photo by Erica Lipoff, 16, Philadelphia, PA
"Hope for a Brighter Future"
“Batima is six years old and lives in the remote village of Bokoro, in Mali, Africa. I lived in Bokoro for two weeks this past April, building a school and living with Batima’s family. Each day as we worked in the hot sun, building, Batima did too. This picture was taken the night before we were leaving the village, the children enthusiastic about their soon-to-be completed school. Their school will be much larger, and a teacher will be provided by the government of Mali. Without an education, Batima would be expected to marry outside her village when she turns 15.”
What do you think the future holds for Batima? Why?
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photo by youth at the Resource Center for Roma Communities, Cluj Napoca, Romania
"From Father to Son?"
“These two young boys live in a traditional Roma village in Transylvania, Romania. In Romania (and many other parts of the world) they are called gypsies. They are subjected to a lot of prejudice. People say they are thieves and ignorant. They are discriminated against in school. Among the Roma, professions are often passed down from one generation to the next: tinsmith, horse trader, musician, carpenter. The fathers of these boys are broom makers.“
What do you think the future holds for these two Roma boys? Why?
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