Aditya |
New Delhi
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There are an estimated 20 million blind and visually impaired people in India. Over the past few months I have documented the lives of some such blind children living in special schools and hostels where the infrastructure has not been upgraded since the 1960s.
These schools and hostels serve as safe havens: a place where children overcome their handicap by acquiring a measure of independence. They learn to read, write and participate in extracurricular activities such as sports and music, much like sighted children. However, their learning is severely hampered by the lack of adequate facilities, funds and infrastructure.
My photos show their smiling through the struggle to master the basics which others take for granted.
>> for more: www.adityakapoor.com |
Ginny |
Montana
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We lost our daughter, Cody, to cystic fibrosis at the age of 23 in 2005. She was an inspiration to life. She always said, "Cystic fibrosis is about living, not dying." She lived as if every day was her last. She fought hard with this battle, but cystic fibrosis won. We lost. Our daughter, who wrote that she would never hold the hand of the one she loves, or know what age spots are, or wear a wedding dress and have children, said that she would not change her life for another. She just wished she could have known what it would have been like to breathe. Missing her so much, we formed The Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis to help others in their struggles. Cody's last wish was to reach out to families. With each child I relive our daughter’s life with CF, but in the end, we are doing what she wanted us to, and that is to be there for all our kids with this terminal illness. We thank Cody for giving us the strength to keep fighting her fight.
>> for more: breathinisbelievin.org |
Ashley |
Tanzania
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AfricAid is a nonprofit organization that supports girls’ education in Africa in order to provide young women with the opportunity to transform their own lives and the futures of their communities.
The young women for whom AfricAid has provided scholarships over the past 7 years have become teachers, nurses, mothers and social workers. One scholarship recipient is poised to become the first female Maasai doctor in all of Tanzania. Others have returned home to play important roles in their communities, such as Neema, who was the first girl in her very remote village to go to secondary school. Since graduating, she has returned to her family’s village and is using her education to provide her community with advice on basic, but vital, health matters. In the process, she is inspiring other mothers to send their daughters to secondary school. Still others use the self-confidence they develop to become leaders in the communities.
>> for more: www.africaid.com |
Sam |
India
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In December 2004, the Asian tsunami killed thousands of people and caused unthinkable destruction.
I visited Pondicherry a couple of years before the tsunami. I had my Minolta camera with a fish eye lens, and high speed rolls of films. I took pictures of sari-clad women and kids, bachelors lazing around, abandoned boats, junkie old men, beggars on the street, old French churches, isolated streets, barren landscapes. The images had an eerie feel to them as though trying to predict the calm before the storm.
My project SOS Tsunami does not aim at showing destruction and death. It aims shows the bottled feeling experienced by these survivors. The images show that life's back on track but the fish eye distortion suggests the devastation within the people who faced the tsunami. The vignettes and antique darkness stress the past, and reminds us that this could happen again. It shows how people perceive life after the tsunami.
>> for more: www.facebook.com/album |
Marissa |
Zambia
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The "Same World, Same Chance" project was established to help bring equality to the youth of the world. As proud Canadian citizens and the recipients of free education, it is our responsibility to help those of developing countries receive the same free education and therefore the same opportunities. Our goal is to bring a high school to the rural area of Zambia where education is often below the standards of urban settings and where international aid seldom reaches.
We will have a trades school component as well as a library and health clinic accessible to the community. Solar energy will be used to power the project and jatropha will be grown to sell as biodiesel to generate income.
The students will receive free boarding and education. They will be orphaned or vulnerable youth who would otherwise not likely have the opportunity to access education past grade 9. We will create a community of peace where relations between students and teachers are strong and trustworthy.
>> for more: www.sameworldsamechance.org |
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