Eritrea. Southern Debud Zone. Mendefera. Market day on the saturday morning. Women do their shopping. Ladies with white cotton loincloth on their heads checks the various qualities of diverse vegetables. A young young modern woman wears a sport outfitt (tracksuit pant). On the wall is an advertisement in tigrinian language for condoms (a couple hugs near the sea at sunset with a dolphin jumping out of the water). Aids prevention campaign. © 2002 Didier Ruef