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Photo from Garey, Cameroon
 
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Two men are enjoying a calabash of bil-bil (millet beer) as they pass the time. Women spend three days fermenting, boiling, and processing the beverage, and then they sell it from their homes. It is one of the few sources of income for women, so they make it regularly.

by Madhuri Kasat
Garey, Cameroon (1999)

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