Lebanese mother and Tuk-tuk driver - in pictures

  • Hala Mohammed Al-Yaman, a single mother of three, drives a tuk-tuk taxi around the Lebanese southern city of Sidon. All photos: Reuters
    Hala Mohammed Al-Yaman, a single mother of three, drives a tuk-tuk taxi around the Lebanese southern city of Sidon. All photos: Reuters
  • Ms Al-Yamam says she sold her gold to buy the tuk-tuk, which helps her to provide for her family.
    Ms Al-Yamam says she sold her gold to buy the tuk-tuk, which helps her to provide for her family.
  • Her daughter convinced her to buy the three-wheeler a few months ago.
    Her daughter convinced her to buy the three-wheeler a few months ago.
  • Ms Al-Yamam says she followed her daughter's advice as the cost of living in the country had become very expensive.
    Ms Al-Yamam says she followed her daughter's advice as the cost of living in the country had become very expensive.
  • He daughter says the family encourages her, 'since she is a woman driving it and she is the first. It is nice to encourage people doing new things'.
    He daughter says the family encourages her, 'since she is a woman driving it and she is the first. It is nice to encourage people doing new things'.
  • Riders say they feel a lot safer with a woman driving.
    Riders say they feel a lot safer with a woman driving.