PHOTOGRAPHER, VISUAL STORYTELLER from the Philippines

South Sudan: Firewood

 
 

On a dirt path dotted with bright-red bougainvillea, women in ankle-length dresses gather in groups of five or more before venturing into the forest.

Right outside the largest refugee camp in Juba, South Sudan's capital, sickles readied in their hands to cut firewood, the women say banding together offers a tiny sense of security, a little protection and the reassurance that if something happens to them inside the forest one of them might escape to tell someone.

 

 

 
 
 
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This project was done with the support of the International Women's Media Foundation.