Africa Works

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Curitiba Sorted waste ready for recycling in exchange for food. This is the alternative currency invented by this Brazilian town council to give everyone the chance of spending something of which they certainly have a lot. © Ph: Cia De Foto

Efigenia has been a rubbish collector for 20 years, picking out things of value from the rest.	Alfredo exchanges rubbish for food.	People awaiting the Green Exchange lorry.
Golden teeth After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the citizens of Azerbaijan had doubts about economic stability. Many Azeris decided that the safest place to put their money was their mouth. © Ph: Newsha Tavakolian

Mir Esmael Yousof, 64	Gomam Valif, 40	Younes Norros, 37
Oil for doctors Cuba and Venezuela are engaged in an exchange of two “scarce” commodities: Cuba supplies doctors to Venezuela, which repays in oil. The agreement was signed by Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez in 2004.

A Venezuelan mother comforts her son before he is examined by a Cuban doctor. © Ph: Carlos Cazalis	Two Cuban doctors take a break while on duty in a Caracas hospital. © Ph: Rafael Salvatore	Light for light. One of the prime objectives of Misión Milagro is to fight blindness among the Venezuelan population. In exchange, Cuba receives the oil it needs to light the dark streets of Havana. © Ph: Rafael Salvatore

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