Baro village, Guinea, 1st May 2015: Women harvesting mangos from village trees to sell in the market.


Baro, Guinea, 1st May 2015: Baro village is be above the proposed level of the Fomi Dam and will be receiving people displaced by the dam. Women going to fetch mangos. Mafadima Conde (white top), 19, married with one child. “We are picking mangos from these trees because we know their fruit is very sweet. We can sell 5 mangos for up to 2000 GNF. These mango trees are on communal land so anyone can pick the fruit.” Djaba Conde (in the tree,) 12, goes to school and is in the 5th grade. She sells mangos in town to buy clothes and shoes. Fatim Fofana, 20, married with one child picks some to sell and some for family use. Assietou Conde, 5, helping her mother’s friend while her mother is away.


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