Links from around the web relating to photography and social change
A video that portrays an extremely effective and viral fundraising technique with the help of Studio Brussels. All of the money went to Music for Life, an effort to bring fresh drinking water to third world countries.
Scott Kelby is selling autographed copies of his new book in support of Springs of Hope, Kenya. 100% of the proceeds will go towards the important work of this organization.
Can multinational distribution channels be used for social improvement? The ColaLife Campaign hopes to engage Coca Cola to provide needed medicines around the world.
The founder of Creative Corners: The Global Arts Project discusses volunteering while traveling abroad.
How you can help Focal Point Aid win a grant from American Express to build classrooms in South Africa.
Highlights from the Collective Lens Flickr group.
Thousands of children are being sold or trafficked within and across national borders in South Asia. According to United Nations, more than one million children are subject to sexual exploitation in Asia alone.
Horrible as all this may sound, it is important to understand that for many children, earning a living or supplementing their family’s income is a matter of survival. Slogans like “Stop Child Labor” embody romantic and ultimately impractical notions when it comes to places like Bangladesh.