Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

Global Hand Washing Day – tippy tap, The Gambia, West Africa

‪#‎GlobalHandwashingDay‬ – October 15th, 2015 Global Handwashing Day, celebrated every year on 15 October, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases. UNICEF Gambia

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Instagram – Florio Travels

Follow us on Instagram @floriotravels: travel, documentary, reportage, fine art photography – all images © Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

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PRESS: The families migrants leave behind – IRIN

Whilst on the MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) Phoenix, documenting the migrant and refugee boat rescues in the Mediterranean, off the Libyan coast, a couple of months ago, Florio, met a young man, Lamin, from The Gambia, West Africa; a country which we had, at that point, been living in full time for overContinue reading “PRESS: The families migrants leave behind – IRIN”

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Machete Boy, traditional masquerades, The Gambia, West Africa

‘The three boys turned up with a couple of rice sacks, a bunch of leafy branches, and what looked like a few scraps of bright red fabric. Within half an hour, they were transformed into Kankurangs, and fully in character – jiggling branches, menacingly clashing machetes together… ‘ Read more here Related Posts:Continue reading “Machete Boy, traditional masquerades, The Gambia, West Africa”