Children carrying munitions up to Ahmad Shah Massoud's fighters in the so-called 'Eagle's Nest'.

Alicia Sandoval, 31, cleans an office in San Bernardino. Her family has had a cleaning business, 'Sandoval Janitorial Services', since she was little girl. Alicia has always helped her parents out in...

Marivic Danino Grijalva, 24, with her children while home working providing tech support online. She juggles work and homeschool on the days she is not working at the MonteCedro Retirement Community i...

Alicia Sandoval, 31, offers health education by phone to a patient at Park Tree Community Center in Ontario. She also offers COVID-19 related information to patients. The centre does not refuse servic...

Yamba (12) (left) an apprentice mechanic since October 2020 at the Wend-Panga garage. His family fell into poverty due to the economic crisis linked to COVID-19 and could not send all of their childre...

A cook prepares food for the school canteen at the Denro associative school is a major element in encouraging parents and pupils to continue their studies. For many families, poor or internally displa...

Pre-school children in a class at the artisanal granite quarry in Pissy. Since 2005, UNICEF has sought to eradicate child labour in mines and quarries, in particular that of Pissy. One of the initiat...

The artisanal granite quarry in Pissy. Since 2005, UNICEF has sought to eradicate child labour in mines and quarries, in particular that of Pissy. One of the initiatives was to protect the little one...

The artisanal granite quarry in Pissy. Since 2005, UNICEF has sought to eradicate child labour in mines and quarries, in particular that of Pissy. One of the initiatives was to protect the little one...

The artisanal granite quarry in Pissy. Since 2005, UNICEF has sought to eradicate child labour in mines and quarries, in particular that of Pissy. One of the initiatives was to protect the little one...

The artisanal granite quarry in Pissy. Since 2005, UNICEF has sought to eradicate child labour in mines and quarries, in particular that of Pissy. One of the initiatives was to protect the little one...

Roger (13) eats a meal of rice and beans with a fellow apprentice. Roger has been an apprentice bicycle repairer since October 2020. Following the COVID-19 economic crisis, and the closing of the bord...

Emilienne (13) has been selling mangos since October 2020. As a result of the economic crisis, linked to COVID-19, her grandmother's business is going badly and of the eight children she supports, six...

Yamba (12) (left) an apprentice mechanic since October 2020 at the Wend-Panga garage. His family fell into poverty due to the economic crisis linked to COVID-19 and could not send all of their childre...

Yamba (12) (in green) has been an apprentice mechanic since October 2020 at the Wend-Panga garage. His family fell into poverty due to the economic crisis linked to COVID-19 and could not send all of...

Yamba (12) (left) an apprentice mechanic since October 2020 at the Wend-Panga garage. His family fell into poverty due to the economic crisis linked to COVID-19 and could not send all of their childre...

Yamba (12) (left) with colleagues at the Wend-Panga garage where he has been an apprentice mechanic since October 2020. His family fell into poverty due to the economic crisis linked to COVID-19 and c...

Emilienne (13) has been selling mangos since October 2020. As a result of the economic crisis, linked to COVID-19, her grandmother's business is going badly and of the eight children she supports, six...

Bedine (10), a housekeeper for a local family. Its not unusual for the families of young girls to send them to work to wealthier families, to help with household chores.

Emilienne (13) meets some of her old school friends while out selling mangos which she has been doing since October 2020. As a result of the economic crisis, linked to COVID-19, her grandmother's busi...

Emilienne (13) has been selling mangos since October 2020. As a result of the economic crisis, linked to COVID-19, her grandmother's business is going badly and of the eight children she supports, six...

Roger (13) (right) fixes a puncture with a fellow apprentice. Roger has been an apprentice bicycle repairer since October 2020. Following the COVID-19 economic crisis, and the closing of the borders,...

Roger (13), who has been an apprentice bicycle repairer since October 2020, moves a motor scooter. Following the COVID-19 economic crisis, and the closing of the borders, his father, a mason, lost a l...

Bedine (10), a housekeeper for a local family, shells peanuts. Its not unusual for the families of young girls to send them to work to wealthier families, to help with household chores.

Bedine (10), a housekeeper for a local family, shells peanuts. Its not unusual for the families of young girls to send them to work to wealthier families, to help with household chores.

Roger (13) (right) with a fellow apprentices. Roger has been an apprentice bicycle repairer since October 2020. Following the COVID-19 economic crisis, and the closing of the borders, his father, a ma...

Roger (13) collecting water from the well at his home. Roger has been an apprentice bicycle repairer since October 2020. Following the COVID-19 economic crisis, and the closing of the borders, his fat...

Bedine (10), a housekeeper for a local family, shells peanuts. Its not unusual for the families of young girls to send them to work to wealthier families, to help with household chores.

Boys sort through electrical cables at a burning site at Agbogbloshie dump, which has become a dumping ground for computers and electronic waste from all over the developed world. Hundreds of tons of...

