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40-year-old Orkida Driza is seen walking along with other members of the Romani community living in the settlement. Orkida was given in marriage at the tender age of 14 by her family, she’s divorced now and has five children. She is currently the leader of the Roman Organization “Catia e Gruas Rome”, which stands for the rights of the Roma minorities in Tirana, Albania 2019. #voiceofamerica #childbrides #worthofagirl #insideover #marriage #youth #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #albania #shadows #streetphotography #streetmoments #photojournalism #color #photography #igers #picoftheday #igersItalia #onassignment #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild A view of the complex of small apartments realized in 2018 for the Tirana District’s project “New House–New Life: Rehabilitation of Roma Community Settlement”, funded in 2016 by the Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Agreement (IADSA) to cope with the housing emergency of the Romani families living in the area. Tirana, Albania 2019. #voiceofamerica #childbrides #worthofagirl #insideover #marriage #youth #newhouse #newlife #chair #albania #reportagespotlight #community #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #albania #color #photography #igers #picoftheday #igersItalia #onassignment #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild Young men and girls are seen playing around a motorcycle cart used to collect items picked from the trash to be resold by waste pickers living in the community. Child marriage affects girls in far greater numbers than boys. According to Save the Children, every year, 12 million girls and young women all over the world marry before the age of 18. Tirana, Albania 2019. #voiceofamerica #childbrides #worthofagirl #insideover #marriage #youth #wastepickers #albania #reportagespotlight #community #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #albania #portrait #color #photography #igers #picoftheday #igersItalia #onassignment #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild 40-year-old Orkida Driza is seen talking with other members of the Romani community living in the settlement, while some kids play around a motorcycle cart. Orkida was given in marriage at the tender age of 14 by her family, she’s divorced now and has five children. She is currently the leader of the Roman Organization “Catia e Gruas Rome”, which stands for the rights of the Roma minorities in Tirana, Albania 2019. #voiceofamerica #childbrides #worthofagirl #insideover #marriage #youth #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #albania #portrait #color #photography #igers #picoftheday #streetphotography #street #igersItalia #onassignment #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild 40-year-old Orkida Driza is seen with her 3-month-old grandson Rexhepi on her lap. Orkida was given in marriage at the tender age of 14 by her family and she is already a grandmother, having given one of her daughters in marriage at the age of 12. Tirana, Albania 2019. #voiceofamerica #childbrides #worthofagirl #insideover #marriage #youth #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #albania #portrait #color #photography #igers #picoftheday #igersItalia #onassignment #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild 28-year-old Besnik Aliu and his 20-year-old wife Erjona Aliu are portrayed sitting next to each other in their home. Erjona was only 15 years old when they got married and she is now pregnant with their third child. According to UNICEF, of the 16 million adolescent girls who give birth every year, about 90 per cent are already married. Tirana, Albania 2019. #voiceofamerica #childbrides #worthofagirl #insideover #marriage #youth #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #portrait #color #photography #igers #picoftheday #igersItalia #onassignment #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild Half of a torn wedding photo of the groom, hanging on a wall inside a Roma community settlement in Tirana. Child marriage affects girls in far greater numbers than boys. According to Save the Children, every year, 12 million girls and young women all over the world marry before the age of 18. Tirana, Albania 2019. #frame #wall #blue #wedding #dailylife #settlement #voiceofamerica #childbrides #insideover #marriage #savethechildren #photooftheday #youth #children #daughters #savethechildren #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #portrait #color #photography #fujifilmglobal #fujifilmxt3 #fujifilmitalia #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild 18-year-old Xhensila Bukri portrayed in front of her apartment with her 2-month-old son Arben Bukri on her lap and her daughters Megi (2 yrs old) and Pamela (3 yrs old) standing next to her. Xhensila was given in marriage at the tender age of 12, her husband is currently in prison. Tirana, Albania 2019. #street #streetphotography #dailylife #settlement #voiceofamerica #childbrides #insideover #marriage #savethechildren #photooftheday #youth #children #daughters #savethechildren #unicef #girls #assignment #magazine #portrait #color #photography #fujifilmglobal #fujifilmxt3 #fujifilmitalia #documentaryphotography #tirana #journalism #ngo #savethegirlchild

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