This image captures an outdoor scene in Ngalula, Democratic Republic of the Congo, featuring a group of children on reddish-brown dirt ground with sparse dry grass and scattered debris

This image captures an outdoor scene in Ngalula, Democratic Republic of the Congo, featuring a group of children on reddish-brown dirt ground with sparse dry grass and scattered debris. In the foreground, a young child, appearing to be a girl, faces the camera directly. She is barefoot, wearing a long-sleeved, light purple top and a floral-patterned skirt, both appearing worn. She holds a blonde-haired doll with pigtails, dressed in a light-colored dress and orange shoes. Visible nasal mucus is present on her upper lip and below her nose. In the midground, several other children are present. To the left, a child in a black tank top is partially visible. Another child kneels on the ground to the left, wearing a light-colored t-shirt with brown sleeves; a pair of blue-strapped flip-flops lies near their bare feet. Towards the center-right, a taller boy in a dark blue shirt holds a long stick, observing another child in a dark t-shirt who is holding a green, spherical object near their head. To the far right, a child in a grey long-sleeved shirt with a green graphic print and dark pants stands, wearing orange slide sandals. The background includes a building constructed of reddish-brown earth or mud bricks, topped with a corrugated metal roof and featuring two small rectangular openings on its visible side. A lighter-colored building is partially visible to the left of this structure. Overhanging tree branches and foliage are visible along the top and left edges of the frame. The scene is illuminated by natural light, consistent with daytime.