Shoot 4 Change » photography https://www.shoot4change.eu Change the World with a Click! - official S4C website - Sun, 17 May 2026 17:43:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Through their Eyes (a Project and an Exhibition in Bruxelles) https://www.shoot4change.eu/through-their-eyes-a-project-and-an-exhibition-in-bruxelles/ https://www.shoot4change.eu/through-their-eyes-a-project-and-an-exhibition-in-bruxelles/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:04:06 +0000 https://www.shoot4change.eu/?p=15583

Unleashing inspiring creativity through Photography

Join us for an evening of inspiration as we celebrate the opening of the first photo exhibition by a group of talented young Ukrainian refugees in Brussels!

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Over the past months, Shoot4Change, the atelier ciné-photo de la Maison des Cultures de Molenbeek and the Ukrainian Civil Society Hub joined forces,  with the support of AT&T and others, and provided these children with free Photography classes, allowing them to express their emotions and overcome the stereotypes and traumas associated with war.

Through this exhibition, these young photographers aim to showcase a new reality, beyond the images of Russian aggression in Ukraine that dominate the media and social networks.

Next Monday we will present some inspiring portraits of their families, shot by this new generation of storytellers.

The result is a powerful testament to the transformative power of photography and the resilience of these young artists.

We invite you to join us at the Ukraine Civil Society Hub at the Station Europe in Place Luxembourg (in front of the European Parliament) on Monday, April 3rd at 18:00, to witness the creativity and resilience of these talented young artists

Working with these talented kids has been truly exciting and inspiring. There is nothing better than unleashing kids creativity!

Let's come together to celebrate the power of photography and the voices of these young storytellers, then.

Remember, some stories disappear without anybody to tell them. But storytellers are nothing without anybody listening to them.

See you there!

Antonio Amendola

 

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]]> https://www.shoot4change.eu/through-their-eyes-a-project-and-an-exhibition-in-bruxelles/feed/ 0 S4C Next Generation, Namibia https://www.shoot4change.eu/s4c-next-generation-namibia/ https://www.shoot4change.eu/s4c-next-generation-namibia/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2019 14:27:04 +0000 https://www.shoot4change.eu/?p=15136

While on the field for a project, a S4C Team engaged with a local community in Namibia. And…

(below in Spanish)

Last June, the Shoot4Change team formed by the photographer Davide Camesasca, the filmmaker Nicoló Bruna and the journalist Judit Figueras, spent 13 days in Namibia. The aim of their trip was to document the situation of children living in a village in the southeast of the country, Gochas.

 

19_DAV_3125During their stay, Davide, Nicoló and Judit carried out an audiovisual workshop addressed to the primary school students of Gochas. Throughout the day, the Shoot4Change team briefed the children on the basic concepts of photography and video, showing them examples of professional audiovisual and photographic samples.

 

Lastly, they conducted a practical exercise with the multiple digital cameras that had been collected before the trip. In this last assignment, different small groups were set up so that the students could learn how the camera works and how to use it properly. Once the practice was over, the children were given a photographic task about their day-to-day life in the community and they had to deliver it within three days.

 

29_DAV_3181The images that the kids portrayed reflected a harsh reality and difficult living conditions. Most of the children in Gochas live in an area called 'the location'. In this marginalized zone, the houses are shacks made of rubbish, plastics, wood and asbestos. These shanties have neither a tap nor access to electricity.

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ph: Davide Camesasca/S4C Spain

 

Like most Namibian villages, Gochas is split into two and sometimes three parts. The white population and the Basters (descendants of Dutch and indigenous people) live in the more wealthy sectors and in the 'location' resides the majority of the Nama ethnic population, which is the black community.

 

In Gochas, the Nama people still drag on a colonial and historical legacy marked by marginalization and racial separation. After Germany's defeat in World War I, the League of Nations handed over Namibia, then known as the German South West Africa and controlled by the Germans since 1840, for the benefit of the South African Union, which is now South Africa.

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In 1948, the Afrikaners, an ethnic group of Dutch descent that arrived in Namibia after the country fell under South African hegemony, imposed an Apartheid system in South Africa and, therefore, also in the region of South-West Africa, the current Namibia. Apartheid, which means "separation" in Afrikaans, implanted a segregation system between different racial groups for the political benefit of the white population. Despite the fact that in 1966 the South West African People's Organization (Swapo), an insurgent guerrilla group, declared war on the South African regime and in 1990 proclaimed the country's independence, Namibia's black population remains economically disadvantaged in comparison to whites. In fact, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Namibia is the second most unequal country in the world in terms of its population’s wealth, only surpassed by its neighbour South Africa. 

