Connections
Uganda, Africa
Shirah Amarati, 14, carries home a load of papyrus that she cut at a nearby swamp in Uganda’s Gulu district. Shirah will sun-dry the papyrus for about one week, then use it to make mats that she will sell at the Gulu town market.
![A Ugandan Girl Carries Papyrus](https://gpjs3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/26155216/GPJ-Uganda-NS-Girls-with-laods-Photo-013_web.jpg)