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Kenya

Men and women describe a daily struggle against poor infrastructure, political indifference and inequality - not just of resources but also opportunity.

Introducing the Kenya testimonies

Mercy: 'If our lives are this bad... what will the future hold for our children?'

Mercy: completely forgotten

"If our lives are this bad... what will the future hold for our children?"

Lemaron: 'Most of the news items revolve around politics and crime... very little space is given to poverty eradication.'

Lemaron: challenging discrimination

"Most of the news items revolve around politics and crime... very little space is given to poverty eradication."

Helen: 'Now if we had water, there wouldn't be a problem - one would farm, and sell the produce, and get money to pay school fees.'

Helen: poverty of water

"Now if we had water, there wouldn't be a problem - one would farm, and sell the produce, and get money to pay school fees."

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SRI LANKA: Anitha, 22, stands in front of photos of her loved ones lost to the tsunami at her refugee hut in the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka, an area also ravaged by civil war / Justin Jin - Panos Pictures