In The Rain Photos

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying. Charlie Chaplin I shed tears as I caught the moments below, and like Charlie Chaplin, no one noticed. Rain Photography The 16 years old Rafiu below is scrabbling for pieces of AC condenser fins from the ground in the rain. It […]

March 21, 2020

Muntaka Chasant

March 21, 2020

14 Min read time

In The Rain Photo: A young man working in the rain. The unemployment rate in Ghana is highest among those aged 15-24 years. Around 40% of people between 15 – 35 in Ghana have no education and don't stand chance at all in the urban job market. Thus, many of them are forced to fend for themselves in the informal sector, doing all sorts of works. © 2019 Muntaka Chasant

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.
Charlie Chaplin

I shed tears as I caught the moments below, and like Charlie Chaplin, no one noticed.

Rain Photography

The 16 years old Rafiu below is scrabbling for pieces of AC condenser fins from the ground in the rain.

It was a critical moment as his livelihood depended on it.

It was getting dark, and I kneeled across him in the downpour. His warm eyes gazed up at me, and that’s the moment I busted into tears. The pitter-patter sound of the raindrops blended with the chinking of the fins to soothe my tenderness.

I can never forget the moment and even the scent of the rain that day.

Happy to be soaked witnessing this.

Young man working in the rain photo. © 2019 Muntaka Chasant — In the Rain Photo: Young man working in the rain. The urban unemployment rate is higher than the rural unemployment rate in certain parts of Ghana (such as Western, Central, and Eastern Regions). Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are the worst impacted. Many are forced to the margins, where some engage in hazardous works. © 2019 Muntaka Chasant

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