Man Smile Photo

…her smile brightens and blesses the toil of the poor man, and makes him forget his poverty and his tears. The Universalist and Ladies’ Repository – Volume 18, 1850 A hard-working urban man smile at the camera. © 2020 Muntaka Chasant

December 20, 2019

Muntaka Chasant

December 20, 2019

14 Min read time

…her smile brightens and blesses the toil of the poor man, and makes him forget his poverty and his tears.
The Universalist and Ladies’ Repository – Volume 18, 1850

A hard-working urban man smile at the camera.

Man Smile Photo: Poor hardworking African man smiling to the camera. © 2019 Muntaka Chasant — Man Smile Photo: Poor hard-working African man smiling at the camera. A lot of young people — more than 40% of people between 15 and 35 years — in Ghana have no education, thus no formal employment prospects. They are forced to the informal sector, where many engage in hazardous works. Poverty reduction has slowed in many poorer countries. © 2019 Muntaka Chasant

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