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'I put my children first even when the future looks bleak'

Florence Nekesa, who ekes out a living by harvesting sand by the shores of Lake Victoria. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

Every morning, when Florence Nekesa wakes up, she straps her 10-month-old baby on her back and heads to the sand harvesting sites along the shores of Lake Victoria in Bondo.

Her job has her jostling with men for space and trying to carry as much sand as possible.

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