A boy carries electrical cables to a burning site at Agbogbloshie dump, which has become a dumping ground for computers and electronic waste from all over the developed world. Hundreds of tons of e-wa...

A boy burns cables from computers and other electronic equipment in order to retrieve copper, at Agbogbloshie dump, which has become a dumping ground for computers and electronic waste from all over t...

A woman sells packets of water as people burn cables from computers and other electronic equipment to retrieve copper, at Agbogbloshie dump, which has become a dumping ground for computers and electro...

Boys burn cables from computers and other electronic equipment in order to retrieve copper, at Agbogbloshie dump, which has become a dumping ground for computers and electronic waste from all over the...

A youth working underground at the Tabelote gold mine.

A boy eating rice at the Tabelote gold mine.

Vincent (14, left) and Noah Oletey (12), together with boat pilot Jonas Asideka, setting fish traps in Lake Volta an hour offshore of the village of Kpando Torkor. Brothers Vincent and Noah spend up...

Fish caught in Lake Volta lie in the bottom of a fishing canoe. These were the few decent sized fish caught during the trip most of the catch was meagre, consisting of small fish only a few inches in...

Vincent Oletey bails water from a fishing canoe on Lake Volta while working as boat crew with his brother Noah. Vincent (14) and Noah (12), spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on...

Vincent Oletey hauls up fish traps while working as boat crew on Lake Volta. Vincent (14) and his brother, Noah (12), spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on Lake Volta. Rising at...

Vincent Oletey stunning a fish with a club during a fishing trip on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and his brother Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on Lake...

Jonas Asideka, a boat pilot, an hour offshore during a fishing trip on Lake Volta.

Fish in a basin aboard a fishing canoe crewed by Vincent and Noah Oletey on Lake Volta. Their catch is meagre, most of it consisting of small fish only a few inches in length. On this day they caught...

Noah Oletey stunning a fish with a club to stop it jumping out of the canoe during a fishing voyage on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and his brother Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nights a wee...

Vincent Oletey removes a fish from a trap during a fishing voyage on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and his brother Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on Lak...

Vincent Oletey stunning a fish with a club before removing it from a trap during a fishing voyage on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and his brother Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nights a week...

Vincent Oletey (14) and his brother Noah (12) working in a fishing canoe on Lake Volta. Vincent and Noah spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on Lake Volta. Rising at 03:00am, they...

Victoria (13) scraping up salt leftovers after a sale on the edge of the 'Yomo', the area traditionally held to be the spiritual heart of the salt-rich Songor Lagoon. She says will sell these for use...

Noah Oletey waiting for his brother (not pictured) to finish emptying a fish trap on Lake Volta before they paddle on to the next one. Boat crew Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nigh...

Vincent Oletey, repairs a fish trap while working as boat crew on Lake Volta. Vincent (14) and Noah (12) spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on Lake Volta. Rising at 03:00am, th...

An IDP woman, her child strapped to her back, tends to crops she is attempting to grow near the Kubudanda IDP camp. There is often not enough land for displaced people, many of whom are farmers, to gr...

Tree stumps that rise from the bottom of Lake Volta which pose a major hazard to boat traffic, especially as much of the fishing activity occurs at night, and the canoes have no lights.

Vincent Oletey stands in wet while cutting bait, made from cooked maize flour and oil, for fish traps used during a fishing voyage on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey (12) spend up...

An IDP woman, her child strapped to her back, tends to crops she is attempting to grow near the Kubudanda IDP camp. There is often not enough land for displaced people, many of whom are farmers, to gr...

Vincent Oletey cutting bait, made from cooked maize flour and oil, for fish traps used during a fishing voyage on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nights a week...

Vincent Oletey, sets a fish trap while working as boat crew on Lake Volta. Vincent (14) and Noah (12) spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on Lake Volta. Rising at 03:00am, they...

Fish bait, made from cooked maize flour and oil, stored in the bottom of a boat during a fishing voyage on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nights a week workin...

Noah Oletey waiting for his brother (not pictured) to finish emptying a fish trap before he and boat pilot Jonas Asideka paddle on to the next trap, an hour offshore on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent...

Noah Oletey handing a fish trap to his older brother, Vincent, an hour offshore on Lake Volta. Boat crew Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey (12) spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on L...

A tiny catfish stuck in the netting of a trap during a fishing voyage on Lake Volta. The catch is meagre, most of it consisting of small fish only a few inches in length. Boat crew Vincent (14) an...

Children working on the surface at an informal gold mine.

Children working on the surface at an informal gold mine.

Fish caught in Lake Volta are stored in the bottom of a fishing canoe. The catch is meagre, most of it consisting of small fish only a few inches in length. Boat crew Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey...

Vincent Oletey (14), cleans a fish trap while working as boat crew on Lake Volta alongside his brother Noah (12) and boat pilot Jonas Asideka. Vincent and Noah spend up to six nights a week working o...

