Young woman from the Arbore tribe. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, 2013.

This is Yodit a young midwife. Yodit like most Ethiopians is unsure of her age although she believes to be in her early twenties. Yodit has recently finished her training as a midwife and now forms part of a Government project to take health care and schooling closer to the tribes. Yodit is based in a small clinic were she shares a bedroom with two other health care Professionals. She hasn't actually delivered her first baby yet, and although she is very excited to be here and able to help, she is also a little worried since she will have to do it on her own. The villages surrounding the clinic belong to the Mursi tribe who are amongst the most traditional of all the tribes in the Omo Valley. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia.

Murci woman and her children. Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, 2013.