South Sudan. There are currently over 38,000 civilians living in the UN protection sites in Juba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707215992-EXAD6JH7YAHR0CD2R753/DSC_8388.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708080512-UZ6HR6TH3THOFK33K2OE/DSC_6565.jpg South Sudan Conflict Anna Nyachout, left, and Elizabeth Nayandang, 48, right, residents of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor show their scars from bullet wounds suffered during the conflict. The women are seen on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581348645582-9H3UNGX26U5V8K8P7J2P/25232775437_6317a03c43_3k.jpg South Sudan Conflict Monday Charles, 8, plays inside her new school, Queen's Nursery and Primary School, located inside the Weapons Free Zone to the East of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Juba on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Many of the children have been out of school since July 2016 when clashes erupted between government and opposition forces in Juba. The school will officially begin holding classes on Tuesday with 51 registered students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708080771-LJ7S9D6RDJBAYFCUZJZW/DSC_6639.jpg South Sudan Conflict Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581351200031-Z7L3YZ806C8LHQYPAR7B/DSC_8319.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707181333-YRWE3SHYCX2V9FUHDULB/DSC_5360.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127714109-N0Z28X7ZW821SKAK9P8K/135A0755_1.jpg South Sudan Conflict Groups gather their belongings from the back of a truck outside the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. Recent arrivals to the camp are given temporary accommodations near the center before receiving a designated plot of land. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127725874-53AG7P2EYZFIM0H8XX5Q/XP7A7144.jpg South Sudan Conflict Young children wait to be processed at the Busia collection point near the Uganda/South Sudan border before their final destination of the Impvepi Refugee Camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Busia, Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. UNHCR reports that 59 percent of those arriving in the camps are children under the age of 18 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707195826-A1QDRFNEI71WA37NWSB6/135A0641+3.jpg South Sudan Conflict South Sudanese refugees arrive on a transit bus to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707167837-4SITSFJM82MBZLRQIR3X/135A0678+2.jpg South Sudan Conflict South Sudanese refugees arrive on a transit bus to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707165140-YAEFSJOB7GCM4FVYNIUR/135A0605+3.jpg South Sudan Conflict Newly arrived South Sudanese refugees wait for a wheelchair at the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127715647-R5ZPVGXX5IJ8CVLXPY74/135A0708-2.jpg South Sudan Conflict South Sudanese refugees arrive to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708079997-1ZDS08CPXRB4T0GBKPMU/135A0846.jpg South Sudan Conflict Young boys watch over their families belongings near the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. Recent arrivals to the camp are given temporary accommodations outside the center before receiving a designated plot of land. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707236103-UOFD2YP59MPPJE18RC6K/young.jpg South Sudan Conflict A young woman waits for the monthly rations at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as on Friday, 23 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708157710-DCY6XKKUTYEN0X4FL9BR/XP7A7606.jpg South Sudan Conflict A young woman waits in line to claim her monthly rations at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708133079-2KLD9OPAKUXX5UJ5IQXM/XP7A7530.jpg South Sudan Conflict Refugees divide their monthly rations at a food distribution site in the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708132428-XWAJZKYKSXMXV811WEIL/XP7A7589.jpg South Sudan Conflict Young boys gather leftover grain at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as refugees lineup to claim their monthly rations on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708121085-P0GJBNMR1OA3FSWY9JWA/XP7A7297.jpg South Sudan Conflict The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. Recent arrivals are given temporary accommodations outside the intake center at the Imvepi Refugee camp. Seen on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579025612296-QXER4PHCJAI83G4OQ6YU/XP7A7144.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127724539-FLND8469ZWRNX927Z04U/DSC_8776_1.jpg South Sudan Conflict https://www.amandavoisard.com/ethiopia-2 daily 0.75 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578437600514-IDR11Y8E7GWQ99H48Y1D/DSC_4298_1.jpg Preventing Blindness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578437740517-P0XGTD080AXP0V7YH83Y/DSC_4801.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku Tufa receives corrective surgery after testing positive for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT). The surgery is funded by the Ethiopian Government. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578437695220-J4ZK7DUAWL2FP933FWDR/DSC_4020.jpg Preventing Blindness Health workers test for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579188096646-PHLKG4850I97Z7IQ78IN/DSC_4178_1.jpg Preventing Blindness Groups talk with health workers while being tested for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186643529-02A1W07W7TD5CL0412V8/DSC_0283.jpg Preventing Blindness The RTI Trachoma impact survey team conducts surveys in the Kofto Kebele community in order to both collect data as well as diagnose, treat and inform about prevention. Trachoma, a neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), is the leading cause of infectious blindness according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 38% of the global population at risk for trachoma live in Ethiopia, making it one of the most endemic countries in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186642829-NYKDD9FFNGWBHZDP6DSK/DSC_0495.jpg Preventing Blindness A blind man from Kofto Kebele, Ethiopia waits for members of the RTI Trachoma Impact Survey team to assist him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186646330-DIWK3GN0SZ0FFX5XPTHE/DSC_0524.jpg Preventing Blindness A woman in Kofto Kebele, Ethiopia holds her child while the RTI Trachoma Impact Survey team conducts surveys in the community to collect data as well as to diagnose, treat and provide prevention information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186669639-GFX1YCNLM4WVN37FHCAG/DSC_5041.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku Tufa, a resident of the Dire Korchachie Community in Shoki Kebele, Ethiopia, began feeling pain in her eyes two years ago. She could not afford to have her eyes checked and was fearful she was suffering from the same condition as her mother, whom had Trachoma. When the opportunity came to get her eyes checked at a nearby clinic, Asnaku and her family went to get tested for the disease. Asnaku’s daughter aids with cooking a meal for the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186662763-BZFDFD9A2HM9AHEYZYA5/DSC_4861.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku Tufa’s youngest daughter helps prepare coffee. As a child, Asnaku would watch as her mother epilated her lashes to relieve the pain from the Neglected Tropical Disease, Trachoma, which causes the turning in of eye lashes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186664788-IZFMPEYKHNI0Q8BR6XLZ/DSC_4866.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku Tufa’s mother-in-law sits inside the family home while coffee is being prepared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186667658-W6UZML4B73AS1M8DI10M/DSC_5005.jpg Preventing Blindness In March of 2019, Asnaku Tufa learned that the Dire Primary Health Care Unit was offering a free Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) screening. She chose to take advantage of this opportunity with both her husband and daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579187564002-K5AZCDIALS9AE4129N2T/DSC_4197_1.jpg Preventing Blindness Groups wait to be checked at the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186658272-4APO4MUMI9JXDKFHAUDV/DSC_4722.jpg Preventing Blindness A doctor checks Asnaku Tufa’s eyes for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) during a free screening at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit. She tested positive for the disease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579187540378-NLK8LSJO0QJ47Z7DUFP7/DSC_4298_1.jpg Preventing Blindness An elderly woman waits to be taken in for surgery. She suffered from the blinding form of Trachoma in both eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186657439-SS1AF6R1QI0XV0BOPMEO/DSC_4734.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku receives a health check-up at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit prior to receiving corrective surgery for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186650770-U230GH65IC1YN3FZLNXB/DSC_4261.jpg Preventing Blindness A young boy tears up after being Groups tested at the health center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579187570331-7TKNUCRJZMS28Z6UWR7S/DSC_4463.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku waits to have corrective surgery at the Dire Primary Health Care Unit after testing positive for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186648809-WXQIOBYE0ZNJDDOAF9TO/DSC_3981.jpg Preventing Blindness Groups wait to be tested at the health center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186660220-6QD7U4T1FQVNF3TRFHNC/DSC_4762.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku receives corrective surgery after testing positive for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) the the health center. The surgery is funded by the Ethiopian Government. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186653597-7MSPXX7V2P0F4QV83XRM/DSC_4282.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku’s oldest daughter is tested for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) during a free screening at the Dire Primary Health Care Center. Both her daughter and husband tested negative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186660132-7IR7RB7U8CTNHH76PC4L/DSC_4750.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku is given an eye exam during the screening at the health care unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579186664641-JWXMY1RG8UAFW7IW03AY/DSC_4838.jpg Preventing Blindness Asnaku is one of many patients whom tested positive for Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) during the free screening. Patients whom opted for treatment were provided with counseling and corrective surgery. 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Luak, who is seen on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan said she made the long journey due to food insecurity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127716845-XXI5SUR7JXL3OJRP58RC/DSC_6897.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707207781-94VWQV1EX19TWPH5CWNU/DSC_8505.jpg Displaced Few residents remain in the kingdom of Wau Shilluk in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan. There has been a mass displacement of the Shilluk ethnic minority following a forcible displacement by government forces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718955-8DPATNWK2LRJJZ1E61DM/DSC_8076.jpg Displaced Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707216949-MZBN3EQCJ3E8ZTG8HM9I/pibor78.JPG Displaced 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127718142-Z3G0HQFBXJ9318DTN577/DSC_8070.jpg Displaced Mitigating measures are in place where UNMISS forces provide protection at designated times to women when they go out of the Protection of Civilians sites to collect firewood and procure other non food items. The women face potential threats of danger when leaving the PoC and may be subject to harassement, abduction or sexual violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127716778-DT899CZ682WK483FEUWR/DSC_7441.jpg Displaced Local military and groups wait outside as UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General David Shearer meets with leaders in Akobo on Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581353734296-9D2KWPOP754OOBUSG78N/DSC_6909.jpg Displaced A youth is held with adults at a police detainment centers in Malakal, South Sudan. Most police stations are lacking crime officers and often prisoners are held for prolonged periods without a trial. Malakal is the headquarters of upper Nile and as of 2017 had no judge or prosecutors dedicated to the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127724539-FLND8469ZWRNX927Z04U/DSC_8776_1.jpg Displaced Nyawar, 70, lays in her bed days after being raped by a soldier while collecting firewood outside the Protection of Civilians site next to the United Nations base in Malakal. She said this was the third time she had been raped and despite firewood being her lifeline, the trauma has left her fearing to return to the bush. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels Stories of horrific atrocities – murder, rape, looting, disease, burning homes and famine – plague the people of this war-torn nation which celebrated its independence in 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708113438-MUJY8FRVX03OUHF33LWL/XP7A7184.jpg Displaced Refugees wait to be processed at the Busia collection point near the Uganda/South Sudan border divided only by a small wooden bridge before their final destination of the Impvepi Refugee Camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Busia, Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707203553-MJQZY8EHH2JJTLHCJ9RA/DSC_8278.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707226810-JSGMCVOD6FBKOZLVGBKS/pibor92.JPG Displaced 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707173708-6O5SR47YUGR6X25PB1E1/DSC_2360+copy.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707188686-KXC8G49QKDWJXPJFK85Z/DSC_6596.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707225333-IWN3CZQECXNV74XZ5F9U/pibor79.JPG Displaced 195-kilometres of newly repaired road is the new lifeline between numerous towns in the greater Jonglei and Boma areas in South Sudan. The town of Pibor is showing clear signs of revitalization with local market traders offering significantly lower prices. Cost for bundles of firewood costs were cut in half. The nearly 200-km stretch of road was rehabilitated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan South Korean engineering troop over the course of 22 days. During the road’s first few days of life, the Chamber of Commerce estimates that more than 30 commercial trucks, including some carrying humanitarian aid, have traveled to Pibor, Gumuruk and other towns in the Boma area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708086590-D25OA5XP7LHMVPP6SLZG/DSC_7582_A.jpg Displaced Youngsters duck below as the 'Akobo Women Association,' hold signs and demonstrate during a visit from the UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General, David Shearer, in Akobo on 1 Nov. 2017. The group describes themselves as agents of peace in the war-torn community leading peace talks and workshops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708084291-WOG128QR61ZIRAEMGV7E/DSC_7556.jpg Displaced Local Akobo artist, Juck Badeng, leads a dance during a visit by UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General, David Shearer, on Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708081843-DYK50GQ8TSQ9ICHB0YJ1/DSC_7455.jpg Displaced Locals wait outside a meeting during the visit of UNMISS head and Special Representative to the Secretary-General David Shearer to Akobo Wednesday, 1 Nov. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708076514-XJ289UMVKOEDO2THZZ0V/DSC_6168.jpg Displaced Locals sell their goods in the Bor market on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127715585-D79YJ6Y17YVN52FX5TF8/DSC_6480.jpg Displaced Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127714805-JW88V1P4R465UOK4B1H7/DSC_6381.jpg Displaced Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708077464-H3TCVOZ1I06CMFVKEE1C/DSC_6321.jpg Displaced A young boy looks at his empty food bowl, in the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581353905233-K2XETFRXYJMVAJ7P1J75/XP7A6612.jpg Displaced A water point is used in the Protection of Civilians 3 camp outside the UN House United Nations Mission in South Sudan compound on Saturday, 17 June, 2017 in South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127722204-H54OLYE4WAJCLMKNIYQI/XP7A6240.jpg Displaced Young boys play in the Protection of Civilians 3 camp outside the UN House United Nations Mission in South Sudan compound on Saturday, 17 June, 2017 in South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707177307-NBQ4PL5ZL7PKXG4SRDUE/DSC_5348.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127719985-SA87TWIZQOAW8K2OZVGU/DSC_8392.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708092265-H2MJOJ4I5VF8PWDJ1USX/DSC_8352.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581351308227-RJOJ2VWRWHF7SSHDRQXX/28091622649_e2cfaa1fad_k.jpg Displaced JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN- JANUARY 23- Young residents braid hair at the Protection of Civilians Site 3 next to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Juba on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The program was designed to raise awareness regarding the role of UNMISS in South Sudan. There are currently over 38,000 civilians living in the UN protection sites in Juba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707215992-EXAD6JH7YAHR0CD2R753/DSC_8388.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708080512-UZ6HR6TH3THOFK33K2OE/DSC_6565.jpg Displaced Anna Nyachout, left, and Elizabeth Nayandang, 48, right, residents of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor show their scars from bullet wounds suffered during the conflict. The women are seen on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581348645582-9H3UNGX26U5V8K8P7J2P/25232775437_6317a03c43_3k.jpg Displaced Monday Charles, 8, plays inside her new school, Queen's Nursery and Primary School, located inside the Weapons Free Zone to the East of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Juba on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Many of the children have been out of school since July 2016 when clashes erupted between government and opposition forces in Juba. The school will officially begin holding classes on Tuesday with 51 registered students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708080771-LJ7S9D6RDJBAYFCUZJZW/DSC_6639.jpg Displaced Residents of the Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan base in Bor tend to their work on Tuesday, 31 Oct. in Bor, South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1581351200031-Z7L3YZ806C8LHQYPAR7B/DSC_8319.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707181333-YRWE3SHYCX2V9FUHDULB/DSC_5360.jpg Displaced https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127714109-N0Z28X7ZW821SKAK9P8K/135A0755_1.jpg Displaced Groups gather their belongings from the back of a truck outside the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. Recent arrivals to the camp are given temporary accommodations near the center before receiving a designated plot of land. