Awa is sensitive, shy and discreet.

She is a woman with a delicate voice.

She embodies the figure of millions of Ivorian women.

Strong, combative, beautiful and singular.

Yesterday she was a seamstress.

Today, she's a shopkeeper.

Tomorrow, she'll be a housemaid.

I was lucky enough to photograph Awa during my last trip to the country.

What if Ivoirité was called Awa?

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