May 18, 2013

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Wheat for School Girls

One of the Red Cup Programs is to help women to be valued by their male family members. Sending girls who attend school home with wheat encourages their families to let them continue their educations.

Howard G. Buffett

Waiting in anticipation

Kip Tom communicating with them in sign language.

Lou Pierce

Kip Tom communicating with them in sign language.

Lou Pierce

The girls wait eagerly to head inside.

Lou Pierce

The school building is made of stone.

Howard G. Buffett gets a turn at teaching.

Lou Pierce

Howard G. Buffett gets a turn at teaching.

The girls line up outside to get their wheat.

Lou Pierce

The girls line up outside to recieve their wheat.

Keeping them in school gives them independence.

Lou Pierce

Keeping them in school gives them independence.

Lou Pierce

All of the girls where head coverings.

Lou Pierce

They are full of emotion.

Lou Pierce

Some seem intrigued by their visitors.

Lou Pierce

She hauls wheat home to her family.

The sack of wheat is nearly as big as the girl.

Lou Pierce

The sack of wheat is nearly as big as the girl.

She leaves her finger print to sign for her wheat.

Howard G. Buffett

She leaves her finger print to sign for her wheat.

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