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Children learn to Survive Early in Haiti by becoming barbers

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DMTX. A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.
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A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

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A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

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A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

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A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242843
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242844
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242845
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242846
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242851
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242852
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242853
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242854
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242855
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.

ID: 242857
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.
A Young Haitian teenage barber practices with only a thin double edge razor blade and small plastic comb, having taught himself a trade. Saintard, Haiti. 05/12/2009.

Young Haitian boy has taught himself to be a barber at an early age. Just before the earthquake I met a young barber in Saintard Haiti at the orphanage ran by Phillis Newby with the Church  of God. The images show the skill and resourcefulness of the Haitian people.