Zanmi Lakay Returns to Haiti this Spring

March, 2009. Zanmi Lakay, an organization dedicated to helping current and former street children in Haiti, will be implementing several projects during Spring 2009. They are looking for digital cameras for their Photography Workshops, as well as support for airline luggage fees, care bag items (soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo, combs, hair ribbons, beads, good adult size t-shirts, compact non-battery games), soccer uniforms, and other contributions. For more information about Zanmi Lakay’s work, or to see how you might contribute or get involved, click here.

Empowerment Through Photo Novella: Portraits of Participation

Photo novella does not entrust cameras to health specialists, policymakers, or profes sional photographers, but puts them in the hands of children, rural women, grassroots workers, and other constituents with little access to those who make decisions over their lives. Read more

Falling Short of the Mark: Tales of Life After Hospital Discharge

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the everyday issues, challenges,struggles, and needs of elderly, community-dwelling women in the first weeks post hospital discharge. Read more

Portraits of Pain and Promise: A Photographic Study of Bosnian Youth

In the early 1990s, war erupted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, forcing large numbers of people to flee their homes and country, abandoning their culture and all that was familiar to them. Read more

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