Are We Together?
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What began as an idea of taking photographs of three primary schools in Uganda turned out to be much more than I anticipated.
In July 2014, I travelled to Uganda to take photographs on behalf of Victoria School of the Arts and Old Scona Academic, in support of two local NGOs; HEAL International and the Ainembabazi Children’s Project. Students of Victoria School and Old Scona Academic provide funding to support their education.
These photographs represent a glimpse into the lives of the children and the families of rural, western Uganda. Some images represent the conditions of living in a financially poor area of the world, while others display the joy, courage and resilience of a people I came to respect.
“Are we together” is the Ugandan way of asking, do you understand me?”
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- Ugandan school children
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- Ugandan school children
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- Uganda family
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- Students work in classrooms that are often falling apart. This school is located on the side of a mountain and the mud walls have been eroded away.
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- My Ugandan Mona Lisa
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- Threadbare sweater and cross.
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- Classroom conditions in rural Uganda.
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- Peter lost his arm in an accident on a tea plantation. He lost his job and shortly after he lost his wife. He takes care of his 5 children, growing food on a small acreage without the use of machinery.
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- The stoic boy at the Mana Rescue Home. His friends are competing to see who can swing the highest. The boy on the left is enjoying it, the one on the right is scared. A good representation of life.
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- Waiting
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- Waiting for the next assignment.
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- This grade 2 classroom had 97 students in attendance - one teacher.
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- This grade 1 classroom had 89 children in attendance - one teacher.
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- Handsome Ugandan children.
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- Ingenious girls make skipping ropes out of vines.
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- Student looks through the wall of his classroom. This school is located on the side of a mountain and the mud walls have been eroded away.
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- Children at the Mana Rescue Home (an orphanage for 30 HIV+ children) play band instruments and march together.
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- Child at the Mana Rescue Home (an orphanage for 30 HIV+ children) plays energetically.
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- Many students want their photograph taken, but one boy is trying to elbow them out of the shot.
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- This represents the ratio of shoes in the schools I visited.
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- Beautiful child.
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- Classroom
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- Ingenious boy makes his own football out of plastic bags.
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- Football is popular.
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- Messages for health.
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- Threadbare clothes
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- School children share a meal.
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- Friends at the Mana Rescue Home, an orphanage for 30 HIV+ children.
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- This woman's husband was murdered by the village, falsely accused of theft. She takes care of her four children and her deceased sister's two children. They all live in a single room, 7'x8'. You can help this family by purchasing a print.
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- Young child, hand-me-down clothes.
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- Grandma
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- Young child, hand-me-down clothes.
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- EXPLAIN.
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- Two boys ring a bell to call the children in to receive their medication at the Mana Rescue Home - an orphanage for 30 HIV+ children.
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- Leading the class
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- Teacher marking work. Eager students.
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- Concentration in class.
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- Concern
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- Students work in classrooms that are often falling apart. This school is located on the side of a mountain and the mud walls have been eroded away.
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- Young child with hand-me-down clothes
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- My Ugandan Mona Lisa