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127725874-53AG7P2EYZFIM0H8XX5Q/XP7A7144.jpg Displaced Young children wait to be processed at the Busia collection point near the Uganda/South Sudan border before their final destination of the Impvepi Refugee Camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Busia, Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. UNHCR reports that 59 percent of those arriving in the camps are children under the age of 18 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707195826-A1QDRFNEI71WA37NWSB6/135A0641+3.jpg Displaced South Sudanese refugees arrive on a transit bus to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707167837-4SITSFJM82MBZLRQIR3X/135A0678+2.jpg Displaced South Sudanese refugees arrive on a transit bus to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The refugee crisis in East Africa his reached historic levels with Uganda hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707165140-YAEFSJOB7GCM4FVYNIUR/135A0605+3.jpg Displaced Newly arrived South Sudanese refugees wait for a wheelchair at the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579127715647-R5ZPVGXX5IJ8CVLXPY74/135A0708-2.jpg Displaced South Sudanese refugees arrive to the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708079997-1ZDS08CPXRB4T0GBKPMU/135A0846.jpg Displaced Young boys watch over their families belongings near the reception center at the Imvepi Refugee camp on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. Recent arrivals to the camp are given temporary accommodations outside the center before receiving a designated plot of land. The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580707236103-UOFD2YP59MPPJE18RC6K/young.jpg Displaced A young woman waits for the monthly rations at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as on Friday, 23 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708157710-DCY6XKKUTYEN0X4FL9BR/XP7A7606.jpg Displaced A young woman waits in line to claim her monthly rations at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708133079-2KLD9OPAKUXX5UJ5IQXM/XP7A7530.jpg Displaced Refugees divide their monthly rations at a food distribution site in the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708132428-XWAJZKYKSXMXV811WEIL/XP7A7589.jpg Displaced Young boys gather leftover grain at a food distribution site at the Imvepi refugee camp in Northern Uganda as refugees lineup to claim their monthly rations on Saturday, 24 June, 2017. Record numbers of South Sudanese have fled their home country crossing the border into Uganda, a country now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Food shortages continue to be an issue in the camp due to the humanitarian response struggling to meet the overwhelming needs of the refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580708121085-P0GJBNMR1OA3FSWY9JWA/XP7A7297.jpg Displaced The fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, Uganda is now hosting now more than 1.2 million refugees. Close to 1 million of which are from South Sudan. Recent arrivals are given temporary accommodations outside the intake center at the Imvepi Refugee camp. Seen on Friday, 23 June, 2017 in Northern Uganda. https://www.amandavoisard.com/kurdish-in-turkey-1 daily 0.75 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834477909-4PXBB5IY5L9B0K04GSRI/gecekondu_xtra39.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Selcan Kesman comforts baby Remzi, during the early evening hours at in the flat she shares with her sister-in-law https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833983363-X1XOK7QICQFMZMDLWXZT/gec_-9.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman,3, walks along side her mother, Gulcan after fetching scraps of wood to burn to heat their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833889964-F5I3J5RS9OQ35Y4OS10N/gec_-1.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman, 3, peers out from the window of her Uncle's shanty as her cousin, Firat, 5, takes advantage of the weather outside their home in Istanbul, Turkey. The family lives within a squatter community of Gecekondu homes, translated as house built over night. Yarren's father, and two Uncle's work long hours to support the family of 18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833930085-L9H7TL0N0GKWLDVS3QU7/gec_-2.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Songul Kesman, 13, and Firat Kesman, 5, wait outside the doorway as their aunt, Gulcan Kesman prepares dinner for the household. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833909048-Z1PVXKVA4DSWKM4RUUY4/gec_-3.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Songul Kesman, 13, walks up the hill from her home to fetch fresh bread for a neighbor. Songul lives in a the Gecekondu community, a squatter settlement, located in the middle of one of Istanbul's most affluent areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833928751-8JJOS04TN3Z07GJTDORC/gec_-4.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Cidem Kesman foldes laundry as her son, Firat, 5, entertains himself in Besiktas, Istanbul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833966169-N4KOQBDWZAYLT6R2892G/gec_-5.JPG Kurdish in Turkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833936179-2FHMB3ZE9YOJPNBK6N92/gec_-6.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Cidem Kesman nurses her infant-son, Remzi in the one-room home, she, her husband, and five children share in Istanbul, Turkey. The Kurdish family, moved to Istanbul several years prior and are renting a small Gecekondu or squatter house in the same neighborhood as her in-laws. Gecekondu, translated as house built in one night, is a community nestled smack in the middle one of the more affluent neighborhoods in Istanbul. While "legal", the community is in danger of being torn down in the to make way for the urban renewal project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833953222-Z8P7XGB0AP685UJ5FQD0/gec_-7.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yusuf Kesman, 4, plays in his parents bedroom as his mother, Gulcan, breaks apart an old door for firewood outside their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833971922-2WZJHG22I279J04CW2UA/gec_-8.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Rabiya Kesman, 3 plays in between gecekondu - translated to home built over night- structures in Nisantasi, Istanbul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833983363-X1XOK7QICQFMZMDLWXZT/gec_-9.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman,3, walks along side her mother, Gulcan after fetching scraps of wood to burn to heat their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834000554-EB4BOBR19I1WTRJSJC6X/gec_-10.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Irfan Kesman tickles his son, Firat, 5, during an afternoon off work, at his home in Besiktas, Istanbul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579833996121-P7HN0N6M5NAILOZ9KG9S/gec_-11.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Selcan Kesman holds her distraught son, surrounded by her nieces and nephews. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834063856-ZJR1DCY887UL9H2JDA8N/gec_-12.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Songul Kesman, 13, makes tea for the household. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834010605-HHSNC7BBCN3ZNPA2OCLX/gec_-13.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Irfan Kesman takes one last look in the mirror before leaving for his 10-2am shift as a shish kepap cook at a local restaurant. Kesman says he has trouble with his hands which are black from cooking for long hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834026828-ZY2Q7KHVAEPYDZOCJFV0/gec_-14.JPG Kurdish in Turkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834050438-38UTUUJW3IV7X7S6NYDS/gec_-15.JPG Kurdish in Turkey The families must make due with the limited means they have, often the children must attend to either others needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834075369-RNGSH6MRLI38BRC26KEH/gec_-16.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Miskal Kesman rocks her grandson, Remzi to sleep with the aid of her granddaughters, Rabiya, 3, and Seda, 3, Kesman. Selcan Kesman rests at rear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579834089406-7CQKZQT4DA7D80ZYU3A8/gec_-17.JPG Kurdish in Turkey Yusuf Kesman, 4, jumps from the ledge of his families Gecekondu, nestled in the heart of Besiktas. https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-separation-of-families daily 0.75 2020-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578438853529-ESM573PFONB1U4VCJGE1/01AVX-McAllen-reynosa-01.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579190102044-H83WHDQ7IP1QYJVGUWU8/AVX+border+patrol+13.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agents search for a group spotted by a helicopter suspected of illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195973266-M5EXP7JZOTYOUGYG9H6Q/AVX+border+troops+77.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES U.S. Army troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas set up a Military camp at the old Craig's Furniture in Weslaco, TX. Army personal use barbed wire as barrier gate at the entrance to the camp on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Defense Secretary James Mattis extended the deployment of the active duty troops on the southwest border until Jan. 31. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195984821-ACGXCZ1J34XFFCDT52K7/15AVX-McAllen-civilrightsproject-20.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Elizabeth Reyna, 7, joins her family at a Vigil and prayer walk at Archer Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Participants walked from the park to the federal courthouse a few blocks away, in honor of immigrant families and children who have been separated at the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195939756-DPIXO55IHMTY8QTI8BX8/AVX+border+patrol+18.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agents apprehend a group of immigrants shortly after they crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195963893-CSFMTYP6QRTMRGEMM8ZC/AVX+border+patrol+53.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES A Honduran woman breaks into tears after being apprehended by Border Patrol Agents while crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. The woman said she was headed to Miami to be with her Aunt, after fleeing gang violence in her home country of Honduras. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195961726-O7D59TJW0APAEQRXNBQM/AVX+border+patrol+43.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agent Marcelino Medina signals across the Rio Grande River to the Mexican Military while patrolling for illegal border activity on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195955732-XZ4A809WK0D4XL9LPIK9/AVX+border+patrol+37.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agent Coronado searches a man who was apprehended while crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195949721-X8P1E007ZM7KNOFO8GLN/AVX+border+patrol+26.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agents lead a group of immigrants out of the brush after they were apprehended crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195935278-DW4WUYH1EJJ4L4SBO05S/AVX+border+patrol+10.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES A group of immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico are taken into custody by Border Patrol Agents after being apprehended crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195964814-31R6IY6N9YG2TMPASVCV/AVX+border+patrol+48.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agents apprehend immigrants who are suspected of illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195958142-VTXRKEL71GZVUIVQ8J26/AVX+border+patrol+36.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agent Mark Joffre carries the belongings of a group of immigrants suspected of illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S., while they were being taken into custody on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195944061-K89DY99MAHD9QS0TLS1H/AVX+border+patrol+31.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195983144-AFQQIXR035XO4H23KRIJ/12AVX-McAllen-reynosa-50.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. "Lorena," whose family has been staying at the center since March, said she and her family tried to cross to the U.S. when they first arrived but had some problems. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear of being separated from their children. "Lorena," says, they can’t go back because of the violence, they can’t go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195973763-RF023XZST7VEOVUIYR5T/02AVX-McAllen-reynosa-45.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195976173-QG68R0Q4RA6N895X66VV/07AVX-McAllen-reynosa-02.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Families pray before lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195975058-JAAWI8MR2LB75VK8MUNU/05AVX-McAllen-reynosa-06.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Maquensy, 3, eats lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Maquensy's family has been staying at the center since March after a failed attempt to cross the border when they first arrived. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear parents and children being separated from one another. Maquensy's mother, "Lorena," says, they can’t go back because of the violence, they can’t go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195978855-OH4SIBCE23ZTF3SK9O9W/11AVX-McAllen-reynosa-18.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 "Lorena," sits in the chapel at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. "Lorena," whose family has been staying at the center since March, said she and her family tried to cross to the U.S. when they first arrived but had some problems. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear of being separated from their children. "Lorena," says, they canÕt go back because of the violence, they canÕt go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195975587-2JOV7DO7D8W6LZQB9T9N/06AVX-McAllen-reynosa-03.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Jorro, 6, eats lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Jorro's family has been staying at the center since March after a failed attempt to cross the border when they first arrived. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear parents and children being separated from one another. Jorro's mother, "Lorena," says, they canÕt go back because of the violence, they canÕt go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195982057-RWDEDOWQO0EDESOQT39R/09AVX-McAllen-reynosa-12.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Edison, 7, eats lunch at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families seeking shelter before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Edison's family has been staying at the center since March after a failed attempt to cross the border when they first arrived. The family of six fled Honduras in hopes of being granted asylum in the United States, but has since decided to postpone another attempt to cross for fear parents and children being separated from one another. Edison's mother, "Lorena," says, they canÕt go back because of the violence, they canÕt go forward because of U.S. Policies, and Mexico is not somewhere they can stay indefinitely. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195976502-9FFWHQ7T057WZJ78HBIX/08AVX-McAllen-reynosa-08.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Patricia Flores, 27, feeds her son, Joan, 7, in the centers dormitory. Patrica said her family, who made the journey from El Salvador, are hesitant to attempt to seek asylum for fear of US immigration policies. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195974397-NDVP3ZPX3QPF3GCHBZ5C/03AVX-McAllen-reynosa-29.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Families seek sanctuary at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, a center that houses immigrant families before crossing the border, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195974781-II4IFT06IOVJQFGPXVHE/04AVX-McAllen-reynosa-31.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at the Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Many of the families said they were in a sort of limbo at the shelter, fearful to cross to the US because of immigration policies and unable to return to their home countries, from which many said they fled extreme violence. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1613417299419-OI9U5HQPAJEOIM576B6R/01AVX-McAllen-reynosa-01.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Patricia Flores, 27, consoles her son, Joan, 7, in the centers dormitory. Patrica said her family, who made the journey from El Salvador, are hesitant to attempt to seek asylum for fear of US immigration policies. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195971038-WNDMIC1EP83Y5PKFM353/AVX+border+troops+73.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES U.S. Army troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas set up a Military camp at the old Craig's Furniture in Weslaco, TX. Army personal open the gate for Border Patrol Agents on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. Defense Secretary James Mattis extended the deployment of the active duty troops on the southwest border until Jan. 31. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195984878-FICSL1AKZ0YXMRKVIXSN/14-avx-AJ5P9035.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195983578-YHH1163QXACKO5RCTZGU/13AVX-McAllen-civilrightsproject-21.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Central American migrant families wait to be taken to the McAllen bus station from the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The families were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they were provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195988614-JYLYMFQH0XNFFI36O9HR/18AVX-McAllen-vigil-04.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Ruben Yzaguirre, middle, attends a Vigil and prayer walk at Archer Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Participants walked from the park to the federal courthouse a few blocks away, in honor of immigrant families and children who have been separated at the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195990580-L8N01TIW6GYTX3R7QQS6/21AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-22.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Jenzen, 4, laughs with Cantor Jason Kaufman, during a visit from an interfaith delegation of 40 religious leaders representing the Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and Muslim traditions, to the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Jenzen and his father, who arrived in the USA after fleeing Honduras, were taken to the center following being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. They were not amongst the families charged and separated upon crossing the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195996097-K3F3FFN5BVAHMQ6LE4GW/26AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-41.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 "Lucia" speaks about her experience of fleeing her home country of Guatemala and crossing the border into the United States. Her children rest at her side at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Many families are processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they are provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195990870-XQP6NONLZM2P0BI600X8/20AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-11.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Jennifer holds her son, Jayden,10-months, at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Jennifer and her son recently arrived in the USA from Nicaragua and were not amongst the families charged and separated upon crossing the border. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195994008-IBHMF9VY7I5P2MEYM1FS/24AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-01.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Immigrant families seek relief at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center after being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195992529-XVZOLH4VQO1CW9K3UAFJ/22AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-03.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 A young girl looks to a picture of Pope Francis while seeking relief with her family at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center following being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195994993-7XOYZUFSQ66GP4WXM8JU/25AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-17.