Mama with Children

Women all over Africa carry things on their heads. They also wrap and tie their babies to their backs. Women in different countries tie their babies on in different ways. This woman doesn't have her child tied on (usually it's just the infants who are wapped), but you can see the younger girl has a baby tied to her back.

It's common to see children aged four years and older carrying their baby brothers and sisters on their backs. Young children also learn to carry things on their heads. Water is carried most often, but they also carry firewood, baskets of vegetables and fruits and even school books.