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Photo from Ha Rantuba, Lesotho
 
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Ma Maroesi, 57, is washing clothes. The women and children begin very early in the morning getting water for bathing and cooking. Most of the time the women carry the water on their head, while the children bring wheelbarrows to carry the 20-liter plastic jugs.

by MaryAnn Camp
Ha Rantuba, Lesotho (1999)

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