You Will Do Your Chores The story and thoughts behind one photo
This family live in the rift valley of Ethiopia, it is a five hour hike to the nearest road. They were too poor to send their children to school, not because it cost anything, they simply needed the entire family to pull together, work the land and grow enough to eat. Direbe is just five years old and surely this is another face of extreme poverty, where even the hope of a better life is stripped away before anyone gets a chance. Education is one of those key areas that create opportunities for the next generation. It addresses one of the root causes of extreme poverty. It is ironic that in this community a groundbreaking education project was under way. With donated land the people had pulled together to clear the ground for the simple school building. The teachers were volunteers. School materials were kept to a minimum favoring the use of natural products to ensure sustainability, and classrooms were packed. These kids want to learn, they understand the alternative.
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Dear Jim Loring,
ReplyDeleteI'm a blogger for a german NGO working for Haiti, Haiti-Kinderhilfe, and would like to post some of your pictures of Haiti in our blog (www.haiti-kinderhilfe.blogspot.com). Your text would be translated into german and of course your link would be added at the end. As a NGO we don't have any funds for royalties, of course. Would you be so kind and allow that reproduction?
Thank you, all the best and keep your wonderful work up,
Stephan Krause
Stephan
ReplyDeleteJust seen your message, apologies for the late reply. Please go ahead and use the photos - guidelines for use would be that you do not manipulate the images in a way that distorts the reality of their content. Great to hear from those working for a better future for us all. Keep up the good work.
Thanks
Jim