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ph: Davide Camesasca/S4C Spain

Some of the child cases that Shoot4change team was able to screen had either dropped out of school or were at risk of doing so. Most of them are orphans and live with a family member who, in almost all cases, is addicted to alcohol. Alcoholism, due to a very high unemployment rate and the aftermath of colonialism, is the main problem affecting the Nama population and, consequently, the minors. The adults in charge of these children are no longer responsible under the effects of this substance and, in many cases, the kids do not have food, clean clothes and a minimum of hygiene.

 

13_IMG_0309Theopauline Goliath, the former principal of the primary school in Gochas, showed the situation of the children who were in a more critical situation. She is the one who invited Shoot4Change to travel to Gochas and asked them help in the construction of a shelter that would give the children a safe home with a healthy environment.

 

One of the most worrying stories was Flora's, a 10-year-old girl who lost her parents, both affected by AIDS, and now lives with an adult couple (59 and 60 years old) who do not work and spend most of their time drinking in a shack that brews beer. Flora also lives with her younger sister, Michelle, and the two grandchildren of the couple she lives with, whom she cares for, feeds and cleans. On weekends, she feeds the other children living in the district. With other children, she organizes groups to hunt birds, pluck them and roast them on the fire. According to Flora, she helps other children because she feels sorry for them. In addition, the child admits that she doesn't like living with her adoptive grandmother because when she drinks too much, she punishes her, beats her and insults her.

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After the fieldwork, the three members of Shoot4Change now start their photographic, audiovisual and journalistic projects, in which they will capture the reality of the children who live in this Namibian village.

 

Shoot4Change does not forget its social mission and, therefore, the result of their efforts will be used to carry out a fundraising campaign aimed at improving the lives of these children. 

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Mientras trabajaba en un proyecto, un equipo S4C se comprometio’ con una comunidad local. Y….

El pasado mes de junio, el equipo de Shoot4Change formado por el fotógrafo Davide Camesasca, el filmmaker Nicoló Bruna y la periodista Judit Figueras, estuvieron en Namibia un total de 13 días. El objetivo de su viaje fue documentar la situación de los niños y niñas de un poblado en el sud-este del país, Gochas.

 

09_DAV_3033Durante su estancia, Davide, Nicoló y Judit llevaron a cabo un taller audiovisual dirigido a los alumnos de la escuela primaria de Gochas. A lo largo de la jornada, se explicó a los menores los conceptos básicos en fotografía y vídeo, se les mostró ejemplos de trabajos audiovisuales y fotográficos profesionales.

 

Finalmente, se llevó a cabo una práctica con las diferentes cámaras digitales que se habían recaudado previamente al viaje. En este último ejercicio se formaron diferentes grupos reducidos con la intención de que los estudiantes conocieran el funcionamiento de la cámara y aprendieran a utilizarla correctamente. Una vez finalizada la práctica, se encargó a los niños un trabajo fotográfico sobre el día a día en su comunidad y lo tuvieron que entregar en un plazo de tres días. 

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ph: Davide Camesasca/S4C Spain

En las imágenes que retrataron los menores se reflejaba una realidad dura y unas condiciones de vida difíciles. La mayoría de los niños en Gochas viven en una zona llamada ‘location’. En esta área marginada, las casas son chabolas hechas a base de desechos como plásticos, madera y uralita. Estos barracones no disponen ni de un grifo de agua corriente, ni tampoco tienen acceso a la electricidad. 

 

32_DAV_3205Como la mayoría de los pueblos en Namibia, Gochas está dividido en dos y, a veces, tres partes. La población blanca y los basters (descendientes de holandeses e indígenas) viven en los sectores más acomodados y en la ‘location’, reside la mayoría de población de etnia nama, es decir, la comunidad negra. 

 

En Gochas, la población nama sigue arrastrando un legado colonial e histórico marcado por la marginación y la separación racial. Después de la derrota alemana en la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Sociedad de las Naciones entregó a Namibia, entonces llamada África del Sur-Oeste Alemana y controlada por los alemanes desde 1840, en beneficio de la Unión Sudafricana, la actual Sudáfrica.

