A Photographer’s Encounter in Kroo Bay
Photos and Story by Dominic Chavez
Recently while working in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone to document maternal and infant mortality issues, the ministry of health was launching a free health-care program for pregnant women and children under five. I had planned to stay after my contract was over, in hopes of sharing more time with Sierra Leone mothers and their families and to make known the difficulties they live every day.
My plans quickly changed after meeting a wonderful family who lived underneath a small bridge in Freetown. I was surprised by the amount of raw sewage and the lack of clean water. After visiting this family a couple more times they told me there were communities in Freetown much worse.