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Central American migrant families take refuge at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said today that the U.S. Border Patrol would stop referring migrant parents who cross into the United States illegally with children to the federal courts to face criminal charges, AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195992314-U4R1LEHVDHL53R9UGDHD/23AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-26.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Central American migrant families take refuge the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center following being processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The center provides aid to families in crisis, offering clean clothes, a shower and meal before they embark to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195996025-ZBRQM1Y0P8T1DSTIG8KG/27AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-27.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 A father and daughter are provided transport to the airport from the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Thursday, June 22, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The families were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they were provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195986212-5I9T8PNR97UOYTPUH92N/16AVX-McAllen-catholic-charities-33.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Central American migrant families wait to be taken to the McAllen bus station from the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. The families were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and then taken to the center, where they were provided with clean clothes, a shower and meal before embarking to their final destinations. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195998034-9ZEOSYMSMIWX7HGX1WKN/28-AVK.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 MaydŽ’ Galdames, 25, waits in line at the McAllen bus station after leaving border patrol processing and the Catholic Charities shelter on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. It's unclear why some asylum seekers were being separated from their children and why some were not. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195997964-EH6J4ONAU9R643ZZET4B/29avx-XX-border-photos-04.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252387 A Guatemalan family waits in the McAllen bus station after leaving border patrol processing and the Catholic Charities shelter on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195999184-Q1ZQ95YT1SYQRK5H9CM4/30avx-XX-border-photos-02.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252387 Daniela Gabriela Ramos, 21, waits with her infant daughter for her bus at the McAllen bus station after leaving border patrol processing and the Catholic Charities shelter on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Ramos fled violence in Honduras while pregnant and her baby was born along the journey in Mexico. She was not separated from her child or jailed as many asylum seekers have been. It's unclear why some are being separated from their children and why some are not. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195999474-1P6D9MDWYAGIAEIJN02A/31AVX-McAllen-vigil-15A.jpg SEPARATION OF FAMILIES - 2252996 Selena Medina, 23, left, and Josie Sloss, 20, right, attend a vigil and prayer walk on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, TX. Participants walked from Archer Park to the federal courthouse a few blocks away, in honor of immigrant families and children who have been separated at the border. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579195968196-YVDN54BODTIAFPW7OV63/AVX+border+patrol+55.JPG SEPARATION OF FAMILIES Border Patrol Agent Tait Seelhorst rewards his K-9 after apprehending a group of immigrants crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, near McAllen, TX. [Amanda Voisard/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-waiting-for-manuel daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196973558-U9OX6A2A164SY5IQ2G3T/waitingformanuel3.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Cruz holds a photo of her and her new husband, Manuel Cruz, at their wedding at the Auburn Correctional Facility. Sylvia and Manuel were married Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196972177-6MFT832VZ172R53MBVSK/waitingformanuel0.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Velasquez, whom later that day became Sylvia Cruz, waits on her children before heading to Auburn Correctional Facility to marry inmate Manuel Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196980064-U3Z5MDIFXN5BZIYYIYIY/waitingformanuel16.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. The newlyweds plan to expand their family while Manuel is still incarcerated. Sylvia Cruz and her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, cross the street from Connie's Deli on the way to visit Manuel at the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196972495-RAYI1TOM267YNRDWSY73/waitingformanuel1.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. He was incarcerated at the age of 19 after accidentally murdering a clerk during a robbery. Years later, while in prison, 10-years was added to his sentence for the murder of a fellow inmate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196973196-MCKJ550FQO6XL768VGLB/waitingformanuel2.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel After moving to Auburn Sylvia Cruz is now able to spend time with her new husband, Manuel Cruz every other day. Sylvia's son, Camilo Velasquez accompanies her to a visit at the prison, Saturday afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196973884-GWBH7MIT12N5TQTS2537/waitingformanuel4.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Cruz prepares for the day as her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, waits for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196979108-36YFA6W2QMZM7QGDOZYB/waitingformanuel14.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Perez and her son, Camilo Velasquez spend their Friday evening together at their apartment. They recently moved into the home, located a block from the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196974798-23CY1GVQXQET9Q1VVVBS/waitingformanuel6.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Cruz escapes the rain through the backdoor of Connie's cafe early Friday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196974485-SLZ3EIIAAR9MQHCMWVDE/waitingformanuel5.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Cruz waits with her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, for the bus to arrive early Friday morning in the stairwell of their apartment building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196975330-4KY1GJY37LFCOP95LEG7/waitingformanuel7.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Perperation for Connie's Deli begins in the early morning hours due to much of the mexican inspired cuisine being made from scratch. Sylvia Cruz begins her work day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180951056-9M09U7O95VFIDQ0JABDW/waitingformanuel0.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Velasquez, whom later that day became Sylvia Cruz, waits on her children before heading to Auburn Correctional Facility to marry inmate Manuel Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180952026-V1LLR3SFKCKA97WM3CBT/waitingformanuel3.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Cruz holds a photo of her and her new husband, Manuel Cruz, at their wedding at the Auburn Correctional Facility. Sylvia and Manuel were married Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180950805-MNE23ZBC9AOGENXEYL6S/waitingformanuel1.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. He was incarcer-ated at the age of 19 afrer accidentally murdering a clerk during a robbery. Ten years were add-ed to his sentence when he murdered a fellow inmate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196976216-DK97OLR2Y78EFJR6Q8FO/waitingformanuel9.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Life in Auburn has been a struggle for the family since their recent move. Sylvia Cruz waits in the doorway of Connie' Deli before beginning work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196977450-61HK5B0O4E096WC6UZSJ/waitingformanuel11.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Doug Buschman fills out the specials board as Sylvia Cruz, Connie Buschman, and Sam French, 19, begin the day at Connie's Deli. Connie, a native of Mexico, and Doug helped the family to get on their feet after a quick decision to move to Auburn. They supplied a place for the family to live before finding them an apartment, helped enroll the kids in school and provided employment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196977215-S3Q70L1HEF61318V3RVB/waitingformanuel10.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Daniela Velasquez, holds a fifteenth birthday card made in prison by her new step-father, Manuel Cruz. Daniela's birthday is on Sunday Oct. 17, 2010. In Columbia a young woman's fifteenth birthday is usually marked by the cultural tradition of the Quinceanera. Daniela will have to wait a year before taking part in the tradition during a return trip to Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196978205-2WAXGG8G6PHNLBPDPWFY/waitingformanuel12.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Daniela Velasquez, 14, and her mother, Sylvia Cruz surf the internet together at their home Friday evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196978761-XLNF9V179F5WA13XBRV8/waitingformanuel13.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Daniela Velasquez chats with her friend Daniel in Columbia. Daniela keeps close ties with her old friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180952938-2Y5BCH6ZS1LTO77FADU0/waitingformanuel4.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Cruz prepares for the day as her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, waits for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180953907-1ZD8CDRFKMEMJGBWFDVF/waitingformanuel14.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Sylvia Perez and her son, Camilo Velasquez spend their Friday evening together at their apartment. They recently moved into the home, located a block from the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579196979515-POPGJZZE1NC5DVT8AHVQ/waitingformanuel15.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Daniela Valesquez, 14, gets ready for school as her mother, Sylvia Cruz rests before heading to work, Friday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580180954988-QEHSLATP9FX90RLCDM4M/waitingformanuel16.jpg STORY Waiting for Manuel Manuel Cruz has currently served 25 years of a 33-year prison sentence. The newlyweds plan to expand their family while Manuel is still incarcerated. Sylvia Cruz and her son, Camilo Velasquez, 12, cross the street from Connie's Deli on the way to visit Manuel at the Auburn Correctional Facility. https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-kween-kee-kee-1 daily 0.75 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578172277170-0Q1O2RU1AJ48UVK4KKL3/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_25.jpg Kween Kee-Kee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1579191803372-GBFNU32FHF1GY21QJ6LF/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_17.jpg Kween Kee-Kee Keegan and the queens do a full dress rehearsal in preparation for his upcoming first drag performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083007454-IMGTBE2KC0TZB5O2QWI1/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_02.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan bounces on the trampoline outside his families home. Identifying as 'gender creative,' Keegan’s parents have chosen to raise their children to self-identify, while consciously not imposing gender norms on their day-to-day activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578172379294-IYI6I0MKNU9Y2D7D4Q5N/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_12.jpg Kween Kee-Kee Keegan is comforted by his father, Chris, while attending a drag lessons at the home of drag queens, Robby and Alex. Chris said he was ambivalent to Keegan’s non-gender normative behavior in the beginning not thinking too much about it. However, in the years following the family made a collective decision to remove prescribed gender typical roles from their home. Both suicide survivors, Megyn and Chris felt it was important to just “Let Keegan be himself.” Both say they are very proud of Keegan's progress and courage to be himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083743965-TDM6FDWGUURQX3GKW7PQ/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_01.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan relaxes with his family at the home of his 'Fairy Drag Mothers,' - Robby and Alex, after having 'Drag Class' with the couple. Keegan's parents sought the help of the drag community to help mentor their son, who identifies as "gender creative," to help him with his drag skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083000363-FM7I68XBLPI5KH50J6YD/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_03.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Since the age of 4, Keegan had been prone to dressing in traditional female clothing, asking to wear dresses to pre-school. At the same time, his family also said he exhibited strong stereotypical male behavior, fighting with his brother etc. Keegan climbs atop his family home while playing outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082975031-90N9BBRXOUJQOZQMRMU7/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_12.JPG Kween Kee-Kee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578170494945-A5232LFR6Y1SO92CYH5P/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_04.jpg Kween Kee-Kee Keegan reacts to his peers in his 3rd grade elementary school. His teacher says he his a leader in his class, and has grown a lot during the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082966691-DR4LD0UW0HL2DUJTKBQO/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_05.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan stands with his 3rd grade classmates in between classes at school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082982782-3OK3DOOSMHWROR9G3DFN/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_09.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan reads at home frequently, his favorite book is Prince + The Dressmaker. His parents have also included LGBTQ children's literature to his reading list.The objective, they say is to teach him the history so he can better understand what others went through and in turn appreciate his ability/right to do things like wear dresses/do drag. They frequently check out the book 'Pride: Celebrating Diversity and Community by Robin Stevenson,' which includes the history of Stonewall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083008844-0YK45N4W0S5SOPR0LKX8/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_31.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Torn between worlds, Keegan has slowly begun demonstrating his gender-creative side outside of the home. Keegan plays with friends at the PTA Royal Ball at his school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082976542-93S7753CTIAI1TP3DKT9/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_07.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, 9, middle right, his brother Noah, 10, middle left, parents, Megan, 33, left, father, Chris, 34, take a trip with his drag queen mentors, , Robby, 26, right, and Alex, 27, middle right, to Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts to buy fabric in Austin, Texas, U.S., May. 11, 2019. The fabric was to be used for a new costume made by Robby as a gift to Keegan for his 9th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082978175-GGMS35657I2OU8Z41F50/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_18.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Robby and Alex have not only provided guidance on drag but acted as mentors as Keegan navigates the world of gender, home-life and school. The couple straighten Keegan's wig during a drag lesson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082988370-VCUQSST3CW183TOP4UR2/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_10.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, a gender creative child, then 8, left, and his brother Noah, 10, right, play video games during a drag lesson at the home of Keegan's drag queen mentors, Robby and Alex in Austin, Texas, U.S., Nov. 15, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082996815-HMZ13W8HYGISNSBRWUXJ/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_08.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Under the mentorship of the drag queens, Keegan’s drag life has blossomed. Robby helps Keegan rehearse for his upcoming drag performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082954248-OWZNRL11B6F7BMDXKUAR/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_27.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan shows off his Drag book to slumber party guests at his 9th birthday party. "That's a boy and That's a boy, and that's a boy," he announced while explaining the book to friends. Picture taken in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083002228-O4EQ667DLFUSZAZV204O/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_11.JPG Kween Kee-Kee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082980779-MACWPP6BN7F1PFOFT6CP/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_13.JPG Kween Kee-Kee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082993624-D8XZFAVFVK8V4AU9BASF/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_14.JPG Kween Kee-Kee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082966183-0HIAHPIDE75RR231B48U/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_15.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan plays with his older brother, Noah, outside their family home following a drag lesson at the queens house. His parents say that Keegan would often remain in full drag until bed time after one of the lessons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082998608-XPHE1B9CILXW8XM4OJKL/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_24.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan practices his routine at the home of Robby and Alex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082969484-TT2T3KZOPDQVKO2PCPWL/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_16.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan says he has been bullied in the classroom and ridiculed by friends for having a closet of makeup, wigs and costumes. Fueled by the support of his family, Keegan has moved past his fears of exposing his gender-non-conforming lifestyle to his peers, to wearing his sparkly shoes to school. From the periphery a small triumph but to his teachers, family and friends a huge leap into acceptance and a way forward. Keegan plays on the playground during recess at the school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082974281-QQECDNR8JCMMA8R6N6TI/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_14A.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan pours glitter on his head during a his 9th birthday party. The glitter party was inspired by a Queer Eye episode. Keegan's family says he motivated to try drag after watching RuPaul's Drag Race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082997163-GG4B3XZHG3Y4DWVBZGM2/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_17A.JPG Kween Kee-Kee As the years have progressed, so has Keegan’s fascination with all things drag, evolving from a hobby into paid performances. Feeling Keegan in need of aid, that Megan felt she couldn’t provide, she sought the help of the drag community to guide him. She contacted a married couple named Emma and Alex who perform drag professionally. Robby applies makeup as Alex watches behind at their home during a drag lesson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082971875-S4NURN226QXBBQJ20FT0/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_19.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Alex and Robby look on as Keegan dressed as "Kween Kee Kee," practices his routine for his upcoming drag performance at Drag Fest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083005985-VDYB0AUEGNNFP3VLPXI5/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_21.