Making Ends Meet: The Mano River of Today
By Guest Contributor J. Rufus Paul

Published:  28 April, 2008

The Mano River we knew yesterday is no longer the one I saw last week when I traveled to that region. The entire concession area, which used to be fully electrified with good housing facilities, healthcare delivery system and good road network comfortable enough for VIPs, has finally deteriorated to a dense forest only comfortable now for wild animals. All of the facilities have been destroyed by the country's civil war. Wanton poverty, giving rise to child labor, is the order of the day in the region. These two ladies are carrying head loads of scrap to be weighed by the buyers for subsequent payment. Their stories are sad and their conditions are deplorable.

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