A woman picks herbs in her garden in Pikine, Senegal
A woman picks herbs in her organic microgarden alongside a "Living With Water" project basin in Pikine, Senegal.THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Jürgen Fauth
Participants at the BRACED inception workshop in Dakar, Senegal
Participants at the BRACED inception workshop in Dakar, Senegal, in February 2015. TRF/Laurie Goering
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