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Democratic Republic of Congo

Crystal Stafford, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Cute Little Man

I snapped this photo of this young boy as I was strolling through a health center that our project was assisting in a remote part of…

Crystal Stafford, Democratic Republic of Congo
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When the Chief Speaks

Rural Congo is still very tribal, so when a chief speaks, the people listen. This chief was expressing his opinion about the work we were doing…

Crystal Stafford, SGBV, North Kivu
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A Safe House

A young woman poses in a safe house in North Kivu after telling me her story of survival. Magic 287/365, A Safe House, DRC, 2017…

Crystal Stafford, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Survivor

This is Asha Wanda. I spent valentine’s day of 2017 with her and three other survivors of sexual violence in Walikale, a small village in North…

Crystal Stafford, Kawadje Health Center, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Beautiful Light

Light. Beautiful, sweet light. It’s something we take for granted. I learned this during my travels in DRC because most of the country remains in the…

Crystal Stafford, Democratic Republic of Congo, water, Africa
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Water Girls of Congo

Many people hear the words “water” and “Africa” and immediately think of dry wells in the desert. Congo is actually one of the most water-rich countries…

Crystal Stafford, Kasai Central, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Maman Speak

Shortly after my success with malaria bed net distributions, I was given the dual role of “Communications Specialist” because I could take decent photos. And then…

Limite, Kinshasa, Congo
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Les Kinois

This photo was taken on a sunny day in Kinshasa. The REAL Kinshasa. My colleague/architect/boyfriend was consulting on a solar installation at a health center in…

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Together

I traveled to a village in Nord-Kivu to interview these women, who were all survivors of rape. The message I took away from this experience was…

DRC, Nord Ubangi
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When you can’t find Antonio

Antonio likes to play with children. And he especially likes to play with them in trees. One day while we were working together on a film…