Friday, March 17, 2006

On the earth - beneath


on the earth - beneath, originally uploaded by Maningi.

Captured this face on the funeral of one of my best friends. It started to rain and the boy pulled his raincoat over his head.

Photo by Alexander Pecnik, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

M A D R A S A. Bidar


M A D R A S A. Bidar, originally uploaded by Claude Renault.

This image was shot inside the Madrasa in Bidar..
Young girls a bit worried by my presence..

Photo by Claude Renault, Reykjavik - ICELAND.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Dominican Child


Dominican Child, originally uploaded by EssPea | Photography.

Taken on my recent trip to the Dominican Republic

Photo by Shane Porter

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Mask


mask, originally uploaded by marcinbab.

Stung Meanchey is an industrial neighborhood on the southwestern outskirts of Phnom PenhEvery day at the Stung Meanchey garbage dump several hundred people scavenge through Phnom Penh's daily refuse. Most are looking for recyclable materials which they turn in at small local recycling businesses earning themselves an average daily income of about 2000 Cambodian riels (US 50 cents). Most of the people working at Stung Meanchey are teenagers, though I have met children as young as 7 and adults well into their 40s

Photo by Marcinbab

Monday, March 13, 2006

Gisimba Memorial Center


Gisimba Memorial Center, originally uploaded by camera_rwanda.

He emulates one of so many soldiers he's seen.

Gisimba Memorial Center.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
June, 2005.

The text below is from Orphans Of Rwanda

"Centre Memorial de Gisimba (Gisimba Memorial Center)

The Gisimba orphanage, located in the Nyamirambo quarter of Kigali, is led by Damas Mutezintare Gisimba. Damas's father founded the orphanage in 1980 with 18 children living in one house. Damas took over in 1986 after the death of his father. During the genocide Damas sheltered over 400 children and adults in the small orphanage compound from the predations of the interahamwe [the Hutu paramilitary squads that carried out much of the genocide]. Though the orphanage was repeatedly menaced, Damas and his colleagues held their ground and did not give in to the genocidaires. He has been honored for his heroism by the Rwandan government and many other organizations.

The orphanage currently houses over 150 children. Ten years ago almost all were genocide victims, but many of the newer arrivals have been orphaned by AIDS. Because their parents were HIV+, a number of them are also infected."

PLEASE DONATE TO GISIMBA MEMORIAL CENTER VIA ORPHANS OF RWANDA

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Photo by Kresta King Cutcher, USA.




"THE RICH MUST LIVE MORE SIMPLY SO THAT THE POOR MAY SIMPLY LIVE." - Mahatma Gandhi