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Alex, drag name, Alexandria Van Cartier, takes one final look before entering the stage during drag fest in Austin, Tx. Alex, says he tries to impress upon Keegan a sense of feeling comfortable in his own skin. He says the process of getting in drag take a long time and is very reflective. “Part of what drag has done for me at least, it's like if you're not enjoying what you're seeing in the mirror, like there was something wrong. And if I'm going to have to look at myself in the mirror for three hours, I better like what I'm seeing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083003644-XL5EIE8HE1RC6KYP12D3/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_20.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Robby, drag name, EmmaSis, prepares to take the stage during drag fest in Austin, Tx. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083005214-BPNJ98IBR5H2NYU1E97X/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_17.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan and the queens do a full dress rehearsal in preparation for his upcoming first drag performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082982872-GWT5DT26KRIIUV6LP8BS/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_21A.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Robby, drag name, EmmaSis, prepares to take the stage during drag fest in Austin, Tx. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082963006-GKR65WS6MVBQL1LRE6NY/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_22.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan look on after arriving at the Austin International Drag Fest 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082960153-AODXG6KLSX5B6201Z59Y/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_23.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan glances at another performer during the Austin International Drag Fest 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578082971562-W35M98DMYONKSV81JYX0/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_24A.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan and his mother, Megan, sit side-stage prior to Keegan's debut peformance at the Austin International Drag Fest 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083000348-14HM557AXA9ZSA7HNYLW/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_25.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan, drag name Kween Kee Kee, poses for the camera after completing his first performance at the Austin International Drag Fest 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083003906-XUNN4G61VTPA092FRUEW/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_18A.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan practices for his upcoming first drag performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083007509-GBTQPNOODXFKGLZJ73OT/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_28.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Keegan reads before going to sleep in his room painted in his favorite color purple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1578083009509-DO5I8COSUD95RUVRXUMA/Voisardedit_KWEENKEEKEE_26.JPG Kween Kee-Kee Robby embraces Keegan following a rehearsal for his upcoming drag performance. https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-pulse-nightclub daily 0.75 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580186808323-SXVQJTEOJV45V9ERIH9W/DSC_6264.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580186928356-SWFA0E8D01KWYL7A8EIS/DSC_9007-copy.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub Beth Love, 31, is overcome with emotion after participating in the BASEOrlando coordinated event, "Orlando Strong Body Paint," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The group created a human rainbow, composed of volunteers numbering the same as that of the victims of the Pulse shooting as a visual reminder of the amount of lives lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580186992494-NOJ91M975QDEL59J4531/DSC_0813.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub Melanie Allen, left, and Jenna Brodeur, right, visit a memorial with crosses for each of the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, next to the Orlando Regional Medical Center in the early morning hours on Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The woman live within blocks of the Pulse nightclub and were home at the time of the mass shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272523814-NRCRW17Q4B4Q3RK0X6T2/evan01.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Red paint is brushed across the brow of Evan Fagin as he gets his body painted in preparation to represent a victim of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, just short of a week after the mass shooting. The group BASE Orlando coordinated a human rainbow on Friday, June 17, 2016 that was composed of the same number of volunteers as victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting as a visual reminder of the number of lives that were lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273472155-5KNJA45HFDKNK8RY2J7C/DSC_6821.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 14: The sun sets on Lake Eola as Marilu Pablo, her daughter, Lesly Pablo and husband Israel Pablo visit a memorial for those who perished in Sunday's mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273494551-HTQFT7SP0Z1RWTJHYLLX/DSC_0205.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 18: Signs signal the direction of the graves of Pulse nightclub victims, Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21, a native of Cuba and Cory James Connell, a student at Valencia College in Orlando, on Saturday, June 18, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273617291-6MYVLO6MGNHV88CLQ87T/DSC_9710.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Mathieu Carter, known by her stage name, "Hera Sthetique," left, Blue Star, and Lola Selsky, embrace during amateur burlesque night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge event at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Pulse Employee Recovery Fund. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273387521-OD54OYC0UOL0N6I0OZ1U/pulse19.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 13: Groups light candles following a vigil on the front lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Fl in remembrance of those who perished in Sunday's mass shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273457131-B8SDABP3LNU32A0K399E/DSC_8238.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Jennica McCleary, looks on as Evan Fagin, 30, gets a "Pulse" inspired tattoo by tattoo artist, Ron Rivera, 23, at Stigma Tattoo Bar on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Tattoo artists donated their time, offering a $50 tattoo with the proceeds going towards the victims' families in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting at Pulse. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273450582-5PGJVN2ZZ30P157ZW4U8/DSC_8409.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Tears fall as Jennica McCleary, 35, listens to Melissa Etheridge's song, 'Pulse,' dedicated to Orlando Victims, while getting a Pulse inspired tattoo at Stigma Tattoo Bar on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Tattoo artists donated their time, offering a $50 tattoo with the proceeds going towards the victims' families in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting at Pulse. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273516506-28PBXY2LM91CXE4E4J66/DSC_9745.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Tears stream down the face of "Pistol," as she performs during the second act of the Amateur Burlesque night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge, event at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Pulse Employee Recovery Fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273423685-5ZA3IBZ27X8AGVY2FC2K/DSC_9318.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub A performer breaks while singing during the second act of Amateur night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge, hosted by Blue Star at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272606191-T729Z1PNX80QJ1G6ND5P/pulse68.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Jennica McCleary, 35, second from left, takes part in forming a human rainbow at a BASEOrlando coordinated event, "Orlando Strong Body Paint," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The group created the rainbow, composed of volunteers numbering the same as that of the victims of the Pulse shooting, as a visual reminder of the amount of lives lost. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272547712-UY6OU1PFD6HT8Z3V1UPE/evan04.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Shea Rafferty, 41, middle and his husband, Tinus Kotze, 38, right, kiss before joining in a human rainbow at a BASEOrlando coordinated event, "Orlando Strong Body Paint," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The group created the rainbow, composed of volunteers numbering the same as that of the victims of the Pulse shooting, as a visual reminder of the amount of lives lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273489127-GUFLI317V644TFB8C1LP/DSC_0323.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub Orlando City Soccer Club fans dress in rainbow colors to show support for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272570889-GI6XK7UA4PTXL9QGE77S/evan06.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 18: Evan Fagin, right, embraces Mary Ezzard, during a Orlando City Soccer Club game on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Jake Cerrtani cheers for a goal at rear. The match was paused in the 49th minute to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273141147-QXNWZZX8PO4QATPIDAYM/evan10.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Officer Monica Only, of the Orlando Police Department, right, stands at her post at the "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Pistol, left waits to perform during the Amateur Burlesque night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge,first public event since the Pulse nightclub shooting. Officers have have been dispatched to events since the shooting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272559530-ZBN6H8XV4L1EVUN8K1OF/evan08.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Audience and performers during Amateur night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge show their support for Pulse Victims with symbols of strength and love at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Pulse Employee Recovery Fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580273773659-XEOQVJ8RNLB2OHDN7O60/DSC_9753.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub "Pistol," is embraced following a preformance during the second act of Amateur night with the Lady's of the Peek a Boo Lounge, hosted by Blue Star at "The Venue," on Friday, June 17, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. The establishment opened its doors that evening for the first time since the Pulse nightclub shooting donating all the tips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272571061-RTUBRUSXJ8P2NP8S85XN/evan11.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 19: Evan Fagin, 30, middle, is embraced by friends, Rusty Smith, left, Jonathan Vargas, middle left, and Sarah Winger at the Sloppy Taco Palace on Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. Evan noticed it was nearing 2am, one week since the Pulse nightclub shooting, the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. History. The group were regular patrons of the establishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272595615-C3LRB8WSMGJ58938UB6B/evan12.JPG STORY Pulse Nightclub ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 20 - Evan Fagin, 30, middle, and Sarah Winger, left, join with tens of thousands at a candlelight vigil at Lake Eola, one week after the Pulse nightclub shooting on Sunday, June 20, 2016 in Orlando, FL. "I felt like I had to come," said Fagin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580187245782-S6YVM4RIREHMT19GDBF2/DSC_6123.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub People embrace and weep during a candlelight vigil outside the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580186888733-4L4OKW4JSMSBLM3BDGMC/DSC_5188_1.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub Women react after entering the Beardall Senior Center in Orlando to be notified of the status of their loved one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580187283685-SE2GZGN9FEEOT86CGXUV/DSC_5997.jpg STORY Pulse Nightclub Jeff, left, and Bryan Bevins-Spitler, right, attend a vigil as Milton Junior, 25, middle left, and Bradley Marvin, 34, middle right, embrace at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando. https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-democray-diplomacy daily 0.75 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580263994986-QJ07KPWR4TYFJ50QBRWN/poltitics_74.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Field Coverage (Copy) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rests before the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2nd UNIDO Forum on inclusive and sustainable industrial development at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264033260-8TQLZI2GJWZYPYFY7TVT/poltitics_78.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Presidents Lunch United Nations US President Barack Obama (C) toasts with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) during a luncheon hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on September 28, 2015 at the UN in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580263994986-QJ07KPWR4TYFJ50QBRWN/poltitics_74.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - UNIDO Forum UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rests before the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2nd UNIDO Forum on inclusive and sustainable industrial development at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264010696-QUYKMVFF42DE4RCNZR62/poltitics_77.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Putin visits the UN Vladimir Putin following his address to the General Assembly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264014120-BCT0D0L4IZISM987PETA/poltitics_75.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Pope Francis visits the UN Pope Francis waves to Keanu Usamanont, 7, son of UN employee Jennifer Longo during his exit from the United Nations Headquarters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264003110-V2BD7CD27CCVAFDTKHXP/poltitics_76.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Twitter Mirror - Pope Francis visits the UN Pope Francis takes a photo with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in a twitter mirror before departing the United Nations Headquarters on September 25, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264050241-25PB8875OPUD60CEIOO3/poltitics_82.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Obama attends UN Security Council meeting United States U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power, right, speaks to President Barack Obama during a UN Security Council meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, at the United Nations. 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REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582556500898-KL555ZWSEMVB7A4PPIAZ/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_108.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BUTTIGIEG Thousands gather for the town hall for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 20120. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582556495992-U5MOEIQVT0M0JHH484EU/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_107.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BUTTIGIEG Thousands gather for the town hall for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 2020. 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REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582556517334-HXXFSU8EQS1TZML23AJ7/USA-ELECTION-BUTTIGIEG_av_135.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BUTTIGIEG Suzanne McKee waves to friends following a town hall led by Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg at Washington-Liberty High School on Sunday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 23, 2020. McKee says she was a republican prior to Buttigieg's candidacy and has since become a supporter. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580267771693-5U659L19GJAEOZ1QYNCP/SPANBERGER_063.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Virginia's 7th District representative Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), is bringing to close the first year of her term as Virginia's 7th District representative. Rep. Spanberger her daughters, Catherine, 5, left, Claire 11, middle, Charlotte, 8, right, and husband, Adam Spanberger spend the day together at their home on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Glen Allen, VA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580267764072-M5GX88GFRCH44AOCE7AI/SPANBERGER_030.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Virginia's 7th District representative Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), is bringing to close the first year of her term as Virginia's 7th District representative. Rep. Spanberger relaxes on the couch with her daughter, Claire 11, left, Charlotte, 8, right, and husband, Adam Spanberger, as her 5-year-old, Catherine, sings along with the family karaoke machine on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Glen Allen, VA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264183413-6KSSCF8QNLSU8V61VW6E/poltitics_96.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BETO Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, addresses the crowd during a pop-up 'Vote with Beto' event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2018 in Austin, TX. Beto held several events near early polling locations across Austin, encouraging voters to get out and vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264228735-JJR88R3PGDWE53RSAJJJ/poltitics_100.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BETO Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, addresses the crowd during a pop-up 'Vote with Beto' event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2018 in Austin, TX. Beto held several events near early polling locations across Austin, encouraging voters to get out and vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264185440-0BILOO33ERLL55SOO05G/poltitics_97.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BETO Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, addresses the crowd during a pop-up 'Vote with Beto' event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2018 in Austin, TX. Beto held several events near early polling locations across Austin, encouraging voters to get out and vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264214616-QUFC7SWT227WEUM9SG8U/poltitics_99.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BETO Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, addresses the crowd during a pop-up 'Vote with Beto' event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2018 in Austin, TX. Beto held several events near early polling locations across Austin, encouraging voters to get out and vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264234603-NZSOPNA8V27X2R6XCDEQ/poltitics_101.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BETO Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, addresses the crowd during a pop-up 'Vote with Beto' event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2018 in Austin, TX. Beto held several events near early polling locations across Austin, encouraging voters to get out and vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264264625-F63XKN87V6ANM329VGGY/poltitics_103.