 

En 1948 los afrikáners, una etnia de origen neerlandés que llegó a Namibia después de que el país cayera bajo la hegemonía sudafricana, impusieron un sistema Apartheid en Sudáfrica y, por tanto, también en la región de África del Sud-Oeste, la actual Namibia. El Apartheid, que significa “separación” en lengua afrikaans, implantó una segregación entre los diferentes grupos raciales en beneficio político de la población blanca. Pese a que en 1966 la Organización Popular de África del Sud-Oeste (Swapo, en sus siglas en inglés), un grupo guerrillero insurgente, declarara la guerra al régimen sudafricano y en 1990 proclamara la independencia del país, la población negra en Namibia sigue en desventaja económica respecto a la población blanca. De hecho, según el Programa de Desarrollo de las Naciones Unidas (UNDP, en sus siglas en inglés), Namibia es el segundo país del mundo con más desigualdad entre la población, sólo superado por su vecina Sudáfrica.

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Algunos de los casos de niños que el equipo de Shoot4change pudo analizar habían abandonado la escuela o se encontraban en riesgo de hacerlo. La mayoría de ellos son huérfanos y viven con algún familiar que, en casi todos los casos, abusa del consumo alcohólico. El alcoholismo, debido a una tasa de paro muy elevada ya las secuelas del colonialismo, es el principal problema que afecta a la población nama y, en consecuencia, a los menores. Los adultos responsables de estos niños y niñas dejan de serlo bajo los efectos de esta sustancia y, en muchas ocasiones, los pequeños no disponen de comida, ropa limpia y una mínima higiene.

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ph: Davide Camesasca/S4C Spain

Theopauline Goliath, la antigua directora de la escuela primaria de Gochas, fue la encargada de mostrar la situación de los menores que se encontraban en una situación más crítica. Ella es quien propuso a Shoot4Change viajar a Gochas y pidió su ayuda para la construcción de una casa de acogida que de a los menores un hogar seguro con un ambiente saludable.

 

Uno de los casos más preocupantes fue el de Flora, una niña de 10 años que perdió a sus padres, ambos afectados por el sida, y ahora vive con un matrimonio adulto (59 y 60 años) que no trabaja y pasa la mayoría de su tiempo bebiendo en una chabola que realiza las funciones de destilería. Flora también vive con su hermana pequeña, Michelle, y los dos nietos biológicos de la pareja con la que reside, a los que cuida, alimenta y limpia. Los fines de semana, la pequeña se ocupa de alimentar a los otros menores que viven en el barrio. Junto con otros niños, se organizan en grupos para cazar pájaros, desollarlos y asarlos al fuego. Según Flora, ayuda a otros niños porque siente lástima por ellos. Además, la menor admite que no le gusta vivir con su abuela adoptiva porque cuando bebe demasiado la castiga, la golpea y la insulta. 

 

Una vez realizado el trabajo sobre el terreno, los tres miembros de Shoot4Change inician ahora sus proyectos fotográficos, audiovisuales y periodísticos, en los que plasmarán la realidad de los niños que viven en este poblado de Namibia. Shoot4Change no olvida su función social y, por ello, el resultado de sus esfuerzos servirá para llevar a cabo una campaña de recaudación de fondos que tendrá la finalidad de mejorar la vida de estos menores.  

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]]> https://www.shoot4change.eu/s4c-next-generation-namibia/feed/ 1 Andhra Pradesh: Lo spirito dei piccoli popoli del sudAndhra Pradesh: the spirit of the small people of the South https://www.shoot4change.eu/andhra-pradesh-lo-spirito-dei-piccoli-popoli-del-sud/ https://www.shoot4change.eu/andhra-pradesh-lo-spirito-dei-piccoli-popoli-del-sud/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 05:54:13 +0000 http://www.shoot4change.net/?p=8281 Un libro che parla di un viaggio, di popolazioni poco conosciute e degli operatori e volontari che lottano per dar loro opportunità per una vita miglioreThis is a story about a book, a fundraising undertaking, a long ignored Population in a remote area of India and marvellous volunteers that bring relief and try to give a new hope. ]]> [english below]

Lo spirito dei piccoli popoli del sud

Lo straordinario incontro con gli uomini e con le tribù delle terre del sud dell’India

(cliccare per il video racconto)

Oggi presentiamo un libro molto bello, che parla di un viaggio, di popolazioni poco conosciute e degli operatori e volontari che lottano per dar loro opportunità per una vita migliore. Il libro contribuisce ad una raccolta fondi per l’attività della onlus SEMI ed è quindi ancora più importante.

