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FACES

Portraits and direct quotes collected from BEINGs accompanied by world statistics

These FacesÂ helpÂ showÂ the diverse interconnectedness of the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainable development.

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“Us wives need each other, how else would we be able to handle all the responsibilities of the house, kids and our husband? It would be too much.” – Noonkishu

“My life has improved tremendously with this water pump. I no longer have to fear that I will not be able to bring home any waterâ€ – Kiramatisho

“Sometimes my donkey kicks off the water buckets or lays down and won’t get up until I have to carry the water buckets myself.” – Nasieku, 15

“We buried Magdalena’s husband last week. They were together for 80 years.” – Magdalena’s daughter-in-law

“Iâ€™m all alone raising 7 daughters, all of them in school except one. Iâ€™ll be 60 in 2 weeks. Iâ€™m tired.” – Niah’s sister

“These are my work pants”

“I was 14 when I started growing Ganja with my best friend. For that first crop, we never left it alone. We slept in the field every night. For us, it was everything.”

“She fights like she is one of the boys. And sometimes she actually wins”

“When I get married, I just want to have a happy family”

“If there is no love? Then there is no energy in the world” – Kojo