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BETO Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, addresses the crowd during a pop-up 'Vote with Beto' event at Koughan Memorial Water Tower Park on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Austin, TX. O'Rourke held several events near early polling locations across Austin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264276326-SN4XYZA2Z0D2WSTU2UNL/poltitics_104.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - BETO Beto O'Rourke, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, waves to the crowd after speaking during a pop-up 'Vote with Beto' event at Koughan Memorial Water Tower Park on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Austin, TX. O'Rourke held several events near early polling locations across Austin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264370693-3XLK61X73K2SWZ7356G4/poltitics_110.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Cruz Peach Lightener, 4, attends a rally with her family for U.S. Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, with Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at the Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Event Center in Wichita Falls, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264361927-H19UH5JRXG0YXC5E87Q8/poltitics_109.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Donald Trump Jr. campaigns for Ted Cruz Donald Trump Jr. takes a photo with local resident, Monique Worthy, 29, while on a campaign stop with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at the Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Event Center in Wichita Falls, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264291281-4N9XJFFL2PDAIIWKNOBV/poltitics_106.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Cruz Peach Lightener, 4, attends a rally with her family for U.S. Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, with Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at the Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Event Center in Wichita Falls, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264512041-8XI14OV7889S6QJL98S8/poltitics_113.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - March Against Far-Left Violence Demonstrators march up Congress Ave to the Texas State Capitol during the "Austin March Against Far-Left Violence," on Saturday August 18, 2018, in Austin, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264537372-QCYHW96UXSPAIHHN1WZL/poltitics_114.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - March Against Far-Left Violence Haley Jane Maddox marches with demonstrators up Congress Ave to the Texas State Capitol during the "Austin March Against Far-Left Violence," on Saturday August 18, 2018, in Austin, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264336571-WQ6MM5MHG2TNZYP180BU/poltitics_105.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Texas county Republicans reject ousting Muslim-American JT Edwards, SREC Dist.11, makes an impassioned plea to members of the State Republican Executive Committee, while taking the floor to discuss a resolution that opposes an effort by the Tarrant County Republican Party (TCRP) to remove a Muslim as vice chair because of his religion during the committee's quarterly meeting on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Austin, TX. A conservative group recently sent a letter to the TCRP president, asking him to remove the newly elected vice chair, Dr. Shahid Shafi because he's Muslim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264116100-TP7OUHL8VX433Z594SD5/poltitics_93.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - March Against Far-Left Violence" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264168165-JH0UTZFZPGWKKOP6ZYPW/poltitics_94.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - March Against Far-Left Violence State Police pull a man into custody following a heated discussion between groups during the "Austin March Against Far-Left Violence" at the Austin State Capitol on Saturday August 18, 2018, in Austin, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264145300-HAZABPGY3HKV872C590G/poltitics_95.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - March Against Far-Left Violence" State Police take a man into custody following a heated discussion between groups during the "Austin March Against Far-Left Violence" at the Austin State Capitol on Saturday August 18, 2018, in Austin, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264484239-OW2FR2ARWSPBJA2IBWAA/poltitics_112.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - March Against Far-Left Violence" Austin Police take a man into custody while controlling a crowd of anti-protestors on South Congress following the "Austin March Against Far-Left Violence" at the Austin State Capitol on Saturday August 18, 2018, in Austin, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264543990-RQI0JVGBIFR4J2M976V1/poltitics_117.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Meet Kristin Beck, a transgender former Navy SEAL running for Congress Kristin Beck canvasses a neighborhood in Upper Marlboro, Md., in May. Beck, a former Navy SEAL with 20 years of military service, could be the first openly transgender congresswoman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264530602-H4EGROEXMCAIRKO9EXEA/poltitics_116.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Meet Kristin Beck, a transgender former Navy SEAL running for Congress Congressional candidate, Kristin Beck, right, kisses her fiancee, Heather Stott, while leaving for a day of campaigning. Beck, a former Navy SEAL with 20-years of military service, is one of the first transgender candidates for the U.S. Congress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264554493-4L8T74DTHWI934H2YNQC/poltitics_118.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 3: Rep. Dave Brat attends the Congressional Budget Office: Oversight Hearing in the Cannon Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264609537-IA2NC3BFQ5ZDGPCD2RWS/poltitics_119.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 3: Rep. Dave Brat exits a Committee on Small Business hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264563706-4IYFINPEYM9740B7N7KF/poltitics_120.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- MAY 31: Congressman Dave Brat at his office in the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. 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(Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264596072-JSHR7YR28J6KIVDFTLJP/poltitics_122.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- MAY 31: Rep. Dave Brat is dropped off by his chief off staff in front on The Capitol with minutes to spare before a vote closes on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264753281-5M6OH055GY7TWP9EG289/poltitics_129.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 3: Rep. Dave Brat, right, and his staff members, Erin Siefring, chief of staff, left, and Alexa Walker, scheduler, middle, conduct the days business in his office at the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264718649-B65YXBRR3MP5YBS2XYMJ/poltitics_127.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 3: Rep. Dave Brat, right, leans back to chat with Rep. Rod Blum, left, during a Congressional Budget Office: Oversight Hearing in the Cannon Building on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264724729-0QMDL14B08T6NVIIS16A/poltitics_128.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 3: Rep. Dave Brat, takes a few moments of downtime in his office at the Cannon House Office Building in between a jam packed schedule on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264680568-A9SB2NOKS7GA5M7KCXH1/poltitics_126.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Rep. Dave Brat settles into Freshman year WASHINGTON, DC- JUNE 3: Congressman Dave Brat gets some air on his way back to his office following a vote series at The Capitol on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264823827-7V825B5L91UVYPFTZM80/poltitics_135.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Governors Association WASHINGTON, DC- FEBRUARY 26- Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, moves to the next meeting during the National Governors Association 2017 Winter Meeting on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264888125-R601W0R09IPVSL0E6ZQ6/poltitics_137.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Protest of election victory of Donald Trump Demonstrators take to the streets of New York City to protest the U.S. presidential election victory of Donald Trump. The group marched through downtown New York City to the Trump Towers on 5th Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264861264-RUL2LAF4F2P392LFH703/poltitics_138.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Protest of election victory of Donald Trump Demonstrators take to the streets of New York City to protest the U.S. presidential election victory of Donald Trump. The group marched through downtown New York City to the Trump Towers on 5th Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264880321-2KJDMWWLE7IRAFKF0LQF/poltitics_139.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Protest of election victory of Donald Trump A Trump supporter chats with demonstrators during a protest of the U.S. presidential election victory of Donald Trump. The group marched through downtown New York City to the Trump Towers on 5th Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580270834027-6QEUYYOG0KW53XQ961PM/16251968_10154905769779919_1322739281386005796_o.jpg Democracy and Diplomacy - Inauguration of 45th President Garet Bleir clashes with Trump supporters while protesting within the inauguration grounds on Friday, Jan 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The demonstrators stated their right to protest and when they did not comply with pleas to cease, groups descended on them and an altercation ensued. -----the gentleman to the right declined to give his name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580264890155-YF2Q46OZWAE2KPHC7SZZ/poltitics_140.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Inauguration of 45th President Julia Pemberton, 16, of Kentucky, reacts as protestors chant inside the blue section during the official inauguration ceremonies on Friday Jan 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Pemberton said it was her first and likely only opportunity to attend an inauguration and that the protestors were ruining the experience for her. "It's a special opportunity that I will never get again. I want to see and learn to understand all of this. They talk about being peaceful but they just continue to yell if anyone tries to talk to us. We are not hateful people. " Pemberton said. Seen at US Capitol Washington, DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271267039-QVLWXAZV2COUYN7FJAYH/cpac_01.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : A representative of Millennials for Cruz dressed as a chicken makes comment on Trump's decision not to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. This is the Conservative event of the year. "If he was actually conservative he would be here." said Abigail Allen, 18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271261021-8DMII2K8KARZ6UW7J724/cpac_02.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Jordan Moran adorns his shirt while attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. ( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271267034-NS2W1OBD3BDZNSC6I2V9/cpac_03.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 4 : Josh Stell brings along a cutout of Sen. Ted Cruz on the way to listen to him speak during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Friday, March 4, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271278540-LNS0ZN4LNIFC1LJ9K0VF/cpac_04.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Spencer Dupee, 23, left, and Kyle Jones, 23, right, grab free Ronald Reagan posters being distributed during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271273099-P9EBTK6DL795SN6SMUO8/cpac_05.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Matthew Grafton of Turning Point USA attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271278299-UDQ1VS8CFNQW14XYSMTI/cpac_06.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Marianna Layher attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271292327-GYAMLM6IDQIF1HDFL7D3/cpac_11.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Donald Ely, of Sunbury, PA is recognized for his 40 year attendance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580271300211-TMARSRZ5DCDD0JBN2R4J/cpac_12.JPG Democracy and Diplomacy - Scenes from CPAC NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MARCH 5 : Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in National Harbor, MD. (Photos by Amanda Voisard) https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-forward-peace daily 0.75 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266008678-X1C66R5BKSP8LS78NP22/uganda_01.JPG STORY Forward Peace Memorial participants pray during a candlelight vigil to honor the 2003 LRA invasion of the Teso sub-region through Obalanga sub-county in northwestern Uganda. A total of 365 victims remains were gathered from around the sub-county during the 8 month LRA invasion of the region and laid to rest in a mass grave that is now marked with a memorial monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266008678-X1C66R5BKSP8LS78NP22/uganda_01.JPG STORY Forward Peace Memorial participants pray during a candlelight vigil to honor the 2003 LRA invasion of the Teso sub-region through Obalanga sub-county in northwestern Uganda. A total of 365 victims remains were gathered from around the sub-county during the 8 month LRA invasion of the region and laid to rest in a mass grave that is now marked with a memorial monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266012147-S8W6SQBC5Z5X8HHAWT01/uganda_02.JPG STORY Forward Peace A woman and her daughter seek shelter during a rainstorm in Palaro, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266022767-18NP2E2QRBMCDL2NAHDZ/uganda_03.JPG STORY Forward Peace Aketo Janet waits for her group lesson to begin at the Atiak school in Northern Uganda. The boli cop, is a community saving plan designed to create emergency savings for community members, as well as provide micro loan financing for business startup plans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266015636-B67FC6NEBNYARS3U0V7L/uganda_04.JPG STORY Forward Peace Parracelle Primary School P4 students play games during their break. Northern Uganda schools were often a main target of the LRA during the war to abduct children for their army. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266022172-LSASJ414JNCATNISI918/uganda_05.JPG STORY Forward Peace Storm clouds hover overhead as Aderyo Nancy and Aciro Harriett collect water at the local bore hole in Palabek, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580272014231-9JHUQJ3EXPGIM34YPCKC/africa18.jpg STORY Forward Peace atiak, uganda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266027743-VIRGUZQ8TVRQUC3ECC6M/uganda_06.JPG STORY Forward Peace Atiak locals gather on the streets during market day in the Amuru District. Many spent the day in preparation for the following day dedication of the Atiak Massacre monument which was attended by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266066657-DZ2A4BPA96PNTB34NFV3/uganda_18.JPG STORY Forward Peace Contestants vie for the Miss Uganda Crown at Diana Gardens in Gulu, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266061824-5UWDUTSH8JR3RL1FA7HJ/uganda_15.JPG STORY Forward Peace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266031275-2W8CM6KBK6OEDYJTEQTJ/uganda_07.JPG STORY Forward Peace Ongee, a former Captain in the Lords Resistance Army, takes a break while planting cassava in his garden. Ongee, was abducted at the age of 22 and held for four years. After leaving the LRA he sought refuge with his family in Sudan for fear of punishment from the Ugandan government. He recently returned home after receiving amnesty and hopes to bring his family to Uganda in the coming months. Much of his life is now spent in solitude because he fears he will hurt or kill someone due to the stigmatization he continues to face in his community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266030864-27ROVVVQX68V06GY68NJ/uganda_08.JPG STORY Forward Peace An afternoon thunderstorm forces a group of youngsters inside the kitchen hut of Aciro Harriett in Palabek, Uganda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266032409-2652AVWBUULXSMBFTUQW/uganda_09.JPG STORY Forward Peace Atiak mango season comes to a close as locals prepare their goods to be shipped to Kampala for resale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266043921-WPE0MB5R7CCOUESFVEFU/uganda_10.JPG STORY Forward Peace Bertie and her son Erik collect white ants along the roadside in the late evening hours near Palabek, Uganda. Now, years after the end of the war, locals are able to travel on roads that would have been unthinkable to pass during the insurgency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266039243-QB49JDFE2D24HJ3JDF5O/uganda_11.JPG STORY Forward Peace Atiak mango season comes to a close as locals prepare their goods to be shipped to Kampala for resale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266045980-KLRALBELEEARSBX1BBIC/uganda_12.JPG STORY Forward Peace With help from a family member, a older gentlemen gets a haircut. During the war, many residents of Northern Uganda were forced into overcrowded refuge camps, where some lived for up to twenty years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266051270-8KJC8QB592ICSQ0I5BDX/uganda_13.JPG STORY Forward Peace Atoo Cavine, 10, peers out the doorway of the Parracelle Primary School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266054479-E2PCC61ZGGX70OEWVLOK/uganda_14.JPG STORY Forward Peace With only one leg, Cancy Laker casts aside her braces to dance with local community members during a traditional Acholi wedding in Parracelle, Uganda. The marriage was set to take place between a local man and his second wife but was not permitted after the brideÕs family rejected the dowry offering. The group danced from the morning to the late evening despite the failed nuptials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266066818-VFI5NYEVHP175LJNXPVL/uganda_20.JPG STORY Forward Peace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266068100-FJOOGMX1BXP6WEL5Z482/uganda_21.JPG STORY Forward Peace Bertie and her son Erik collect white ants along the roadside in the late evening hours near Palabek, Uganda. Now, years after the end of the war, locals are able to travel on roads that would have been unthinkable to pass during the insurgency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580266058732-4SKIHBEF6ZKWIIICZLXZ/uganda_16.JPG STORY Forward Peace Aciro Harriett accompanied by her daughter, Acayo Given, 3, prepares the evening meal at her home in Palabek, Uganda near the South Sudan border. Harriett, was abducted by the Lords Resistance Army at the age of 16 and was held in captivity for 13 years. Since returning home her status as a former combatant has caused serious issues while trying to reintegrate into her community. She said that her new husband began viciously beating her after succumbing to the neighbors influence saying she was a killer and would kill him if he didn't kill her first. She left her husband and has returned to her family's homestead but still faces stigmatization by members of her community. https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-women-in-power daily 0.75 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580238772883-RQ2YJY612WTTNXYCPMAO/wp_02.jpg Women in Power https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225313012-NJ80NGLPNVMTN1WYYOX4/wp_01.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- A staffer prepares for a rally on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in support of common sense gun control legislation on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225314079-9Z4O4D1Q5VQWT6YTGRD1/wp_02.