Il libro è, infatti, un omaggio alle popolazioni dell’Andhra Pradesh, alla loro cultura e alla loro umanità. Tribù e villaggi rurali nel sud dell’India, capi villaggio, leaders religiosi, politici e carismatici, uomini e donne di tutte le caste, impegnati in un processo di organizzazione e collaborazione comunitaria che coinvolge tutti gli abitanti delle piccole realtà locali in maniera integrata e partecipativa. La nascita, la crescita e lo sviluppo delle piccole comunità gandhiane locali e dei gruppi spontanei di microcredito solidale che con il loro lavoro e con la collaborazione sostengono lo sviluppo condiviso di tutto il villaggio. L’opera è un contributo a tutti gli uomini e alle donne che come operatori e come beneficiari sono impegnati nei programmi SEMI e Arbor in India e si propone di sensibilizzare e di far conoscere la situazione di queste popolazioni e permettere la raccolta di fondi per il loro presente per la loro esistenza futura. Grazie al loro amore e al loro impegno la miseria delle popolazioni dell’Andhra è una fatica meno pesante da affrontare ed ogni mattina molti possono iniziare una nuova giornata con un’opportunità concreta per una vita di autentica dignità. Le immagini sono state scattate dal fotografo reporter Maurizio Gijvovich nel corso delle sue spedizioni in Andhra Pradesh, i testi sono stati scritti da Luca Streri nel corso degli anni durante il suo cammino con le popolazioni dell’Andhra nell’ambito del programma Arbor e delle attività del SEMI in India. Per ordinare il libro: www.semionlus.com www.gjivovich.com  AA ———-

The spirit of the small peoples of the South

THE EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTER WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE TRIBE OF SOUTH LANDS OFINDIA

This is a story about a book, a fundraising undertaking, a long ignored Population in a remote area of India and marvellous volunteers that bring relief and try to give a new hope.

This book is a tribute to the people of Andhra Pradesh (India), their culture and their humanity.

Tribes and villages in rural southern India, village chiefs, religious and politicians charismatic leaders, men and women of all castes, in a process of community organization and collaboration involving all the inhabitants of the small local communities on integrated and participatory basis.

The birth, growth and development of small local communities towards Gandhian grassroots groups and cohesive microcredit, their work and collaboration to support the shared development of the whole village.

The book is a contribution to all men and women committed as agents of change and as beneficiaries in programs at Semi and Arbor inIndia; it aims to increase awareness and to make known the situation of these populations and to allow the collection of funds for their present to their future existence. Thanks to their love and commitment the misery of the people of Andhra is less heavy and a pain to face and every morning many can start a new day with a real opportunity for a life of true dignity.

The images were taken by photographer and reporter Maurizio Gijvovich during his expeditions in Andhra Pradesh, the texts were written by Luca Streri over the years during his journey with the people of Andhra under the Semi program and Arbor activitiesIndia.

To order the book:

www.semionlus.com

www.gjivovich.com

  [english below]

Lo spirito dei piccoli popoli del sud

Lo straordinario incontro con gli uomini e con le tribù delle terre del sud dell’India

(cliccare per il video racconto)

Oggi presentiamo un libro molto bello, che parla di un viaggio, di popolazioni poco conosciute e degli operatori e volontari che lottano per dar loro opportunità per una vita migliore. Il libro contribuisce ad una raccolta fondi per l’attività della onlus SEMI ed è quindi ancora più importante.

Il libro è, infatti, un omaggio alle popolazioni dell’Andhra Pradesh, alla loro cultura e alla loro umanità. Tribù e villaggi rurali nel sud dell’India, capi villaggio, leaders religiosi, politici e carismatici, uomini e donne di tutte le caste, impegnati in un processo di organizzazione e collaborazione comunitaria che coinvolge tutti gli abitanti delle piccole realtà locali in maniera integrata e partecipativa. La nascita, la crescita e lo sviluppo delle piccole comunità gandhiane locali e dei gruppi spontanei di microcredito solidale che con il loro lavoro e con la collaborazione sostengono lo sviluppo condiviso di tutto il villaggio. L’opera è un contributo a tutti gli uomini e alle donne che come operatori e come beneficiari sono impegnati nei programmi SEMI e Arbor in India e si propone di sensibilizzare e di far conoscere la situazione di queste popolazioni e permettere la raccolta di fondi per il loro presente per la loro esistenza futura. Grazie al loro amore e al loro impegno la miseria delle popolazioni dell’Andhra è una fatica meno pesante da affrontare ed ogni mattina molti possono iniziare una nuova giornata con un’opportunità concreta per una vita di autentica dignità. Le immagini sono state scattate dal fotografo reporter Maurizio Gijvovich nel corso delle sue spedizioni in Andhra Pradesh, i testi sono stati scritti da Luca Streri nel corso degli anni durante il suo cammino con le popolazioni dell’Andhra nell’ambito del programma Arbor e delle attività del SEMI in India. Per ordinare il libro: www.semionlus.com/books www.gjivovich.com AA ———-

The spirit of the small peoples of the South

THE EXTRAORDINARY ENCOUNTER WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE TRIBE OF SOUTH LANDS OFINDIA

This is a story about a book, a fundraising undertaking, a long ignored Population in a remote area of India and marvellous volunteers that bring relief and try to give a new hope.