Vincent Oletey (14), hauls up fish traps while working as boat crew on Lake Volta alongside his brother Noah (12) and boat pilot Jonas Asideka. Vincent and Noah spend up to six nights a week working...

Vincent (14, left) and Noah Oletey (12), together with boat pilot Jonas Asideka, setting fish traps in Lake Volta an hour offshore of the village of Kpando Torkor. Brothers Vincent and Noah spend up...

Several hours before dawn breaks, Vincent Oletey (14) and his brother Noah (12) set out onto Lake Volta in a fishing canoe. Vincent and Noah spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on...

Noah Oletey (12) carries equipment back to his village after a fishing trip on Lake Volta where they work as crew on a fishing canoe. Vincent and Noah spend up to six nights a week working on fishing...

Brothers Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey (12) carry equipment back after a fishing trip on Lake Volta where they work as crew on a fishing canoe. Vincent and Noah spend up to six nights a week working o...

Lotfi Jelassi, 53, and his son Mohammed Ali Jelassi, 12, spreading couscous to dry in the sun on the roof of their home in a suburb of Tunis. The home was built by Lotfi's father, a farmer, and the fa...

Noah (centre) and Vincent (left) Oletey after returning to the village of Kpando Torkor after a fishing trip under the command of Jonas Asideka (right), their 'master's' son. Brothers Vincent (14)...

Several hours before dawn breaks, Vincent Oletey (14) bails out a canoe before setting out with his brother Noah (12) onto Lake Volta where they work as crew on fishing boats. Vincent and Noah spen...

Several hours before dawn breaks, Vincent Oletey (14) collects an outboard motor from a neighbour before setting out with his brother Noah (12) onto Lake Volta where they work as crew on a fishing can...

Fish in a bucket, brought in by Vincent and Noah Oletey after a fishing trip on Lake Volta.

Fish in a vendor's basket, including some brought in by Vincent and Noah Oletey (in the background) after a fishing trip on Lake Volta. Brothers Vincent (14) and Noah (12) spend up to six nights a we...

A fish vendor buying fish caught by fisherman Jonas Asideka (left) and crew Vincent Oletey (back) and his brother Noah after a fishing trip on Lake Volta. Brothers Vincent (14) and Noah (12) spend up...

Several hours before dawn breaks, brothers Vincent (14) and Noah Oletey (12) collect equipment from a neighbour before setting out onto Lake Volta where they work as crew on a fishing canoe. Vincen...

A fish vendor buying fish caught by fisherman Jonas Asideka and crew Vincent Oletey with his brother Noah (not pictured) after a fishing trip on Lake Volta. Brothers Vincent (14) and Noah (12) spend...

Vincent (14, middle) and Noah Oletey (12, front), together with boat pilot Jonas Asideka, arrive back at Kpando Torkor after a fishing trip on Lake Volta. Brothers Vincent and Noah spend up to six ni...

Jonas Asideka (left), a boat pilot, preparing basket traps for catfish hours before dawn with the assistance of boat crew Vincent (14) and his brother, Noah (12). Beside them Pele Akunku, the boys' 'm...

Jonas Asideka, a boat pilot, preparing basket traps for catfish in the small hours of the morning before setting out onto Lake Volta. His crew are Vincent (14) and his brother, Noah (12), who spend...

Vincent Oletey cleaning his teeth at 3:18am before beginning work on Lake Volta. Vincent (14) and his brother, Noah (12), spend up to six nights a week working on fishing canoes on Lake Volta. Rising...

Children carrying jerry cans of water in the settlement that has grown to service people working at an informal gold mine.

Vincent Oletey pulling on a jacket against the early morning chill as he heads of to work on Lake Volta at 3:12am. Vincent (14) and his brother, Noah (12), spend up to six nights a week working on fi...

Noah Oletey knocking on the door of a friend's house at 3:06am to wake up his brother, who spent the night there. Noah and his brother, Vincent (14), spend up to six nights a week working on fishing...

Noah Oletey (12) being woken at 3:00am by Pele Akunku, a relative under whose care he lives and his fishing 'master'. Noah and his brother, Vincent (14), spend up to six nights a week working on fis...

Vincent Oletey sounding out words in a friend's textbook as he tries to keep track of what his friends are learning at school in the village of Kpando Torkor. Boat crew Vincent (14) and his brother N...

Vincent Oletey (centre) trying to keep track of what his friends are learning at school as he hangs out at a friend's home in the village of Kpando Torkor. Boat crew Vincent (14) and his brother Noah...

A child before she was able to stop labouring at a briick crushing site and start to attend school.

A child uses a heavy hammer to break old bricks at a crushing site (left), and the same boy after he stopped labouring in the factory and started to attend school.

A child covered in dust from labouring in a grain mill (left) and the same boy after he stopped labouring and started to attend school.