This image captures an outdoor, manual material processing scene in Nnewi, Nigeria, under bright daylight

This image captures an outdoor, manual material processing scene in Nnewi, Nigeria, under bright daylight. The primary focus is on two individuals engaged in labor involving a light brown, viscous mud or slurry. In the foreground, a female with a colorful headwrap (yellow, orange, red, green) and a black t-shirt over light pants stands partially submerged in a rectangular, shallow pit filled with the muddy substance. Her hands and lower attire are coated in mud as she holds a light-colored woven plastic basin, filled with the same mud, tilted downwards. Her right wrist bears a gold-colored bracelet. In the mid-ground, a second female, dressed in a dark grey top and dark pants, bends over a large, round, light brown basin placed on the ground, actively working with a similar muddy material using her bare hands. She wears light-colored sandals. Adjacent to her, a blue plastic bucket sits near a long-handled shovel with a wooden shaft, stuck upright in the reddish-brown, stony ground. The ground around the pit is uneven, composed of reddish-brown earth mixed with dark, granular material, and scattered debris including plastic waste. In the background, numerous large, light-colored sacks, likely containing raw materials, are stacked against a low concrete block wall. Behind these, two large, black plastic water tanks are visible. Further to the right, a significant mound of dark, granular material is partially covered by two large brown burlap sheets. Beyond the wall and extending into the background, dense green foliage and palm trees are present under a clear sky with scattered white clouds. The strong sunlight casts distinct shadows.