This book is a tribute to the people of Andhra Pradesh (India), their culture and their humanity.

Tribes and villages in rural southern India, village chiefs, religious and politicians charismatic leaders, men and women of all castes, in a process of community organization and collaboration involving all the inhabitants of the small local communities on integrated and participatory basis.

The birth, growth and development of small local communities towards Gandhian grassroots groups and cohesive microcredit, their work and collaboration to support the shared development of the whole village.

The book is a contribution to all men and women committed as agents of change and as beneficiaries in programs at Semi and Arbor inIndia; it aims to increase awareness and to make known the situation of these populations and to allow the collection of funds for their present to their future existence. Thanks to their love and commitment the misery of the people of Andhra is less heavy and a pain to face and every morning many can start a new day with a real opportunity for a life of true dignity.

The images were taken by photographer and reporter Maurizio Gijvovich during his expeditions in Andhra Pradesh, the texts were written by Luca Streri over the years during his journey with the people of Andhra under the Semi program and Arbor activitiesIndia.

To order the book:

www.semionlus.com/books

www.gjivovich.com

]]> https://www.shoot4change.eu/andhra-pradesh-lo-spirito-dei-piccoli-popoli-del-sud/feed/ 0 #CaboolExpress#CaboolExpress https://www.shoot4change.eu/caboolexpress/ https://www.shoot4change.eu/caboolexpress/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:19:43 +0000 http://www.shoot4change.net/?p=7588 S4C Press Office keep sending me press releases about Afghanistan situation.
The latest, a worrying one, is the following:

(DJ) – ALR
21/02/2012 08.39.43

(Recasts to update with details of protests.)
KABUL (AFP)–Protests erupted outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan and in Kabul on Tuesday over allegations that foreign troops had set fire to copies of the Quran, police said.
Thousands of protesters besieged Bagram airbase, north of Kabul, throwing petrol bombs which set fire to a gate.
A local police official said more than 2,000 people were demonstrating outside the sprawling U.S.-run base.
“They are demonstrating over the burning of copies of the Quran inside the base,” the official said.
Sidiq Siddiqi, an interior ministry spokesman, confirmed the demonstration and said reinforcements had been sent to the area–about 60 kilometers north of the capital–to prevent possible violence.
The U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, said he had ordered an investigation into a report that troops at Bagram “improperly disposed of a large number of Islamic religious materials which included Qurans.”
“I offer my sincere apologies for any offense this may have caused, to the president of Afghanistan, the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and most importantly, to the noble people of Afghanistan,” he said.
Another protest by about 500 people broke out in the Pul-e-charkhi district of Kabul not far from major North Atlantic Treaty Organization bases on the Jalalabad road, police spokesman Ashamat Estanakzai said.
“The police have the crowd in control, it is not violent,” he said.
Similar protests have in the past turned violent in Afghanistan, an extremely devout Islamic nation where an insult to the religion carries the death penalty.
About 10 people were killed and dozens of others were injured during days of unrest unleashed last April over the burning of a Quran by U.S. pastor Terry Jones in Florida.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
21-02-12 0727GMT

The reason is that I’ll soon start a short journey to Afghanistan to visit and see wht the USA-NATO forces are doing in view of the announced 2014 withdrawal.

It’s going to be an intense and unique experience and my aim is to spot at least traces of the future Afghanistan. The Country that will have to bear it alone and cope with a new life after 2014.

Signs are not entirerly encouraging so far. Security is still a major issue, as well as the percepetion of Afghan people about the “foreign” presence in their Country.

I’m not sure what I’ll find. But I know I’ll keep my eyes open and I’ll try to go around the corner to see what lies behind the Wall.

Covering an ongoing war is not pure S4C style, I know. But you know what they say: “If it bleeds, it Leads”. Only those strong and cruesome stories hit the headlines and the frontpages of mainstream medias.

Very little is known, and seen, of the rest.

I’m not saying I’ll do it right but I can honestly tell you I’ll try…

You can follow me either here (where I’ll try to publish from time to time and depending on Internet connections on the field) and on www.antonioamendola.com (in the blog section).

If you are Twitter guys, you can find me on @antonioamendola and the hashtag I plan to use is #caboolexpress

See you soon on the other side, guys,

Antonio Amendola

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