.. In Pushkar, India, I met Trine Obel, a 21 years old girl from Denmark who built up a school to provide education to 15 children of a gipsy community. After having a tea in a small shop, she took me to see the cruel reality that affects more than 300 people who belong to(…)
.. Wandered in by accident to watch looms creating scarves. In the middle of an overwhelming sound, the machines are moving to a rhythm of their own – tac, tac, tac, tac….. In contrast to the final product, there is nothing soft and delicate about the process through. The machines, metal needles, stuffy air dense(…)
.. Traveling is a good time to look for inspiration. It is a moment to come up with new ideas and projects. From musicians to acrobats, it’s hard not to run into different kind of artists on the road. I met Björn in India, in a town called Dharamsala. He’s from Sweden. He has been(…)
.. Please let me share with you how I see Varanasi and how life can be in this Indian city. According to Hindu mythology, Varanasi was founded by Lord Shiva. The city is one of the seven sacred cities of Hindus. It is a city surrounded by death. The biggest tourist attraction here is to(…)
.. India may be known for its beautiful landscapes and extraordinary culture, but there is a dark side to this enormous country. In a country where the caste system still dictates the lives of India’s citizens, the Muslim, Tribal, lower caste, or untouchable communities are marginalized and discriminated. I traveled to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh(…)
.. NEPAL’S KHUMBU region, located just south of Mt. Everest in Nepal, is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. The ‘best’ time to visit is from early March to mid-May, and early September to mid-November. Monsoon hits between June to August, which is when I went, and in my opinion this is actually(…)
.. Due to the clandestine and stigmatized nature of sex work and sex trafficking, reliable estimates of the number of sex workers are virtually impossible to determine. Some estimate that In Kolkata there are more than 60,000 sex workers in the city. Male sex workers also operate in Kolkata. These sex workers primarily cater to(…)
.. Violence against Women is a disturbing growing trend in Nepal. The following testimonies are from women who suffered gender based violence: – “ When he wanted to sleep with me, he used to come close to me and care for me, otherwise he used to hit me when he was drunk and when sober(…)
.. The number of burn violence victims is increasing in Nepal. This context is a bleak outlook. Domestic violence can end in dramatic results: death or a lifetime of suffering. It is women that are most affected by this issue. Burn injuries are amongst the most horrific, painful and costly injuries that a person can(…)
.. Walking through the streets of Kathmandu, it’s not uncommon to be approached by a street child: “Money, I am very hungry, buy me some cookies,” they ask as they try to get your attention. It occurred to me when a small boy approached asking for either money or some cookies, I did not pay(…)
.. At 4.371m children and men break stones washed down from the top of the Himalayas during the rains and gather them in Pheriche, Nepal. Their work is inhuman and conditions are extreme. Temperatures can reach minus 10 Celsius or below. During monsoon time, rain and mist cover the mountains and visibility is scarce, further(…)
.. Poverty has a long shadow in Kathmandu. People struggle every day to get one or two dollars. In the city, the roads are in extremely poor condition. It is easy to see people on the streets begging for money while their children sleep on the floor. A dollar in Kathmandu can be the difference(…)
.. For too long Tibet has been involved with mystery. The geographical location, which has been described as inaccessible, and the permissions that foreigners have to obtain in order to get into the Tibetan province are just some of the obstacles travellers will face on this trip. Visiting the “roof of the world” or the(…)
.. Flemming Rothaus, called Slim or Ming, “In New York, when I was younger, broke and skinny, I would pass by this homeless guy in my block, he called me Slim as he asked for a dollar. Very soon my bass player picked up on the name. Since then people just call me that. When(…)
.. This text is available in Spanish and English, Spanish La calle El Bronx ha sido el mercado de drogas por excelencia en Bogotá desde que en el 2002 “El Cartucho” fuese erradicado. Hablamos de un océano de miseria, pobreza y adicción que ha retenido en el fondo a miles de personas durante varios años,(…)
.. For some years now the people in Marmato, Department of Caldas, Colombia, have lived under uncertainty. Canadian multinational companies, with the support of the national Government, have appropriated the mines of small miners who have been working in the mountain all their lives. People are humiliated and unemployment is everywhere. In Marmato Multinationals want(…)
Marta tiene 5 hijos y lleva 27 años viviendo en una casa hecha de madera y latas en el barrio los libertadores. Con 70 años, esta mujer se sienta en la cama y en pocas palabras intenta traducir lo que vivió en el Tolima: “Mi madre y yo salimos corriendo, los tiros salían por aquí(…)
.. “This text is available in English and Spanis” Spanish Al menos 11.000 detenidos viven en condiciones lamentables en las cárceles de Bogotá. De las cuatro cárceles que hay en la ciudad (La Modelo, El Buen Pastor, La Distrital y La Picota) La Cárcel Distrital se ha convertido en pionera del cambio y en un(…)
Alex y Cristian son dos presos que tienen como estilo de vida y como cultura, el Hip Hop. Se encuentran recluidos en La Cárcel Distrital en Bogotá. En el patio donde están, muchos de sus compañeros no ahorran palabras en calificarlos de artistas, de músicos, de mensajeros “Estos manes son unos duros” señaló uno de(…)
.. This text is available in spanish and english. Spanish: “Hoy es mi cumpleaños” dijo ella. Patricia fue sentenciada a cinco años de prisión por tráfico de drogas en Colombia. De las cuatro cárceles que existen en Bogotá, Patricia pasó 30 meses en “La Cárcel El Buen Pastor”. En este momento se encuentra en “La(…)