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Mariama Mahama helping her mother fry and sell “pinkaso” (a lightly crunchy, spiced, fried flour dumpling that originates from the Ghana North) at Madina Market, Accra.

Leticia Dovlo, a tomato seller in Madina market under the shade of her pan during a very sunny day.

Photo of a pepper seller in the Madina Market. Men who have migrated from the Northern part of the country are mostly engaged in the pepper and onion business in their destination area.

Photo of a Kayayo woman spotted in the Madina market, an area with a huge population of migrants who have come from the north of Ghana due to drought and flood impacts to their livelihoods.

Photo of a young girl who has migrated to Southern Ghana with her mother to work as a head porter (Kayayo) in the Madina market instead of being in school.

Portrait of Stella Adzo, an elderly fishmonger who lives on the shores of the beach. and whose home was wrecked by the sea.

Portrait of Akpene Abgobli, a Kayayo (female head porter) and mother with her baby, carrying a silver pan. She has migrated from her hometown to work as a head porter in Madina Market, Accra.

Mariam Issa, migrated from the Upper West of Ghana and now works as a head porter in Madina market.

Ama Adama is a head porter who migrated from Northern Ghana to Accra, where she works multiple jobs to take care of her family. She sometimes helps the watermelon sellers and also gathers pure water sachets for sale.

Nashiru Afie sitting in the kiosk she lives in after her home was destroyed by the sea.

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