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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - MARCH 17, 2010: Volunteers with Usafi Youth Group look over their development plan for turning large dump sites in Kibera slum into sustainable gardening projects. The group digs grave-like pits to clear out waste and open plots for sustainable agriculture projects on top of the newly fertilized earth.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - MARCH 17, 2010: Volunteers with Usafi Youth Group pilfer shoes and other salvageable items from trash mounds in Kibera slum. The group digs grave-like pits to clear out waste and open plots for sustainable agriculture projects on top of the newly fertilized earth.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 15, 2011: Members of the Gange Youth Self Help Group in Kibera gather trash and transport it to a local dump site four to five times a day to generate income. Gange, which means "hard working," was started in 1996, and was the first youth reform project to take root in Kibera. Rashid Seif, 28, is a member of Gange Youth. "We manage to go on with our life. For now, we can make peace. We want to be a peacemaker. We must come with our own vision. We have the idea to be stronger than last election. In the past election the money was the problem. When you show youth money, you encourage them to do whatever you want. We want the creation of jobs, not just to be given money. We say to the politician, 'We don't want your money, we want job opportunity, job creation.' But the government are not thinking about the youth and the community. They leave the youth struggling in their yards. We struggle with this work."<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 15, 2011: On a plot that was formerly a dump site, the youth of Gange Youth Group have cleared the space to open a car washing business. Gange, which means "hard working," was started in 1996, and was the first youth reform project to take root in Kibera. "We manage to go on with our life" said Rashid Seif, 28, a member of Gange Youth. "For now, we can make peace. We want to be a peacemaker. We must come with our own vision. We have the idea to be stronger than during the last election."<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
    110815_Kibera_Olympic_174.jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 15, 2011: Members of the Gange Youth Self Help Group in Kibera gather trash and transport it to a local dump site four to five times a day to generate income. Gange, which means "hard working," was started in 1996, and was the first youth reform project to take root in Kibera. Rashid Seif, 28, is a member of Gange Youth. "We manage to go on with our life. For now, we can make peace. We want to be a peacemaker. We must come with our own vision. We have the idea to be stronger than last election." <br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
    110815_Kibera_Olympic_135.jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 15, 2011: On a plot that was formerly a dump site, the youth of Gange Youth Group have cleared the space to open a car washing business. Gange, which means "hard working," was started in 1996, and was the first youth reform project to take root in Kibera. "We manage to go on with our life" said Rashid Seif, 28, a member of Gange Youth. "For now, we can make peace. We want to be a peacemaker. We must come with our own vision. We have the idea to be stronger than during the last election."<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
    110815_Kibera_Olympic_157.jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - MARCH 17, 2010: Youth leader Moses Omondi (right) oversees volunteers from Usafi Youth Group as they pilfer shoes and other salvageable items from trash mounds in Kibera slum. The group digs grave-like pits to clear out waste and open plots for sustainable agriculture projects on top of the newly fertilized earth.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
    100317_Youth-Reform_006_13.jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 15, 2011: Members of the Gange Youth Self Help Group in Kibera gather trash and transport it to a local dump site four to five times a day to generate income. Gange, which means "hard working," was started in 1996, and was the first youth reform project to take root in Kibera. Rashid Seif, 28, is a member of Gange Youth. "We manage to go on with our life. For now, we can make peace. We want to be a peacemaker. We must come with our own vision. We have the idea to be stronger than last election." <br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
    110815_Kibera_Olympic_151.jpg
  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle looks out the window of his single bedroom apartment while on lunch break. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • A youth stands alone near a home in the Nyamagabe District of Rwanda's Southern Province. The Mudasomwa Area Development Program (ADP) located here is one of many long-term development initiatives led by the international nonprofit World Vision. Area Development Programs work within communities like Nyamagabe over a period of several years, providing developmental resources to foster long-term, sustainable growth in the economic and physical well being of the community.
