A blind man led by his granddaughter in the small town of Borono, Burkina Faso.

Once the iconic image of Burkina Faso (or Upper Volta as it used to be), the

sight of a child leading a blind adult is now fairly uncommon. Indeed, it's

getting hard to find people who've lost their sight to river blindness which, until

a couple of decades ago, was a scourge that drove people from almost one-

fifth of the land in the country. The disease, spread by river-breeding flies that

carry a parasite, has been extirpated in most of West Africa by a World Bank-

led program, and its only remaining victims are now quite old.

A very well taken photograph and excellent documentary.  Thank you for the written documentary.  

The colors are wonderfully balanced.

thankyou for posting. I am sad to say I did not know any of this information. Excellent capture. I hope you are enjoying your Photography. If I had seen your Porfolio before now I would have Welcomed you...however WELCOME!! just the same.

Kind regards,GAil