Children of the world
Ukraine,
Breath care for kids foundation has asked me to document a story, explaining what it is they do, but even more important, why they do it. By following and documenting the story of Ukrainian single mother Tania, looking at the bureaucracy of childcare in Ukraine and visiting street children, problem families and internally displaced families, I have tried to show a broad perspective of how the foundation is helping children, by creating a safe and structured upbringing in countries where this often is quite challenging.
Families of Dang
In 2017 I was commissioned by Reach Out 2 to create family portraits in the Dang region in Nepal. Reach Out 2 is a company that connects philanthropists to projects that meet their social ambitions. Creating Possibilities Nepal is a small foundation in the Dang region, which makes it possible for poor families to have one or more children to go to school. In total I have documented over 45 different families in one of the poorer Southern regions of the country.
The hope of glue
While in Uganda for a personal project, I met Patrick, founder of Raising Up Hope for Uganda. I asked him if I could join him into the slums of Kampala for a few days, to see his work and the children he works with. He was happy and proud to show me the work they did and I was quite in awe while he told me his story; which starts exactly as the stories of the boys in the street he now helps. I’m happy to see his foundation has grown and his vision has started to materialise in a beautiful way. I can’t wait to go back there one day.