Breastfeeding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Refugees during the (seemingly still ongoing) Kivu conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fled to displacement camps such as this one (Bulengo).

In this photo, 22 year old Mukafoina is breastfeeding her 33 year old sister’s two daughters, as her sister, Rezpia, lies dying of cholera.

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