A young male child stands in an arid outdoor environment within Akwanga, Nigeria

A young male child stands in an arid outdoor environment within Akwanga, Nigeria. The child has dark skin, short hair, and is looking downwards. He is dressed in a tattered, light gray short-sleeved t-shirt featuring a large tear on the lower front-left and is partially dislodged from his right shoulder. He wears blue shorts with white vertical stripes along the sides and a single dark-colored slide sandal on his left foot; his right foot is bare. The ground is composed of dry, reddish-brown soil, sparsely covered with dry vegetation, small green leaves, twigs, and scattered refuse, including plastic and paper wrappers. Behind the child, a dense area of dry, light-brown, thorny shrubs is visible, with a dirt path or road beyond it. The background displays an unfinished brick wall or foundation, a building with a reddish-brown tiled roof, and a large, light-colored concrete building featuring an angled roofline. A single green-leafed tree is discernible in the distant background. The scene is brightly illuminated by natural daylight.