Stephanie Yinkamiye walks to school with her adopted son Jean Paul Ndabaze, 14, in primary 2. It is the last day of term and she will get his report. Jean Paul's father was a house painter, but both he and his wife died of Aids, leaving the Jean Paul and his younger brother on their own. Stepanie found them as street children in the market and decided to adopt them. He would like to study and be a doctor or a teacher. Photograph by Mike Goldwater


Stephanie Yinkamiye walks to school with her adopted son Jean Paul Ndabaze, 14, in primary 2. It is the last day of term and she will get his report. Jean Paul's father was a house painter, but both he and his wife died of Aids, leaving the Jean Paul and his younger brother on their own. Stepanie found them as street children in the market and decided to adopt them. He would like to study and be a doctor or a teacher. Photograph by Mike Goldwater


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Location: Rwanda
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
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