Every year, thousands of women and young girls migrate from Ghana’s poorer, Muslim north to the major cities of the Christian south. Known as Kayayo, they travel to work as porters in city markets, and spend their days carrying heavy loads for meager wages. Due to a shortage of employment opportunities and money for housing, many end up sleeping on the streets or being coerced into sexual servitude in exchange for shelter.
Traveling with Ghana's Kayayo Girls
Published October 30, 2009
Photographer Peter DiCampo meets the young women who come to Ghana's big cities in search of work and a future.
This film was created by Chicago Public School students working with Free Spirit Media, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.
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Peter DiCampo is a documentary photographer whose goal is to contribute his work to a dialogue on international development. He launched his freelance career while also working as a Peace Corps...
