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

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

Children playing an evening game of football in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 

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

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

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

A handful of pigeon peas or "konshu beans", as they are called locally, valued at 800 Leones (approximately USD $0.27) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown. 

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

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

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

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 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. 

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

A young woman using a shard of glass as a mirror while preparing for a night out in a shanty town in Aberdeen, Freetown. 

Women shoppting at the open air market in Freetown. 

A handful of "big beans", as they are called locally, valued at 600 Leones (approximately USD $0.20) at the Aberdeen Market, Freetown.