Photo of two girls in Bele Kwara, Niger, West Africa

Mothers everywhere share the same instinct...to protect the children. Mothers everywhere share the same hopes...for health and the preservation of family. And mothers everywhere share the same dream...for their children to become tomorrow's heroes.

Bele Kwara is the small village I lived in for two years during my time as a Health Extension Agent with the Peace Corps.

Ref: 2007_4183 Niger Photos

Location: Bele Kwara, Niger

Photographer: Irene Abdou