Daily life in Aberdeen, Freetown. 

A handful of chili peppers valued at 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A father feeding his infant imported baby food in a shantytown in Aberdeen, Freetown. 

Dr. Aloysius Cyril Lahai, FAO Programme Assistant, in his office in Freetown. 

A handful of locally grown rice valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

Panoramic aerial view of Freetown. 

A mix of peppers and onions and other goods for sale at Aberdeen Market. Sierra Leone has an abundance of food but prices have increased and many people cannot afford basic items. 

A handful of dried okra valued at 500 Leones (approximately USD $0.17) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

A handful of imported rice worth 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

A handful of spelt, valued at 700 Leones (approximately USD $0.23) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

Programme Officer Enitor Briggs at work in the FAO office in Freetown. 

Intern Anya Walsh, volunteer Saleh Azizi and Programme Officer Enitor Briggs working together in the FAO office in Freetown. 

A handful of locally grown rice valued at 1,000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. In Freetown, imported rice is often less expensive than locally grown rice. 

Dr. Aloysius Cyril Lahai, FAO Programme Assistant, in his office in Freetown. 

Fishermen repairing their nets on the beach in Lumley, Freetown. 

A handful of shelled peanuts valued at 1, 000 Leones (approximately USD $0.34) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

Food sellers preparing cassava in Lumley, Freetown. 

A young woman sick with malaria lying on a foam mattress outside her home in a shantytown in Aberdeen, Freetown. 

Women shoppting at the open air market in Freetown. 

A vendor displaying the beans she sells from her stall at Aberdeen Market. She is from Kabala, in northern Sierra Leone, but fled to Freetown during the country's civil war. She returns home every yea