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 12- Emma Kaplan, Member Services Advisor and Special Assistant at Office of the Democratic Leader, US House of Representatives, works on her phone while attending the "evening of remembrance;" vigil to honor the victims and survivors of the Orlando Pulse shooting on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday July 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. The vigil was held to mark the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225319838-G9ONPBY51OE4YPOE2FC2/wp_05.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- Groups gather for a press conference to discuss the impending congressional recess at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225316731-VPZNT8N83VPTMYVP3HZ0/wp_03.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 12- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) chats with reporters on the way to the Senate on Tuesday July 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225332215-2LHGSILD8HURY4WRXS19/wp_11.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), wearing a rainbow armband to show support for the victims of the Pulse nightclub, straightens her jacket before delivering remarks at the unveiling of House DemocratsÕ ÔStronger America: A New American Security AgendaÕ on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225319590-LBYJLU348HNSDGWOTD8V/wp_06.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 12- Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) walks from the subway at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday July 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225329594-MGSOJ8I8CNRYMWG9T30O/wp_07.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 13- Senators return to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225329951-NOXJM61NYB3BE614H1N7/wp_09.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 13- U.S. Representatives, Corrine Brown (D-FL), Robin Kelly (D-IL), and Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), exit the House of Representatives on Wednesday July 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225333365-JE938GDXN46UMGZ2DJF3/wp_10.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton pauses with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), left, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), right, before heading to a closed lunch with Senate democrats at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225335253-RLTNNYG34M7BVK98XBVD/wp_13.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 12- Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), accompanied by Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), left, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), rear, and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), right, speaks to the press during a news briefing following the Democratic weekly policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday July 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225361107-2TS7KZB1QB5DEVRAUACH/wp_32.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- Hannah d'Entremont, Press Intern/Assistant for U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) waits outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225354496-QPNTYRGC4WXUT1GNRJ8P/wp_29.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 11- Juliegrace Brufke, Capitol Hill reporter at the Daily Caller News foundation, walks through National Statuary Hall towards the House of Representatives on Monday July 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225340859-D4DJI9JLWBY3LJX7QD8C/wp_16.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- Courtney O'Neal, communications director for a Member of the House of Representatives, takes a photo in the Capitol's Rayburn Room on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225351741-RQ834XJXOG7G4ZY8MGDW/wp_25.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- Stephanie Myers Gadbois,Judiciary Committee at U.S. House of Representatives, attends an enrollment ceremony for the 'Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act', a legislative response to the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic in the U.S. in the Capitol's Rayburn Room on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225336078-VQFCMD7AULJC5QUE8DW8/wp_14.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 12- U.S. Representatives Katherine Clark, (D-MA) and Robin Kelly (D-IL) attend an "evening of remembrance;" vigil to honor the victims and survivors of the Orlando Pulse shooting on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday July 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. The vigil was held to mark the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225349850-73CL3WIZS3QMTI2BC734/wp_22.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 12- US Attorney General Loretta Lynch testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday July 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225345631-TNF3FXTDZQY40ETL8269/wp_19.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 13- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) heads down the escalator to the subway of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday July 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225339601-IKOCF9PKFSLMS2F7NIZO/wp_18.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- Kristen Orthman, Communications Director Senate Democratic Leader, stands to the side during a press conference at the Senate on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225346374-D1WVYWLLGM3AOKWUIK6Q/wp_21.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 14- Senate on Thursday July 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225344283-KEEYAF418C9O4OWC5LMW/wp_20.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 13- U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, (D-FL), in her signature cowboy hat, walks through the halls the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday July 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580225363576-28V052GSE5W2QSFKEE6C/wp_33.JPG Women in Power - fashiononthehill WASHINGTON, DC- JULY 13- Ashley Hogan, intern, waits to take photos with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on the House of Representatives steps on Wednesday July 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by: Amanda Voisard) https://www.amandavoisard.com/portraiture daily 0.75 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611083973098-UNCLNBDGWY57ASMP7TBP/DSC_8387.jpg Portraiture - U.S. Capitol Insurrection WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Congressional staff members barricade doors while taking cover after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress, in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1611083984302-9R58Z2Y5ETO5KWQC18WQ/DSC_8356.jpg Portraiture - U.S. Capitol Insurrection WASHINGTON, D.C.- JAN 6- Thousands of protestors surround the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of the Electoral College vote by Congress in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Rioters broke down barricades, climbed scaffolding erected for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, and pushed passed law enforcement to gain entry into the building. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1593366686618-1F734C5ZQZKNQSLWDCRP/DSC_4191.jpg Portraiture - TULSA TULSA, OK - JUNE 18- Rev. Dr. Robert Turner is the pastor at the historic Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The edifice of the church survived the 1921 Race Massacre on Greenwood. Rev. Turner is seen outside the church on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755465540-2NX81T7COQ1C0CQYS25R/instagram_01.JPG Portraiture - Protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3- Portia Wells, 35, joins peaceful demonstrators during the 6th day of protests in Washington, D.C. after the death of George Floyd ignited protests across the nation. Groups gathered near the White House, dispersing into groups making their way towards the Capitol and other locations on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. "I have three black boys at home and IÕm tired of it," said Floyd of her decision to join ongoing protests. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755404746-BGJ36XLU2KLMZSWNW0J7/instagram_02.JPG Portraiture - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3- George Holland, 29, hugs three year-old Mikaela LG, of Tennessee during the 6th day of protests in Washington, D.C. after the death of George Floyd ignited protests across the nation. Thousands of peaceful protesters continued their demonstrations in the nations capitol on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. ÒAmerica is crying for help," said Holland of his decision to participate in demonstrations. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755456875-OWPJOGA733FR1AMTXRRP/instagram_06.JPG Portraiture - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6- A man becomes emotional while joining thousands of protestors during the 9th day of protests in downtown Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755442922-1V75P67OWZYCB7H7HH0M/instagram_05.JPG Portraiture - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6- Thousands gather for the 9th day of protests in downtown Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1591755494894-5ECYDYDJ7XVSNJ90ZAFQ/instagram_09.JPG Portraiture - protests WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6- A crowd cheers "Hands up don't shoot" while participating in the 9th day of protests across from the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711400090-AFF165ZTU2MP2L8W3Y7O/AVX+McAllen+reynosa+01.JPG Portraiture - Separation of Families Families, who are waiting to cross the border, seek shelter at Senda De Vida Casa Del Emigrante, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Patricia Flores, 27, consoles her son, Joan, 7, in the centers dormitory. Patrica said her family, who made the journey from El Salvador, are hesitant to attempt to seek asylum for fear of US immigration policies. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711406465-Y47HMHONPANFG649MNG6/avx+school+shooting+29A.JPG Portraiture - Santa Fe High School mass shooting Lucrecia Martinez, 7, stops to say a prayer at each candle lit for the 10 victims of the Santa Fe High School mass shooting during a vigil at the Texas First Bank on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, TX. 10 people were killed and 10 injured in the latest school shooting. AMANDA VOISARD / AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711420616-OKJUGETDR0HJB6H4AOF0/avx+school+shooting+27.JPG Portraiture - Santa Fe High School mass shooting Groups gather for vigil for the victims of the Santa Fe High School mass shooting at the Texas First Bank on Friday, May, 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, TX. 10 people were killed and 10 injured in the latest school shooting. AMANDA VOISARD / AMERICAN-STATESMAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711392259-U4JZQ5NHSIBMU0BWTT04/Lifeguard+Shortage+07.JPG Portraiture - Lifeguard Shortage AUSTIN, TX- JUNE- Leslie Botts, 70, does a guard switch with Ian Samoson, 18, cq, head guard, right, at the Balcones Neighborhood Pool on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Austin, TX. Botts, who said she is an active swimmer, recently got her lifeguard certification and began working for Austin Parks and Recreation. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711431367-WKXP018EDEYPSHCVLJ76/DSC_1438.jpg Portraiture - womensmarch WASHINGTON, DC- JAN 21- Groups gather for the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711476840-7AZE1EJXHMDUOZ5971AN/DSC_1414.jpg Portraiture - Homicide Victim Tiffany West, 21, right, leans on Jamika Smallwood, left, while attending the candlelight vigil of recent homicide victim, Wesley West in the Congress Heights neighborhood where he was shot in mid-July on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711481358-MYD2W700QYSFCGV2DDJN/DSC_4090.jpg Portraiture - Double Homicide Sharon Johnson, 63, mother of homicide victim Omoni Johnson is comforted by family and friends as she sits in the spot on the 4900 block of B St. SE where her son was shot on Friday evening. Omani Johnson, 26, and Shaheed James, 21, were fatally shot and a third victim, an adult male, was transported to local hospital and expected to survive. The group is seen on Saturday, August 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711485871-SVRYJS53G5A4DHGJP1P4/DSC_5510.jpg Portraiture - Where's our faith? Reverend Brad Braxton of the Open Church stands in the sanctuary of the Second English Lutheran Church, where the church rents space, on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For OZY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711508950-AN9O2274ZJGHWE39B4W1/DSC_6111.jpg Portraiture - New Beginnings, a model school for young inmates David Domenici believes he can reform the juvenile justice system by improving education for inmates. After setting up New Beginnings, a model school for young inmates and spending 15 years in the trenches, the one-man crusader is now trying to bring structure to the entire chaotic juvenile justice education system. Domenici stands in what was a classroom inside a now-shuttered detention center just down the road from the new detention hall in Laurel, MD. More than 200,000 juveniles are incarcerated each year in the U.S with only a 15% of those youth inmates graduating High School. (Amanda Voisard/For OZY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711888447-Q63WM45QD5HGA94XGJJK/_RR21098.jpg Portraiture - Free From Bondage Protest WASHINGTON, DC- DEC 13: Fidelia Igwe, 21, middle, is comforted by a friend, while overcome with emotions during a college and youth protest that began at DC Armory ending joining a larger protest at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Dec 13, 2014 in Washington, DC. The group was organized by #FreeFromBondage College and Youth protest. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711530341-DSPGS5BHLJ2S8XPGOJAK/_MRG0672.jpg Portraiture - Black Lives Matter NEW YORK CITY, NY- DEC 4: A masked protestor joins in a die-in at the intersection in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 4, 2014 in Brooklyn, NY. The group of demonstrators took to the streets of New York, a day after a Staten Island grand jury declined to bring charges in the casze of Eric Garner, beginning their march in New York’s Foley Square closing down the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges as they crossed over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711446029-S8BMVT4K8RXYAB9PPND6/pulse22.JPG Portraiture - Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 13: Andrew Woods, 31, from right, Deeba Ahmad, 57, middle, Ashley Matthews, 22, middle rear, and Nicole Nagy, 30, rear left, embrace during a candlelight vigil outside the front lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, 2016 in Orlando, Fl. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711449089-4A0X8N64ACESGOFOF6IE/DSC_9007+copy+copy+2.jpg Portraiture - Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL ORLANDO, FL- JUNE 17: Tears stream down the face of Beth Love, 31, following her participation in a human rainbow, on the Friday following the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL. The rainbow was composed of the same number of volunteers as victims of the mass shooting as a visual reminder of the number of lives that were lost. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711491043-QWCYIK61L1AE4VQJMK14/DSC_0058+3.jpg Portraiture - Baltimore's Transgender Prostitutes BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 3: Esha Harbin, 27, lingers on a corner of the Old Goucher neighborhood early Friday morning on April 3, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. She and friends were standing on the corner where Mya Hall was picked up from while soliciting sex the evening before she was shot by NSA police. Harbin says she and Hall where close friends. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711513631-CXFCBOMDVIXYHDYCO0UU/DSC_5511.jpg Portraiture - Double Digit gains on standardized tests ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: Carlin Springs Elementary School principal, Corina Coronel comforts 1st grader, Andrea Hernandez, 7, while supervising recess on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 in Arlington, VA. 3rd grade students at the Elementary School saw double digit gains on standardized tests last year. ( Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711524725-V0WEHTR93ANL8NSMO5FF/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_12.JPG Portraiture - Widows ABERDEEN, MD - AUGUST 6: Rachel Porto's husband Marine LCPL John Porto was killed in Afghanistan when his armored vehicle rolled over in a canal in 2010. Porto is now an advocate and guide to other war widows in pursuing their survivor benefits. She is seen at her home in Aberdeen, MD on Monday, Aug. 6, 2014. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711528687-HUFKHL8P7AFDB0EA0Y56/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_16.JPG Portraiture - Memorial Day WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 26: Debbra Figone and her sister, Anne Martin visit the grave site of Fignone's son, Gunnery Sgt. George L. Figone Jr. on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. "They called him gorgeous George," said Figone of her son who died at the age of 32 due to complications after being shot by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2010. Fignone makes an annual pilgrimage to Arlington from her home in Northern Stockton, CA, visiting for five days over the memorial day weekend as part of the TAPS program. " I come here to be with people that understand. They don't need something to remind them because we live it every day," she said. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711523260-PYHJULHYVFG7L659XG1M/DSC_2309.jpg Portraiture - Battle of Bladensburg BLADENSBURG, MD - AUGUST 23: A soldier walks off the field following the re-enactment of the Battle of Bladensburg on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park in Bladensburg, MD. The battle was part of the Undaunted Festival, commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the event. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711526878-MNJEVDFOIW0PXM0IKQ8Q/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_13.JPG Portraiture - Arlington National Cemetery ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 22: A bird takes flight as the sun rises over Arlington National Cemetery in section 60 on Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Arlington, VA. Hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan war dead are buried in the section. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060474592-M46QUZTSSNPM32RA1L7X/TURKMENISTAN.jpg Portraiture - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Visits Turkmenistan Approximately 450 students from three leading Turkmen universities attended a side event on the roll out process of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711543092-6C6C3RQQ2VHD1T6GJ3VY/DSC_5464.jpg Portraiture - SIlver Line RESTON, VA - JULY 28: Commuters ride the silver line metro during the first business day of operation for the line on Monday, July 28, 2014 in Reston, VA. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711530133-YDLWY67RHKKRYWYL86MS/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_14.JPG Portraiture - For the love of Kodi: gunshot victim WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Kodie "KoKo" Brown plays at the local playground near RFK stadium on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. "For me, it's all about family right now. That's my main focus," said Ferguson, a DC police officer, who with his wife adopted "KoKo" after their daughter was fatally shot on a DC Metro Bus while trying to run from her boyfriend. "KoKo" was also seriously injured during the incident, suffering a gunshot wound to the face. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711536202-Z16V6K4QY5HY5MQQTNS1/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_02.JPG Portraiture - Corcoran Farewell WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Guests make their way to the second floor during the 59th Annual Corcoran Ball on Friday, April 25, 2014 in Washington, DC. After the financial chaos that defined the Corcoran for so many years, the private art gallery in February announced a partnership with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711545332-F4WS51PFIP7X8JSVKCRA/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_09.JPG Portraiture - The National Portrait Gallery WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Friendship Heights Elementary 4th grade students, Jakyra Perry, 10, from left, Makayla Hayes, 10, Jakiya Young, 9, and Serenity Hammond, 10, sit with classmates on the steps of The National Portrait Gallery in Penn Quarter on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711554967-G3BGLZ0G5VN6UZQE5ZIE/DSC_9151.jpg Portraiture - Protest of Japanese Prime Minister WASHINGTON, DC- APRIL 29: Yumi Paek, 71, left, Bok Soon Choi, 78, middle, and Young Choo, 73, right, participate in a protest calling on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's to apologize for atrocities committed during World War II. The group gathered on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711503393-L1KIYMEWY44U7UTJXEMG/DSC_3143.jpg Portraiture - vacant BALTIMORE, MD- MAY 10: Emily Painter, 7, plays in front of vacant rowhouses next to her home in the West side of Baltimore on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Baltimore, MD.Baltimore has more than 16,000 vacant houses. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 46,800 vacant homes account for 16 percent of Baltimore’s housing stock. In Baltimore and elsewhere, vacant buildings are associated with numerous problems. One recent study showed that abandoned buildings are associated with higher rates of “assaultive violence.” Another found that residents who live near vacant building have a far greater chance of falling victim to fires. And in 2008, Baltimore discovered that the cost of providing police and fire services to a block increased by $1,472 annually for each vacant house. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711555050-RB47V96T8489A7U2FRC4/DSC_0151.jpg Portraiture - Baltimore riots Baltimore riots (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711555761-XNKMW66QHR1JMSX39G62/DSC_0249.jpg Portraiture - Baltimore riots Protestors stand before a police line during the Baltimore riots in Baltimore, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711557063-TEE3HN4MCHUXA95PUKTA/DSC_9945.jpg Portraiture - Baltimore riots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711557589-BOC342LRGM3GANZ4CW2S/DSC_0008.jpg Portraiture - Baltimore riots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711558280-P1MV4GFBPLFHIG1MHCCR/DSC_2708.jpg Portraiture - Baltimore riots Hyo Yol Choi, 50, pauses to rest while cleaning up his beauty supply store after looters vandalized the property during the riots in Baltimore. Choi, who expects to reopen the store within a month, is seen outside the store on May 8 in Baltimore. (Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711559658-FB6UTEVU6ZCLZZNH07JM/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_05.JPG Portraiture - Missing child WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Melissa Young, maternal grandmother of missing 8 year old, Relisha Rudd joins in prayer/walk for Relisha on Monday, March 31, 2014 on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave in SE Washington, DC. Relisha's grandfather, George Turner, middle, and his niece, Jackie, left, join in the event, put on by Manpower DC and Trayon White. Relisha was last seen on March 1. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711873156-UUCQ413F0MI1QLR0M241/RECENT__201304.JPG Portraiture - Home health DOYLESTOWN, PA - APRIL 24: Patty Graefe, Clinical Team Leader at Health Quality Partners research and development organization, hugs her patient, Paul Bradfield, 83 at his home outside of Doylestown, PA on Wednesday. With a few more visits left, the couple is sad to lose the care provided by Graefe," "If it hasn't been for her making him go to the doctor, he wouldn't be here. That I am sure of, " said Betty Bradfield of an medical emergency involving her husband. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711561437-2E2C4G4WJZRM4JPLN8SP/BESTOFTHEPOST2014_01.JPG Portraiture - Homeless WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Melissa Morales rests in the back of the car while waiting to hear if her family would be given emergency shelter at the Motel 6 in place of DC family shelters on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Morales and her family were among the dozens of families lined up at the city’s homeless intake center Monday seeking shelter for the night from the accumulating snow and freezing weather. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582059680166-XN2UP0T1WS8R9TRV8R3R/voisard-storm2.jpg Portraiture - Hurricane Sandy Tim "Chyno" Chin of Texas swings above a flooded Adventure park in Bayville on Monday evening as Hurricane Sandy trudged towards the mainland. Jak Amico is seen at left. (Oct 29, 2012) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060062005-4NJRCI18TT2JX6DR9CID/lisand3108.JPG Portraiture - Hurricane Sandy Greg Phuros, middle, works to help National Guard and Police to convince a pair of displaced men to head to a shelter. Phuros and his girlfriends rescued the men during flooding and high winds Monday evening as Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Long Beach.(Oct. 29 2012) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060113418-4NE00VD09PN4KO6XB89Y/listormmasticbeach1.JPG Portraiture - Hurricane Sandy Shelby Vansteenburgh, 4, and Katelyn Theodorsen, 4, play in the yard of their home that was severely damaged by the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy on Wednesday in Mastic Beach Village. Jenn McCormack, mother, cleans up debris behind. (Oct 31, 2012) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711629550-LKV56153KOSJKCHPRHEI/RECENT__201307.JPG Portraiture - M3 Rock Festival COLUMBIA, MD - MAY 04: Fans grab onto Bret Michaels as he performs during the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday in Columbia, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711640265-WHD2ZRWJMBKVTNKFYV75/RECENT__201303.JPG Portraiture - Dance BETHESDA, MD - APRIL 15: Members of the Exit 12 Dance Company perform "Conflict(ed)", Monday morning at the Landon School's Mondzac Performing Arts Center in Bethesda. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711599892-0OU7X4V9FEZ5GQUWHKD3/RECENT__201309.JPG Portraiture - Gospel Tour FORT WASHINGTON, MD - MAY 09: Rachel D. Kamasse sings along as John P. Kee and New Life perform while attending the McDonalds Gospel Tour on Thursday evening at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711584494-REIECO4DJ58XFOL3WFQ0/RECENT__201316.JPG Portraiture - Police HYATTSVILLE, MD - JUNE 19: on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Hyattsville, MD. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711669215-6I53TAYTQV1008VH5Y98/RECENT__201314.JPG Portraiture - Low-wage workers protest WASHINGTON, DC- MAY 21: A large group of low-wage workers gathered on Tuesday, May 21, in front of the Ronald Reagan Building on Pennsylvania Ave. to protest minimum wage standards in the United States. The group began their day in front of the Ronald Reagan building marching down the street and will make several stops along the way, ending at Union Station at noon. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711662014-XO6MFNINRWF7EVQ6UWFN/RECENT__201301.JPG Portraiture - Cherry Blossom Parade WASHINGTON - April 13: Morgan Cable of the Albert Gallatin High School band watches the 2013 Parade of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC on Saturday morning. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711879931-R1T14O2GL7DQH3PSXCTU/RECENT__201306.JPG Portraiture - Muslim Youth Girl Scout Troop LANHAM, MD - APRIL 27: Anisah, 10, left, and Amaarah, Abdur-Rahman, 8, attend a Girl Scout Troop interest meeting at Prince George's Muslim Association on Saturday in Lanham, MD. Muneera Fontaine and her daughter, Tahjiani Jones, 6, listen at rear. cq, Muneera, Tahjiani, Anisah, and Amaarah were all born in the USA. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711667166-AYR6Q2VUJ6MJ847NNSGQ/uganda_av01.JPG Portraiture - Candlelight vigil victims of LRA invasion Memorial participants pray during a candlelight vigil to honor the 2003 Lords Resistance Army (LRA) invasion of the Teso sub-region through Obalanga sub-county in northwestern Uganda. A total of 365 victims remains were gathered from around the sub-county during the 8 month LRA invasion of the region and laid to rest in a mass grave that is now marked with a memorial monument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711687991-PH1UX6QQG2WX1VLIU0XJ/besiktas2.jpg Portraiture - Football Besiktas Galatasaray football fans gather in anticipation of the evening home match in Istanbul, Turkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711699037-BBCVY4VXDJJ8Q2AJKSWQ/oldmansea0.jpg Portraiture - Istanbul Etem Caliskan rides the afternoon ferry from Kadikoy, an Anatolian neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, to his home in Besiktas located on the European side of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711675462-75GH4SB2LONX54M2VX84/gecekondu01+copy.JPG Portraiture - Kurdish in Turkey Yarren Kesman, 3, peers out from the window of her Uncle's shanty as her cousin, Firat, 5, takes advantage of the weather outside their home in Istanbul, Turkey. The family lives within a squatter community of Gecekondu homes, translated as house built over night. Yarren's father, and two Uncle's work long hours to support the family of 18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711702137-4N07OFTYJ06IOGU1M4AE/tahrirsquare0A+2.JPG Portraiture - Arab Spring anniversary -Tahrir Square CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 20: Several neighborhood groups converged on Tahrir Square today with the hopes of energizing the people in preparation for the one year anniversary of the 18-day uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. A demonstrator chants during the rally honoring those killed during the revolution on January 25, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. (Amanda Voisard/Zuma Press) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711709342-6LX10WFQ9RIVX5RYKAFQ/tahrirsquare5.JPG Portraiture - Arab Spring anniversary -Tahrir Square CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 20: Several neighborhood groups converged on Tahrir Square today with the hopes of energizing the people in preparation for the one year anniversary of the 18-day uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak., on January 25, 2012. A demonstrator chants during the rally honoring those killed during the revolution. (Amanda Voisard/Zuma Press) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711708919-HIUMHDENXY3JYNPFNX0K/tahrirsquare2.JPG Portraiture - Arab Spring anniversary -Tahrir Square CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 20: Several neighborhood groups converged on Tahrir Square today with the hopes of energizing the people in preparation for the one year anniversary of the 18-day uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak., on January 25, 2012. A demonstrator chants during the rally honoring those killed during the revolution. (Amanda Voisard/Zuma Press) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711732119-WLC2LCJEPWZLKLQHHCC0/film1.jpg Portraiture - film2 Washington, DC - August 17- Rob Jones lost his legs during his service as a marine in Afghanistan. Jones reattaches his prosthetic legs after rowing practice at the Anacostia Community Boathouse on August 17, 2011 in Washington , DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711760247-E9N19I8Q1DUADID4RXW9/post072.JPG Portraiture - Habitat for Humanity WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16 Arreona, 3, and Arnez, 8, Mack look out the window of Arreona's new room during a tour of the Habitat for Humanity home in the Ivy City neighborhood on Central Place NE on July 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711766941-GJ4ULGBCNZ3KZ50S8YB7/hstreet09.JPG Portraiture - H-street Washington, DC - JULY 15- Ammar Sudan, 13, sleeps inside Baitul Khair, LLC a natural products, oil, incense, islamic apparel store on H Street NE on July 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Owner, Abdul Shakir, left, said his business fell 60-70% during construction on H street and that the building where Baitul Khair is located has changed ownership 3 times. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711784360-HNRTFXFLSTUK4YNDHT7D/SAmcsweeny1006.JPG Portraiture - Director Director Ethan McSweeny. (Amanda Voisard/THE WASHINGTON POST) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711776767-XNQB2RQDBLBFN0WBZ4LE/PONYMUNCH6_01.JPG Portraiture - Agressive ponies Assateague Island, MD - JULY 07 A feral horse charges Alexis Baun, 18, of Orchard Park, NY, as she attempts to back away quickly while visiting Assateague Island National Seashore with her family on July 7, 2011 Baun only suffered minor injuries to her hand from the confrontation. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/for The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711887497-EOK8CRIXPTNIMUG7CLJH/RECENT__201313.JPG Portraiture - Juicy J WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Fans watch Juicy J performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC on Sunday evening. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/For the Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711793881-6473XXZVYPUZMLFB4O6I/post018.JPG Portraiture - Company Gym LAUREL, MD - Rafael Cabrero lost 219 pounds by using the low-cost company gym at Verizon Wireless. Seen on June 22, 2011 in Laurel, MD. (Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711800093-WR1YFRJJPK4ZR49HNOYQ/post006.JPG Portraiture - FLAG DAY WASHINGTON D.C.- JUNE 13: Shannon Eichorst, 14, from left, Claire Franken, 14, Tatum Jones, 14, Natalie Hodgkiss, 14, Pauline Herr, 14, jump in unision before taking a timed photograph while visiting the Washington Monument on Monday June 13, 2011 in Washington D.C. The girls were visiting the capitol with their 8th grade class from Thomas-Jefferson Middle School in Madison WI. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711770455-DBMRV6WC85W1Y7N9WT26/bull36.JPG Portraiture - Running of the bull - Dewey Beach DEWEY BEACH, DE - JULY 09 Andrew Shinohara, middle, watches friends Jason Lynch and Kenny Crenshaw pour drinks while wating for the 15th annual running of the bull to begin at the Starboard Restaurant & Bar before the festivites on July 9, 2011 in DEWEY BEACH, DE. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711789869-IYBHK37DNOBGQQCL3BOT/memorial_05.jpg Portraiture - U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sherer ARLINGTON, VA - JUNE 23: Maj. Gen. Patrick Higgins, director, Joint IntegratedAir and Missile Defense Organization, Joint Staff, J-8 presents a flag to Lyndi Koutz, left, during the burial service for her husband U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sherer on Thursday, June 6, 2011 in Arlington, VA. Sgt. Sherer was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom at the time of his death on June 2, 2011 in Zabul province, Afghanistan. He passed away from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. (Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711793345-DY7CJFQV5PDHC50STADK/nppa_av03.JPG Portraiture - Memorial Kimberly Brown watches a train pass by on the bridge on New Hampshire Ave NE overlooking the red line metro track where an accident killing nine took place in 2009 on June 21, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Brown was present during the crash and witnessed events unfold from the same bridge. (Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711799643-AHRCENKSQOB36FW50XDF/hallwaybw.jpg Portraiture - Breaking the cycle of Abuse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711802397-6C4HAJJU9EPVDWZDMV9F/akvsyr07.JPG Portraiture - Breaking the cycle of Abuse Tracey takes a breather while waiting for her daughter Johnna to tire before putting her to bed. Tracey has tried most of her life to break the the cycle of abuse in her family. Beginning at a young age, her mother would allow her boyfriends to molest her. She was frequently beaten and at times locked in a storage freezer. Tracey continues to work to regain custody of her other two other children, whom were removed from her home by the New York State child protective services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711806576-K0R19Y23CHGFU3R0OMN6/portraits-228.jpg Portraiture - Muslim Women in America Amanda Gormley checks her boarding pass before entering security at the Syracuse International Airport in late April 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711808995-SRNH8E6RPTY4BNKK1OXE/akvsyr05.JPG Portraiture - Muslim Women in America Amanda Gormley enjoys a brief moment of relaxation while attending an Easter celebration at her family's home in Elbridge, N.Y. Amanda continues to attend Christian holidays with her family despite her conversion to Islam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711818647-0C0BDBUPR9YWJMVWOQHT/bestport11.JPG Portraiture Auburn Freshman Football players prepare depart after being defeated on Wednesday by the Corcoran High School Freshman football team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711676690-7Y1HYA9SJAUGU1W8U4A3/akvsyr02.JPG Portraiture Auburn Freshman Football players prepare to load the bus after being defeated on Wednesday by the Corcoran High School Freshman football team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711830077-5ZZ4FQQVNRETAZQ6YH23/2.jpg Portraiture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711826618-J5B3SDRWZYK9YI9HEXZF/SHIPROCK01.JPG Portraiture - 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair Danceres make their way into the Pow Wow circle during the Grand Entry Saturday evening at the 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair in Shiprock, N.M. The Navajo Nation's largest traditional gathering began Thursday and ended Sunday. Events included a rodeo, pow-wow, traditional song & dance, parade and carnival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711825123-AHBX6PCVD3NXJNMGX23F/4.jpg Portraiture - 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair Danceres make their way into the Pow Wow circle during the Grand Entry Saturday evening at the 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair in Shiprock, N.M. The Navajo Nation's largest traditional gathering began Thursday and ended Sunday. Events included a rodeo, pow-wow, traditional song & dance, parade and carnival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711826845-8OLLQ9O7FPO3H7ZQDPJK/SHIPROCK04.JPG Portraiture - 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair Dianna Black of the Navajo Tribe watches from the side of the Pow Wow circle as a family is recognized during the 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair in Shiprock, N.M. The Navajo Nation's largest traditional gathering began Thursday and ended Sunday. Events included a rodeo, pow-wow, traditional song & dance, parade and carnival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711828462-FY5RVR7GY5713712ARB2/SHIPROCK05.JPG Portraiture - 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair The sun sets on the 98th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair in Shiprock, N.M as eager fans await the start of the Saturday evening rodeo. The Navajo Nation's largest traditional gathering began Thursday and ended Sunday. Events included a rodeo, pow-wow, traditional song & dance, parade and carnival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060477942-KUONU3HTQZ4IOUQM4FLF/081908+met+fay+av+12.jpg Portraiture - 081908 met fay av 12.jpg 081908 met fay av --0056179A--Staff Photos by Amanda Voisard /The Palm Beach Post--for tc met CLO-- Jensen Beach-- Laine Kelly, 18 skim boards on a flooded boulevard off Green RIver Parkway as his friend Tim Blakeslee, 18 watches from the back of a friends truck on Tuesday due to Tropical Storm Fay. The boys said they were bored because their friends were gone and their college started later into the fall. 08/19/08 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE COX PAPERS. OUT PALM BEACH, BROWARD, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES IN FLORIDA. OUT ORLANDO. OUT TV. OUT MAGAZINES. OUT TABLOIDS. OUT WIDE WORLD. OUT INTERNET USE. 