Wordless Wednesday: Cairo's Aidless

For all the billions of dollars in aid the United States has been sending to Egypt since 1979, most of it never trickles down to those most in need, and much of it floods back out, in the form of weapons purchases from American arms suppliers. A young girl carries a bag of recyclable items she has found while rummaging through piles of rubbish in the neighborhood of Manchiat Nasser, Cairo, a low income area inhabited by families who make their livelihoods collecting the city's garbage. (Photo © Victoria Hazou/IRIN)