Show Navigation
back to search results

Kenya - Eldoret Dump – Living and Working in Poverty

Sarah Nasimiyu is 45 years old and is pictured with her two-year-old Joshua. She has four other children ranging in age from three to thirteen years old. They all work on the dumpsite. She separated from her husband in 2008 because he was always drunk and couldn’t be responsible. She brings Joshua with her to the dumpsite – where she sorts through rubbish in the morning and then sells snacks to the other workers in the afternoon. The Mothers who work on Eldoret’s main dump nick named by the locals, ironically, as ‘California’ raise their children in Extreme poverty. The consequences for these children and their parents are tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download
Filename
Eldoret01_1.jpg
Copyright
Louis Quail
Image Size
3464x3464 / 1.8MB
Eldoret Kenya Plastic africa child poverty daily life danger dump dumps rubbish tips environmental health health risks job living on a dollar a day lung disease metal millennium goals mother and child occupation portrait portraits poverty recycling rubbish scavenging tip work mother and child madonna family single parent extreme hardship
Contained in galleries
Louis Quail - All pics, Kenya, Eldoret Dump - Louis Quail
Sarah Nasimiyu is 45 years old and is pictured with her two-year-old Joshua. She has four other children ranging in age from three to thirteen years old. They all work on the dumpsite. She separated from her husband in 2008 because he was always drunk and couldn’t be responsible. She brings Joshua with her to the dumpsite – where she sorts through rubbish in the morning and then sells snacks to the other workers in the afternoon. The Mothers who work on Eldoret’s main dump nick named by the locals,  ironically, as ‘California’ raise their children in Extreme poverty. The consequences for these children and their parents are tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
Prev Next
Info
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

In Pictures

  • About
  • Contact
  • Join In Pictures
  • Archive
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area