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Photos of the Week: Jan. 9, 2023

Performer Prepares for Play; Artists Paint Mural at Hostel; Handbag Production Costs Rise in Sri Lanka; and more.

Sujenthar Sujeepan, 12, has his face painted to perform in a folk play during an art festival in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Vetrichelvi Chandrakala, GPJ Sri Lanka

From left, Emiliana Echave, Simone Dominici, Mercedes Ferrara and Gio Cattaneo paint a mural at Hostal Historika, a cultural hostel for women and gender-nonconforming people in vulnerable situations, in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Marissa Revilla, GPJ Mexico

Jeyakkumar Thilakavathi cuts leather to make handbags in Neriyakulam, Sri Lanka. Thilakavathi says the production cost of a small bag increased by about three times due to the ongoing economic crisis.

Thayalini Indrakularasa, GPJ Sri Lanka

Charlie Gutierrez drizzles syrup on a piragua, a shaved-ice dessert traditionally topped with raspberry and tamarind syrup, at the entrance to a mall in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Gutierrez, who has sold piraguas here for 22 years, says he recognizes customers and even remembers their preferences.

Coraly Cruz Mejías, GPJ Puerto Rico

Alicia Cronshey prepares doughnuts at her bakery in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. Cronshey, who is from the United States, says she started the business with her husband because she missed doughnuts.

Maya Piedra, GPJ Mexico

A walnut-shelling contestant removes a nutshell in San Pedro Yancuitlalpan, Puebla, Mexico. The cleaned nuts are used in traditional Poblano dishes such as chile en nogada.

Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez, GPJ Mexico

Likeness Lusybwe sews a reusable sanitary pad at the Jafuta Foundation in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Various organizations in Zimbabwe make reusable sanitary wear for girls who can’t afford it, so they don’t miss classes when menstruating.

Fortune Moyo, GPJ Zimbabwe

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