Backhaul Photojournalism: Ethiopia

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Our primary initiative while in Addis Ababa was to work with a local school that specializes in taking students whose parents are currently in, or working their way out of, prostitution. By sending their children to a school that provides an excellent education, they can ensure them a better future. Pictured above is one of the mothers we spent time working with.

The Lion of Judah, an important religious symbol in Rastafarian culture, resides in the heart of Addis Ababa. Many are unaware that Rasta culture actually originates from Ethiopia instead of Jamaica. This is most obvious when looking at the Ethiopian flag, whose colors were adopted for Rasta culture.

Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa, is perched over 7,000 feet above sea level and serves as the home to well over 3 million people. The city's layout is a strange mix of upper and lower social classes all subsisting in the same neighborhoods and often only feet away from each other unlike most modern zoned cities.

Two men keep watch over one of the thousands of tiny 'shops' lining Addis Ababa's city streets. Despite a growing economy, many Ethiopians still suffer from extreme poverty due to a large influx of people moving from rural to urban areas.