VANESSA VICK PHOTOGRAPHY

Nigeria

River blindness affects 18 million people worldwide and is spread through a small black fly that breeds in fast moving water. The economic and health consequences of the disease are devastating as adults can’t farm or raise children. Gyobe Saiku a victim of river blindness is helped by her grandson Friday Samuel to get back to her home.
River blindness affects 18 million people worldwide and is spread through a small black fly that breeds in fast moving water. The economic and health consequences of the disease are devastating as adults can’t farm or raise children. Gyobe Saiku a victim of river blindness is helped by her grandson Friday Samuel to get back to her home.