An authoritative, insightful narrative with photographs of African children from Cote d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Divided into five sections:
Being Nurtured
In Search of Knowledge
Fun and Games
At Home and At Work
Adolescence and Growing Up
Africa and the African are usually portrayed negatively in the Western press as an embodiment of poverty, starvation, deprivation, civil wars, bloodshed and corruption. Most of these images are a distortion and misinterpretation of the realities of Africa and its peoples.
Meal time Lalibela, Ethiopia, 1997
Voices From Within with 145 magnificent and intimate duotone photographs from 12 countries in Africa, attempts to redress some of these incorrect notions. The book celebrates the everyday lives and activities of African children.
Kindergarten class Parcelles, Senegal, 1992
Voices From Within shows how the children are nurtured and reared; the games they play, their adolescence and growing up years, their education and their role within their families and immediate environment.