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle stands outside the university bookstore where he works as a supervisor. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
    141124_UNEMPLOYMENT_BobMiller_359-Ed...jpg
  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle on lunch break in his single bedroom apartment. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
    141124_UNEMPLOYMENT_BobMiller_167-Ed...jpg
  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle looks out the window of his single bedroom apartment while on lunch break. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
    141124_UNEMPLOYMENT_BobMiller_067-Ed...jpg
  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle checks email on his phone while on lunch break in his single bedroom apartment. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
    141124_UNEMPLOYMENT_BobMiller_138-Ed...jpg
  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle looks out the patio door of his single bedroom apartment while on lunch break. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
    141124_UNEMPLOYMENT_BobMiller_055-Ed...jpg
  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle looks out the window of his single bedroom apartment while on lunch break. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
    141124_UNEMPLOYMENT_BobMiller_028-Ed...jpg
  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – NOVEMBER 24, 2014: <br />
William Zonicle on lunch break in his single bedroom apartment. Zonicle, 23, graduated from Oakwood University in May 2014 with a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, but good grades and a successful internship were not enough to help him land him a job in his field upon graduation. The recent unemployment rate among college graduates between 22 and 27 years old is rising much higher for African Americans than for their caucasian peers. In 2013, the jobless rate among blacks was 12.4 percent, compared to 4.9 percent among whites. "It's been difficult," Zonicle said, who has applied for at least 25 job openings in his field of healthcare finance or operations. "I want to contribute to a thriving health system.” In the meantime, Zonicle spends his days managing a university bookstore, making $7.60 an hour.  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
    141124_UNEMPLOYMENT_BobMiller_207-Ed...jpg
  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
    141219_SALENCE_M9-0111-Edit-3.jpg
  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: A caucasian male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
    141219_SALENCE_5DII-268-Edit.jpg
  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – DECEMBER 19, 2014: An African American male modeling fashionable men's outerwear.
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 17, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
    110817_Kibera_©BobMiller_005.jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 20, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
<br />
Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
    110820_Carribean_Group_©BobMiller_21...jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 20, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
<br />
Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 20, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
    110820_Carribean_Group_©BobMiller_00...jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 20, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 17, 2011: Youth of the Caribbean “Crew” rest as members wash vehicles for 100 Kenyan shillings. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined w
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 17, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 17, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 17, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 20, 2011: Members of Carrribean Youth Reform wash Matatus off the main road into Kibera. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nat
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  • UNIONTOWN, AL – MARCH 21, 2014: Brentzick Williams, 23, washes cars in front of the Money Tax store on Washington Street. Money Tax has several locations in the state of Alabama and serves a predominantly poorer segment of the state's population from December through April each year. During tax season, many locally owned tax preparation services rake in large profits by promising high tax returns to their customers. CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
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  • UNIONTOWN, AL – MARCH 21, 2014: Alisha Reed stands in front of the Money Tax store where she prepares taxes for customers. Reed went through mandatory training for her job in Selma, Alabama before she could begin work preparing taxes for customers. "The majority of them get money back," Reed said. Money Tax has several locations in the state of Alabama and serves a predominantly poorer segment of the state's population from December through April each year. During tax season, many locally owned tax preparation services rake in large profits by promising high tax returns to their customers. CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
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  • Kemper County, MS – OCTOBER 4, 2013: <br />
Men order lunch at Boomer T's BBQ near the Kemper County Energy Facility. Since construction at the facility began in 2010, over 6,000 workers have been drawn to rural Mississippi to bring the plant into full operation. Small pop-up restaurants and snack shops have opened along Highway 493 to feed the new population of workers. CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 28, 2011: Betsy and Wendy Santos of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania clean dishes in preparation for dinner. As a lesbian couple, each share children from previous marriages and represent a growing number of same-sex Hispanic couples in the Lehigh Valley.<br />
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As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 20, 2011: Abdallah Juma, 23, (left) hangs clean laundry out to dry with his mother (right) outside their home in Kibera slum. As a youth leader, Juma says financial instability is the youth's primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined with the nation's history of tribal rivalries, were cited as a key factors to the violence, culminating in the deaths of over 1,200 Kenyans and the displacement of over 600,000. Since the violence, many youth have begun to seize active roles in the reform of their nation. In 2010 United States Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said he sensed “a sea change of attitude” among youths, “a tidal wave below the surface. The youth have woken up.”
