Category: Portrait
First Place
Mary Gelman / Freelance
“Alyona and Sasha”
Second Place
Paul Hansen / Dagens Nyheter
“Tears of Congo”
Third Place
Tsang Kwok Chung / South China Morning Post
“Run The Runtlet”
Award of Excellence
Tariq Zaidi / Freelance
“Natan at home”
Award of Excellence
John Wessels / Freelance
“Untitled”
Award of Excellence
Adrian Catu / Freelance
“Patric”
Award of Excellence
Elif Öztürk / Anadolu Agency
“Kalapo Boarding School”
Second Place
“Tears of Congo”
Rehema Baranyeretse is ten years old. Every morning her mother leaves her alone at home to care for her twin siblings, both 3 years. Many women make a meager and hard living the same way Rehemas mother does. They are called "les femmes transporteuses" in French and "babeba mizigo" in swahili. However, in whichever language you use, the carrier-women of Congo has many burdens. In a single household, being absent and giving your ten year old daughter an adult's responsibility is one of them.
One morning Rehema was making breakfast for her siblings and the open flame from the fire caught her dress, burning her severely. The family cannot afford a gas stove. Now she is in a local hospital run by a small NGO. They cannot afford the fees and are running deeper into debt every day.
