Portraits from Sudan
I am in the midst of sorting out some images taken over the last few years and just thought I would share these portraits of school children at the Marol Academy in Luonyaker, South Sudan, taken in 2010. Very simple images, but I love them. None of the children had ever had their portrait taken [...]
Sudan…
Today, huge numbers of people in southern Sudan will vote in a referendum to decide the future of their country. The vote is expected to result in the country being split in two, with the Christian-dominated south becoming an independent state, free from control by the Muslim north. The referendum was promised to the people [...]
Bunce Island, Sierra Leone…
Whilst in Sierra Leone in early October, I took the opportunity to visit Bunce Island, just outside Freetown in the Sierra Leone River. Despite being relatively unknown to the outside world, the island is one of the most significant slave-trade forts in West Africa for African Americans today. Up until 1807, when the British government [...]
Wilson Wathome update…
I just got the below from Kathryn at AfCiC – an update on Wilson Wathome. Once again, a huge thanks to everyone that contributed or otherwise helped out – thanks to your donations, Wilson has a much better standard of living already! I just wanted to give you a quick update on Wilson’s house as [...]
Portraits of Madagascar…
In some countries I have visited, the people you meet can be a little shy about having their photograph taken, to the extent that you come back from a trip with very few portraits. Not so in Madagascar. On several occasions, women’s group meetings or english classes turned into impromptu portrait sessions, with crowds peeking [...]
Madagascar…
Verreaux’s sifaka – Nahampoana Reserve, Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. I’m nearing the end of my time in Africa, having spent the last 5 days in Fort Dauphin. Madagascar is a fabulous place, and to me feels like a strange mixture of Asian, African and European, all mixed up and dropped in the Indian Ocean. I keep [...]
Mars Theatre Group, Mazabuka, Zambia
Early this week, I attended a performance by the Mars Theatre Group in a small township just outside Mazabuka in Zambia. Mars uses theatre, dance, drama and comedy to educate the public about HIV, AIDS, AIDS-related diseases and other sexual health issues. It was fantastic to watch them perform. The drummers simply set up under [...]
Zambia…
I’ve been in Mazabuka, southern Zambia, for 5 days now but it feels like weeks – its been a whistle-stop tour, visiting different communities and projects, trying to get a handle on the work done by SAPEP, a local charity that uses peer-education to promote awareness of HIV and AIDS, and supports communities and people [...]
