Daily life of children in Tanzania
Photographer Struna Anatol arrived in Tanzania as a volunteer to build a library for children. In addition to building the library, Anatol photographed local children, who watched the volunteers with interest. In the pictures, the photographer captured their every day, difficult life.
22 PHOTOS
1. “I returned from Tanzania 3 months ago, but I already feel that I miss these children,” says the photographer.
2. “Our goal was to build a library. We took up the construction with great enthusiasm. The Moshi kids looked at us with curiosity. "
3. "I always had my camera with me, so I tried to capture the daily life of the children."
4. “We quickly hit it off. Without knowing the language, we spoke through signs and smiles. That was enough. "
5. "I realized that these children are really happy."
6. "They play simple games that modern children have forgotten about."
7. "The virtual world for Tanzanian children is replacing a homemade soccer ball."
8. School teachers have the right to punish children for bad behavior and lack of discipline. The punishment is a few blows with a stick.
9. Lunch at Moshi School.
10. Very modest food and lack of cutlery.
11. Almost every dish contains beans.
12. Tanzanian children happily posed for group shots.
13. But when I tried to make a portrait, the mood of the children changed, as if I was stealing their private life with a photograph.
14. The eyes of these children speak more than other words.
15. These children live side by side with want and poverty.
16. But even with so little material value, their souls are free.
17. Their joy is honest and simple.
18. They don't need useless things.
19. All these children need to be happy is food, a ball to play, and a bright sky.
20. “I think they are all infected with the virus of happiness,” the photographer said.
21. They are simple and honest.
22. And they can become an example for all of us.
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