GALLERIES

Angola: "Through Our Own Eyes"


Camera 1., Nyemba: A local woman walks down a major street in Kuito carrying supplies for her day's work. Behind her stand the ruins of a building destroyed during the civil conflict. Five years after the war's end, the building remains scarred with small bullet holes and is still missing its walls. Many buildings in Kuito bear the signs of war and remain in disrepair to this day. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.	Camera 1., Nyemba: A young man poses with his wheelbarrow of market goods between trips up and down a street in Kuito. This is a common way for many locals maximize their income. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.

Camera 2., Laurinda: Larinda's church choir during a Sunday morning service. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved	Camera 3., Candida: A man prepares to fire pots behind his home. The pots are made and sold as part of a family business. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved

Camera 4., David: David, an Africare staffer based in Kuito, snaps a photo of a hotel destroyed during the civil war. David's work through Africare/Angola develops strong community-based programs to raise the standard of living in Kuito. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved	Camera 5., Eulalia: "This is my 'other job'… at home." A teacher by day and a homemaker by night, Eulalia is captured on camera working diligently in the kitchen of her Kuito home. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved

Camera 6., Flora: Family and neighbors stop and smile for a photo in their backyard, in Kuito. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved
	Camera 5., Eulalia: Eulalia's Bible study group poses for a picture outside the steps of an old Catholic cathedral destroyed during the war. Every week, for an hour before dark, the group meets in front of the cathedral ruins ― symbolically reviving the church ― to read and study the Bible. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.

Camera 6., Flora: Two women gather in a neighbor's backyard to collect water from an underground well. The well entrance is marked by car tire next to the orange bucket. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved	Camera 2., Laurinda: Laurinda's family gathers in their living room for a quick photo early one evening. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved
Camera 7., Maria: Maria photographs a woman kneeling to clean and separate a basket of corn kernels: one step in the process of making corn meal porridge (also known as "funge"). Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.

	Camera 8., Suzana: "We like 'funje' very much." This photo shows Suzana making a favorite dish: the corn meal porridge locally called "funje" (pronounced "PHON-jee"). Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.

Camera 9., Teresa: Teresa snaps a photo of a local cell phone store in Kuito. Cell phones dramatically increased communication with family and friends living in other parts of the country ― and for Teresa, they represent the dawn of modern technology in Kuito. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.	Camera 9., Teresa: A choir director (center) leads a spiritual hymn on a Sunday afternoon, during an all-day church jamboree held at Soccer Stadium in Kuito. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.

Camera 10., Rui: Two men, each of whom lost a leg to a landmine explosion, wait to be seen at a local orthopedic clinic in preparation for their permanent prostheses. Landmines were placed throughout Angola during its 27-year-long civil war. It's estimated that millions of mines remain buried ― hidden, present dangers ― in the fields of Angola; identification and demining are desperately needed. Copyright Nanette Barkey, 2007. All rights reserved.