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • HUNTSVILLE, AL – APRIL 5, 2016: Bill Thygerson prepares to clean his new XG500 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Thygerson, 70, is one of thousands of elderly Americans eager to participate in a new anti-aging study targeting healthy adults. The trial, set to begin next in 2016, will test a theory the common diabetes drug metformin can extend life and prevent chronic diseases when taken by healthy people. As a former Vietnam vet who has always been active, Thygerson fears the long downward spiral associated with aging. "It's not so much a fear of dying that bothers me,” Thygerson said. “It’s a fear of living in pain and being a burden to everyone."  CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Wall Street Journal<br />
LONGLIFE
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 28, 2011: Betsy and Wendy Santos of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania clean dishes in preparation for dinner. As a lesbian couple, each share children from previous marriages and represent a growing number of same-sex Hispanic couples in the Lehigh Valley.<br />
<br />
As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
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  • BETHLEHEM, PA – JUNE 28, 2011: Betsy and Wendy Santos of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania clean dishes in preparation for dinner. As a lesbian couple, each share children from previous marriages and represent a growing number of same-sex Hispanic couples in the Lehigh Valley.<br />
<br />
As the population of second and third generation Hispanics increases dramatically in the United States, a new boldness can be sensed among Latinos in America, stretching far beyond the southern border states. Demographers in Pennsylvania say the towns of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading are set to become majority-minority cities, where Hispanics comprise a bigger portion of the population than whites. As this minority population increases dramatically in the region, Latinos are inching closer to their own realization of the American Dream, while gradually shifting the physical and cultural landscapes of their communities.
    110628_NEWS21_©BobMiller_025.jpg
  • NAIROBI, KENYA - AUGUST 17, 2011: Youth of the Caribbean “Crew” rest as members wash vehicles for 100 Kenyan shillings. Formerly called Caribbean Youth Group, the organization changed its name to Caribbean Youth Reform after several violent youth in the neighborhood came under their ranks and were "reformed" under their leadership. Begun in 2008 as a result of the post-election violence, the group of youth operate with the goal of uniting the young people of differing tribes. With over 60 members, the group operates a car and carpet washing business as well as manages a weekly garbage collection project through which they clean up neighborhoods, gather manure for compost and sort plastics to sell for income. The group plans to soon build a community toilet and bathroom in the area where the work, and they are also organizing a conflict management and peacekeeping team. Income generated from their activities is consistent but minimal, says acting secretary Abdallah Juma, age 23. Juma says financial instability is the group’s primary hurdle to progress. "We are the founders of this country," he said. "Even without government intervention, we as youth can do it ourselves." The long term goal of the youth group is to see fewer youth unemployed.<br />
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Various grassroots initiatives led by youth have begun to improve the quality of life for those living in the direst of conditions, and young people of different tribes are using gardening, waste removal, education and athletics to encourage their peers toward a self-respecting and self-sustaining community. Termed “youth groups” on the street, these initiatives could represent the future of long-term socioeconomic development in Kenya while laying the groundwork for a more peaceful election in 2013. During the post-election violence of 2007 and 2008, impoverished youth in Kenya were routinely bribed by the nation's political elite to carry out acts of violence in their communities. Idleness among the youth, combined w
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – JANUARY 28, 2014: <br />
Tanisha Fields, 28, sits outside the UAB Emergency Room after coming in for a miscarriage. Fields, a former Walmart employee who now cleans houses for a living, had health insurance at Walmart but can no longer afford it under her new employer. "People that don't make that much, we're out of options," she said. Under the Affordable Care Act, the expansion of Medicaid was intended to provide coverage for very-low-income people in all fifty states. The decision by some states to opt out of the expansion has left the poorest residents without medicaid or access to subsidies in the health insurance marketplace. <br />
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – JUNE 13, 2015: Matthew Seals, 47, cleans his new home in the Winchester Hills neighborhood. <br />
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In April 1998, a deadly F5 tornado ripped through the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people and destroying hundreds of homes. Seventeen years later, Matthew Seals is still learning to cope with the loss of his youngest son, who was killed in the storm. With help from Habitat for Humanity, Seals completed construction on a new home in 2015, where he continues to raise his remaining children and his new life as a paraplegic. Despite his own suffering from the tragedy, Seals volunteers with Habitat to help other families find their own form of stability through home ownership. "Habitat gives you an opportunity to help yourself," Seals said. "Not just for the immediate need, but for the long term to become more self-sufficient, more self-confident, and more self-reliant."
