In the small traditional village of Boti where the people have rejected all modern advances and live the way they have for hundreds of years, the birth of a new baby brings great celebration and strict practice of the ancient rituals that accompany naming the child and providing his first haircut. Click the pictures below to enter the gallery and read the stories behind the images.

The stories with these pictures come from talks between the facilitator and photographers and from a follow-up project that is still underway in Boti to get deeper stories behind the pictures. All pictures were taken by Photovoices volunteer photographers.