Living in any community I always feel the need to give back, if not be a willing member. In Ethiopia, giving back has become big business for many international organisations. But there are many concerned locals spending their time and often money to help their fellow citizens. So, using my skills in photography and visual story telling I have decided to help the small, locally-run organisations to document their work and use the images to garner more help.
This, my first project in photo philanthropy, was taken for a local aid organisation – FIDO with the help of Ethiopiaid Australia. They are concerned with poverty reduction through housing and capacity building (work) schemes. This is their work, located in the outer suburbs of Addis Ababa.
A Completed Housing Project
A Converted Cattle Shed - Housing 120 People
Communal Kitchens
Communal Access Water Taps
Co-operative Building For Work and Income
I felt as if I got more out of this photography project than the recipients of the aid did, as they were so warm and inviting, happy to share their home with me.
I look forward to sharing more of these projects with you…
Erin.
G’Day Erin and Chris Thanks for your ichie feet and info contained – great to catchup last week — whilst you might be back in the “same ol’ groove” –you have had a taste of what you will end up coming back to and keep the dream alive.Marion has gone to Adelaide for the weekend to visit her brother Rob who will be joining us in a few week to fravell north to Mount Isa-Kurumba-George town-Cooktown then work our way down the east coast over about four months – maybe we have ichie feet to ??
Luv to you both Pa
Look forward to hearing about your projects. Thanks for sharing
WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!
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