Nigeria: Scavenging to Live

27 July 2016

Iron and steel scavenging is a job with a variety of hazards. But many still depend on it to survive.

What would make a man leave certainty for uncertainty? Why should a man engage in a venture that will endanger his life? Okoro Michael was a confectionery vendor in a community secondary school in Delta State. He was very enterprising as a trader and cultivated a good savings culture.

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