A madam scans for clients at a house of prostitution in Beni, DRC.

A 16-year-old girl ran away from home to begin working as a prostitute in order to help pay for basic needs.

Men smoke marijuana and drink beer at a local house of prostitution in Beni, DRC.

Many Congolese women working as prostitutes in DRC live in extreme poverty.

A woman who works as a prostitute takes care of her son outside a house of prostitution.

Despite the dangers of being outside at night in Beni, DRC, most women working as prostitutes see the majority of their clients at night.

A young girl rests on a bench inside a house of prostitution after serving beer to local male customers.

A client negotiates a rate with a prostitute in Beni, DRC.

In the town of Oicha, DRC a blind woman suffering from leprosy sits outside a clinic.

A young man suffering from leprosy waits to see a doctor at a clinic in Oicha.

A nurse listens for a baby's heartbeat at the Centre de Sante in Beni, DRC.

A nurse takes notes after collecting money for services at a maternity clinic.

Water for cleaning and deliveries is extremely limited in Beni, DRC.

A woman labors against a wall at the Centre de Sante maternity clinic.

A 44-year-old woman cries out during a contraction at the Centre de Sante clinic.

Maintaining sterile conditions with limited water is difficult at the Centre de Sante.

Nurses attend to a newborn baby in Beni, DRC.

Nurses weigh and swaddle a newborn baby at the Centre de Sante.

After every delivery, nurses begin the process of cleaning and sterilizing the delivery room as best as they can with limited water and cleaning products.

A nurse scrubs the delivery room floor with water and old rags minutes after delivering a baby in Beni, DRC.

Women fill maternity ward beds at a clinic in Oicha, DRC.

A Congolese mother smiles while holding her newborn baby at the Centre de Sante in Beni, DRC.

New mothers attend to their babies at a clinic in Oicha, DRC.