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – JUNE 13, 2015: Matthew Seals, 47, cleans his new home in the Winchester Hills neighborhood. <br />
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In April 1998, a deadly F5 tornado ripped through the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people and destroying hundreds of homes. Seventeen years later, Matthew Seals is still learning to cope with the loss of his youngest son, who was killed in the storm. With help from Habitat for Humanity, Seals completed construction on a new home in 2015, where he continues to raise his remaining children and his new life as a paraplegic. Despite his own suffering from the tragedy, Seals volunteers with Habitat to help other families find their own form of stability through home ownership. "Habitat gives you an opportunity to help yourself," Seals said. "Not just for the immediate need, but for the long term to become more self-sufficient, more self-confident, and more self-reliant."
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  • PANOLA, AL – OCTOBER 9, 2015: William Bankhead, 56, cleans up outside the store he owned and operated as a young adult. Due to state budget cuts, Alabama announced the closure of 31 of its driver’s license offices in mostly rural sections of the state, where poverty is high and transportation is notoriously difficult. “You want to get to T-town, it’s at least $50,” said William Bankhead, 56, sitting in front of the boarded-up building that was once Panola’s general store. “We’re a long ways from a place.” Critics argue the closures are an attempt to limit accessibility to photo IDs – which are now required for voting – but state officials insist that the closings have no effect on access to photo ID. CREDIT: Bob Miller for The New York Times
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – JUNE 13, 2015: Matthew Seals, 47, cleans his new home in the Winchester Hills neighborhood. <br />
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In April 1998, a deadly F5 tornado ripped through the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people and destroying hundreds of homes. Seventeen years later, Matthew Seals is still learning to cope with the loss of his youngest son, who was killed in the storm. With help from Habitat for Humanity, Seals completed construction on a new home in 2015, where he continues to raise his remaining children and his new life as a paraplegic. Despite his own suffering from the tragedy, Seals volunteers with Habitat to help other families find their own form of stability through home ownership. "Habitat gives you an opportunity to help yourself," Seals said. "Not just for the immediate need, but for the long term to become more self-sufficient, more self-confident, and more self-reliant."
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – JUNE 13, 2015: Matthew Seals, 47, cleans his new home in the Winchester Hills neighborhood. <br />
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In April 1998, a deadly F5 tornado ripped through the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people and destroying hundreds of homes. Seventeen years later, Matthew Seals is still learning to cope with the loss of his youngest son, who was killed in the storm. With help from Habitat for Humanity, Seals completed construction on a new home in 2015, where he continues to raise his remaining children and his new life as a paraplegic. Despite his own suffering from the tragedy, Seals volunteers with Habitat to help other families find their own form of stability through home ownership. "Habitat gives you an opportunity to help yourself," Seals said. "Not just for the immediate need, but for the long term to become more self-sufficient, more self-confident, and more self-reliant."
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – JUNE 13, 2015: Matthew Seals, 47, cleans his new home in the Winchester Hills neighborhood. <br />
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In April 1998, a deadly F5 tornado ripped through the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people and destroying hundreds of homes. Seventeen years later, Matthew Seals is still learning to cope with the loss of his youngest son, who was killed in the storm. With help from Habitat for Humanity, Seals completed construction on a new home in 2015, where he continues to raise his remaining children and his new life as a paraplegic. Despite his own suffering from the tragedy, Seals volunteers with Habitat to help other families find their own form of stability through home ownership. "Habitat gives you an opportunity to help yourself," Seals said. "Not just for the immediate need, but for the long term to become more self-sufficient, more self-confident, and more self-reliant."
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  • BIRMINGHAM, AL – JUNE 13, 2015: Matthew Seals, 47, cleans his new home in the Winchester Hills neighborhood. <br />
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In April 1998, a deadly F5 tornado ripped through the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people and destroying hundreds of homes. Seventeen years later, Matthew Seals is still learning to cope with the loss of his youngest son, who was killed in the storm. With help from Habitat for Humanity, Seals completed construction on a new home in 2015, where he continues to raise his remaining children and his new life as a paraplegic. Despite his own suffering from the tragedy, Seals volunteers with Habitat to help other families find their own form of stability through home ownership. "Habitat gives you an opportunity to help yourself," Seals said. "Not just for the immediate need, but for the long term to become more self-sufficient, more self-confident, and more self-reliant."
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  • GLASGOW, KY – JULY, 2006: Jay Register, a church organist, suffered a stroke that dramatically impaired his ability to work.
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  • Peter N. Toby, 38, is a reporter and photojournalist for the New Democrat, one of several daily newspapers in Monrovia, Liberia.
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