NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2006: Still Photography Winners: General News

1st: When 2nd Lt. James Cathey's body...; Todd Heisler, Rocky Mountain News
2nd: The family of 9-year-old Ahmed,...; Hadi Mizban, Associated Press
3rd: Schiavo Supporters: People maintain vigil...; Eric Mencher, The Philadelphia Inquirer
HM1: Hamila Begum (c), mother of convicted Nazir...; Altaf Qadri, European Pressphoto Agency
HM2: A Forgotten War on Forgotten Hills; Marcus Bleasdale, Saturday Telegraph Magazine
HM3: Mother Mourns Daughter: Millenia Masaza, age...; Per-Anders Pettersson, Getty Images

HM3: MOTHER MOURNS DAUGHTER Millenia Masaza, age 73, takes farewell of her daughter Hilda Raphael who died of Aids a few hours earlier on October 16, 2005. Hilda left two young children and the mother now has to take care of them, a difficult task for an old woman without income. Galafu village in rural Malawi is a village of Old women and young children. Many young people die. Southern Africa has been hit by a severe hunger crisis due to drought and poverty. An ever-increasing HIV/Aids rate adds to the misery. Malawi is one of the worst hit areas and Galufu village is a typical small village that has become victims of these circumstances.

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