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NO SALES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060485175-A59WOWC0QNJRDCKTZ3H6/12.JPG Portraiture - 091408 spt triathlon 7.jpg Participants in the Male ages 0-59 are seen through a flag as they prepare for their swim during the final race of the Singer Island Triathlon series in West Palm Beach, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060496250-HNI9GE90EZGX2UHQ5SN4/03.JPG Portraiture - 111108 met TC Vet 1.jpg Junior ROTC Jaguar, Daniel Bedwell, 17, holds a loose flag in place during the Veterans Day Service on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at Veterans Memorial Park in Port St. Lucie, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060497492-TOGD9DKI3R9YYT7UV058/05.JPG Portraiture - 070208 tc met hula 1.jpg Brothers Andrew Horton, 6, right, and Isaiah McLeod, 7, cq, left, step outside their grandmother's home to hula-hoop after a rain shower on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. "They kept crashing into things with their hoops so I sent them outside to play," said the boys grandmother, Bonnie Smith, whom they were visiting for the afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060511798-F6U4L9FFUU2VPI2USEQC/07.JPG Portraiture - 092806 tc met homecoming4.jpg Chris Kahl, 17, from left, Matt Loew, 15, and John Bros, 15, practice together in the bandstand at Memorial Park before the start of the annual Martin County High School Homecoming Parade held Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 in downtown Stuart, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060503260-M1K1IMFVHEBSNLHTJYA0/11.JPG Portraiture - 050507 tc met grad 1.jpg Graduates wait in line to receive their diplomas during the commencement exercises for Indian River Community College at Tradition Field on Saturday, May 5, 2007 in Port St. Lucie, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060511301-FYTOL5REPPYMYEA5TQSL/15.JPG Portraiture - 060306 met night23.jpg Tara Zanders, admitted not real name, Erica Bivins, middle, and LaWanda (no Further name given), right, depart Clematis street Saturday night as clubs close their doors for the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060516524-2WLE5LMNN7QEQZ6ALXPH/06.JPG Portraiture - 062007 tc met domestic 1.jpg A Fort Pierce Police Officer holds a towel to the head of Veronica C Paez, 45, on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 as she lays on the sidewalk waiting for paramedics. Police arrested the womanÕs partner, Joann Haughbook on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and committing an act that could cause death. Police said, Haughbook allegedly attacked her cheating girlfriend after the two began arguing. Haughbook grabbed a 12-ounce bottle of oil and began beating the victim in the head with it, witnesses told police. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060524757-JL0365M01TWKLXZ4266E/071606+tc+met+murdersuic+1.jpg Portraiture 071606 tc met murdersuicide (1of 4) Photos by Amanda Voisard/The Palm Beach Post -- 0025135AÑfor TC MET story Ð Sandra HongÑPSLÑBrittany Carleo Ôs family, Pamela Carleo, left her ex-husband, Frank Carleo, middle, daughter, Brianna Carleo, 14, and family friend, Paul Klinger pause for a moment while discussing BrittanyÕs death in the kitchen of Frank CarleoÕs home on Sunday in Port St. Lucie. 7/16/06 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE COX PAPERS. OUT PALM BEACH, BROWARD, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE, INDIAN RIVER AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES IN FLORIDA. OUT ORLANDO. OUT TV. OUT MAGAZINES. OUT TABLOIDS. OUT WIDE WORLD. OUT INTERNET USE. NO SALES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060519690-3MSNRM97U7JJZAOJH8CP/CARLEO09.JPG Portraiture - fav 06 av 8.jpg Jeffrey Carleo dressed in a t-shirt comemorating his sister Brittany Carleo stands outside the tent of her burial services with friends, Jennifer Kaeff, middle, and Paul Klinger, right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582060526542-968UA8NY54AOJYD4OU1I/CROSS.JPG Portraiture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1580711833675-MKZN31T1KHAAO8DKCOYZ/01+portfolio.jpg Portraiture Dust hangs in the air on Pork Hill Road as Ivy R. Haldeman walks home from a friend's house Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 in Rodman, N.Y. https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-calling-on-me daily 0.75 2020-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582129860687-MEWD66YF2VT3E1N2ZO5C/sierra01002.jpg STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127584915-PKJBIIU9VHAJF8HFMHIF/sierra01019.JPG STORY Calling on Me Sierra Taylor’s bed lay vacant after she passed away, succumbing to her third bout with cancer at the age of 11. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582133747451-DBL4J2TDCGWFOKRCP4QC/sierra01016.JPG STORY Calling on Me Sierra Taylor rests with her grandmother, Albertha Register, during a fundraiser held, Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the DeWitt Community Room. The fundraiser was held to collect funds to pay for the funeral costs for Sierra, whom has terminal Stage 4 medulloblastoma brain tumors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127577716-VSCX7FYXQ2WPFF5K1I0D/sierra01018.JPG STORY Calling on Me Katrina Weston smells the blanket of her daughter shortly after she passed away from brain cancer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127527704-4IMZFO735S1IYDPFGP6E/sierra01001.JPG STORY Calling on Me Sierra looks to her mother while getting ready for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582133083353-JBV2FVFL9CN20ZQANP74/sierra01003.jpg STORY Calling on Me Sierra is aided by her mother Katrina with her daily needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127523194-M3T1CLBVMPJ8M03HM98E/sierra-561.jpg STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127560123-SJ0SVMS3WMXC4FJS6K0T/sierra01007.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127552375-2VGPDZFFMIUS7ISXITUS/sierra01009.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127547543-CND047TY9Z9XE0SZIEYP/sierra01010.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127533077-2FLVJXOWLOYJLYZ9SUK7/sierra01002.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127513497-U6BVTJF1NG4TXXMCBRK1/sierra-475.jpg STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127477555-P8CAAY0QC6CB5XQIY082/portraits-5.jpg STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127570957-9SIA3Q5J8K79D4FAAM4T/sierra01014.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127492084-FBOR0N8BPZYRLATBMIJC/sierra-114.jpg STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582133508752-RT54W8PBYOUKAN9TUWCL/sierra01024.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127508563-8FLC43KNNW1922BYUGHD/sierra-252.jpg STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127589151-OF70R43G5PEDYIP8MWYN/sierra01022.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127606056-F8TSWVNRSGHO6QKCGJOS/sierra01027.JPG STORY Calling on Me LaShay Taylor is comforted outside her sister, Sierra Taylor's funeral, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2010. Sierra passed away after succumbing to Stage 4 medulloblastoma brain and spinal tumors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1582127592147-UXOZQSC4U4LL22WN5US4/sierra01023.JPG STORY Calling on Me https://www.amandavoisard.com/story-hpv daily 0.75 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769521519-3BOLR0HVQ4DY86X6M9O8/UNI618793_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - © UNICEF/UNI618793/ SEE CREDIT NOTE. All rights reserved. Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, looks to her daughter, Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age. HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina. In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country. ### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria: - **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time. High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types. Cervical Cancer Context: - Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769521519-3BOLR0HVQ4DY86X6M9O8/UNI618793_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI618793_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, looks to her daughter, Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769519893-6F22PKZEZ3F17MM5O1NE/UNI619221_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619221_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu and her daughter, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, hold a photo of Salisu’s mother, who succumbed to cervical cancer at the age of 56, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769519046-Z49TOWBI2XM1EZ5FB8U4/UNI619227_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619227_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, middle, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen with her daughters Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, from left, Fatima Mansir, 12, and Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Due to age, Fatima was the only one of her siblings eligible to receive the free HPV vaccination during the second phase of the nationwide rollout.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769512052-YIGB41CB5HXNN1R92AE1/UNI619260_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619260_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, right, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu and her daughter, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, left, are seen at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769509930-WXL32CS7JKS7D6C9WJRO/UNI619266_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619266_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, right, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen at the home she shares with her husband and children, Fatima Mansir, 12, from left, Abdussalam Mansir, 6, Mahmud Mansir, 10, Khadija Abdurahman, 25, and Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769520731-S7GG6MANSXJ1D1J2I16N/UNI619220_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619220_Med-Res.jpg Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, hangs laundry at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Muhammed’s mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769505835-XBZSIICRJ869SIHI53TI/UNI619280_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619280_Med-Res.jpg Mahmud Mansir, 10, sits in the entryway of his home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. His mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769519830-5T12HO127VADZUHUXSLM/UNI619223_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619223_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, left, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen at the home she shares with her husband and 7 children, Amira Mansir, 16, from left, Fatima Mansir, 12, Raudan Mansir, 3, middle front, Khadija Abdurahman, 25, middle back, Mahmud Mansir, 10, Abdussalam Mansir, 6, and Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769512708-ULU90WGH0H80HQSBX1SN/UNI619247_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619247_Med-Res.jpg Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, rests while at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769517281-E91J055VV1WRF4329EAW/UNI619231_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619231_Med-Res.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, walks to the market to buy items for the family’s dinner in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769509766-DL5DK2ATZ4AMINS8YHS8/UNI619267_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619267_Med-Res.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, middle left, and her sister, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, middle right, wait to cross the street at their local market in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769517554-677LTHXVQ5QJIUYG4DMY/UNI619230_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619230_Med-Res.jpg Raudan Mansir, 3, looks on at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769516387-HHS1HT10S53WX1WFGNJ6/UNI619233_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619233_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769514561-O3V9ZXUADH4972LN3IDF/UNI619241_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619241_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769505301-C5I1OW1VTN3IZYD0OKEL/UNI619281_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619281_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769505091-8QR68HELG9K1ZKQ5M4G6/UNI619282_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619282_Med-Res.jpg Aisha Musa, right, listens as Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, left, informs her about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769502815-ZHO722EU3I8VTIXSTPSX/UNI619234_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619234_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769515397-SKYRHHL21Q053A62U0CE/UNI619239_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619239_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, middle left, walks with Zainab Abubakar, 9, middle, and her sister Fatima Abubakar, 12, right, enroute to a mobile human papillomavirus (HPV) clinic in Katsina, Nigeria on 31 May 2024. Khadija, who had already received the vaccine was escorting her sister, but then was told by her mother to return after their father became hesitant about Khadija receiving the vaccine as well. Immunization sites were set up across the community to encourage girls aged 9-14 years to receive a free single-dose of the vaccine during the week-long, second phase of the HPV rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769503640-SXIGH8U86VQK667MBKV2/UNI619295_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619295_Med-Res.jpg Rukayya Armaya'u inks a girls finger after administering a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at a mobile clinic in Katsina, Nigeria on 31 May 2024. Immunization sites were set up across the community to encourage girls aged 9-14 years to receive a free, single-dose of the vaccine during the week-long, second phase of the HPV rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769502825-9K13D0I8G3E4Y1UTNRLP/UNI619294_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619294_Med-Res.jpg Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM), Binta Salisu, 42, ventures out to educate local families with girls aged 9-14 years about the week-long second phase of the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rollout, which has been incorporated into Nigeria’s routine immunization program in Katsina, Nigeria, on 31 May 2024. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, feels a deep passion for the work. She speaks to families about her late mom, telling them “This vaccination is coming for free. Don’t hesitate to take your children because it is a serious disease.”HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769501825-SYSYINB1OWW3SVR7HUHT/UNI619222_Med-Resa.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619222_Med-Resa.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, shows her nail marked with ink to show that she has been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) at her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Due to age, Fatima was the only one of her siblings eligible to receive the free HPV vaccination during the second phase of the nationwide rollout.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Ni https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769510666-5VUF0PX46XP6EPDUU3OC/UNI619264_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619264_Med-Res.jpg Khadija Abdurahman, 25, left, and her sister, Zakiyya Muhammed, 21, share a laugh at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. The young women’s mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769507504-TOF04O413SLDRRNTVPZC/UNI619275_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619275_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, left, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen at home with two of her children, Raudan Mansir, 3, middle, and Mahmud Mansir, 10, right, in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769506877-X61S577BZ4SPSBBDC679/UNI619277_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619277_Med-Res.jpg Mahmud Mansir, 10, sits in the entryway of his home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. His mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769508333-R8MPGVE3GCS1WK29M33M/UNI619270_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619270_Med-Res.jpg Fatima Mansir, 12, stands in the entryway to her families shared compound in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Due to age, Fatima was the only one of her siblings eligible to receive the free HPV vaccination during the second phase of the nationwide rollout.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769507605-VV1QSAWGHK665JF6J05Z/UNI619273_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619273_Med-Res.jpg Raudan Mansir, 3, looks on outside her her home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Her mother, Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d9e68c0a65c485fc2be9a24/1747769511450-QWKIH7BTKX77ADC5GW84/UNI619261_Med-Res.jpg STORY HPV - UNI619261_Med-Res.jpg Binta Salisu, 42, works as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer (VCM) informing and educating community members about the importance of Routine Immunization (RI) including HPV in the Katsina, Nigeria region. Salisu, who lost her mother to cervical cancer several years ago, is seen with her daughter Raudan Mansir, 3, at their home in Katsina, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024. Raudan is ineligible to receive the free HPV vaccination due to her young age.HPV Prevalence and the Burden of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria. With a global prevalence of 11-12% in women, the prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is notably higher, often exceeding 20%. In Nigeria, the high prevalence of HPV significantly contributes to the burden of cervical cancer, which is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44, with 12,000 new cases and 8,000 deaths recorded in 2020. To combat this, a comprehensive HPV vaccination campaign was launched, reaching 7.7 million girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative, supported by local advocacy and strategic outreach, marks a significant step forward in reducing the prevalence of this STI and the associated cervical cancer burden in Nigeria. It complements additional services and programmes that UNICEF will be implementing through a multi-sectoral intervention that seeks to empower girls and provide them with holistic support and services, including polio vaccination. The photo essay celebrates this milestone, notably, the campaign in Katsina.In Nigeria, HPV prevalence is relatively high, contributing to a significant burden of cervical cancer in the country.### HPV Prevalence in Nigeria:- **Overall HPV Prevalence**: Studies suggest that around **23-25%** of women in Nigeria are infected with HPV at any given time.High-Risk HPV Types- The prevalence of high-risk HPV types, especially HPV 16 and 18, which are most closely linked to cervical cancer, is also high. Estimates suggest that **12-16%** of women may be infected with these high-risk types.Cervical Cancer Context:- Nigeria has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, largely due to the high prevalence of HPV and limited access to screening and vaccination.