All of the children at the Lory school, Haiti, were treated today at a mobile medical clinic run by a small team of doctors and medical professionals from the U.S. For the past seven years the HACAOT medical team has come to Haiti for one week each November. Over 600 people in the village of [...]
At 5:30 in the morning, myself and an interpreter were dropped off by motorcycle taxi to a family’s house. Their children are sponsored by the Portland, Oregon, based Itafari Foundation. Unreachable by car, transportation within the village is on foot or by an old gearless bikes for the lucky few. I spent my time there [...]
This collection of photographs is from the building of Kigali Parents Secondary School, in Kigali, Rwanda. Building in the developing word is labor intensive. It’s rare to see construction equipment and vehicles. The following images are of concrete being mixed, transported, and poured for the second floor of the school. […]
I have been in Rwanda for just under a month, and find myself captivated by the spirit and beauty of the people. I feel blessed to be here, and as much as I miss my family, I am sad to be leaving tomorrow. Rwanda is a country filled with vision.I'm a photographer and a visual [...]
Charlotte is a survivor of the genocide and a person of incredible resilience. She is a young woman who is dear to Victoria Trabosh, President of The Itafari Foundation. Charlotte “is like a daughter,” she says.Vicky met her on her first trip to Rwanda in 2005.Like many, Charlotte suffered great losses in the genocide; both [...]
