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Men use shovels to dig up volcanic soil to be used for construction purposes, near #Bulengo village just outside of #Goma #NorthKivu #DRCongo Photo by @allisonshelley #allisonshelley

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Members of a church #band prepare for practice at an open-air square that the church uses for its services in the heart of the military barracks neighborhood of #Katindo in #Goma #NorthKivu #DRCongo Photo by @allisonshelley #allisonshelley

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Today, students recieving their "D6"-- or secondary school-- diplomas celebrate in #Kinshasa #DRCongo after learning their final grades by SMS that morning, July 15, 2014. With those grades written on their faces and t-shirts, #grads roam their neighborhoods blowing plastic whistles and dousing friends and family with #babypowder. #graduationtraditions #allisonshelley Photo by @allisonshelley -- reporting from #DRC with support from @IWMF.

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The porter and the monkey; Shashemene Rift Valley Tourist Hotel; Shashemene, Ethiopia. Photo by @allisonshelley #ethiopia #africa #monkey #uniform

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A female student waits to review lessons with her teacher at an informal Koranic school in the home of the local imam in the village of Mereto in eastern Senegal, September 28, 2013. Photo by @allisonshelley. Today’s theme: #alhamdulillah Allison is guest hosting the account this week from her recent work in Nigeria and Senegal, where she has been reporting on reproductive health issues. #koran #senegal #school