HIV in South Africa – The Topsy Foundation
HIV in South Africa – The Topsy Foundation
The Topsy Foundation helps people in rural townships infected with HIV providing testing, treatment and counseling. In South Africa approximately 5.6 million people are living with HIV- higher than in any other country. The largest percentage of people with HIV … Continue reading
Women of Kambia
Women of Kambia
Sierra Leone covers almost 28,000 square miles and has a 5m population. The recent history has been dominated by a brutal ten-year civil war which lasted until 2002. During this time more than 20,000 people were killed, thousands injured and … Continue reading
An Ever Revolving Door – Maternal Mortality
An Ever Revolving Door – Maternal Mortality
Sierra Leone has among the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. In 2009, aprox 1 in 8 women died during pregnancy. In April 2010 Sierra Leonean health officials introduced free medical for pregnant or Breastfeeding women & under fives. … Continue reading
Dharavi Slum
Dharavi Slum
Asia’s largest slum situated in the centre of Mumbai, India. One million people live and work in just under a square mile, making it one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Although an area of massive displacement … Continue reading
New Blood
New Blood
The Army Foundation College in Harrogate, trains the youngest recruits in the British Army. They arrive at 16, some disillusioned with school, others following in family tradition. The Junior Soldiers are taught basic military skills from map reading to rifle … Continue reading
High School Prom
High School Prom
The popularity of American films and TV shows, such as Glee, has led to the tradition of the school disco being replaced by American style Proms. Proms are now big business with many shops catering specially for the event, along … Continue reading
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week
Pigeon Show
Pigeon Show
Pigeon fanciers gather for The British Homing World Show of the year at The Winter Gardens on January 2011 in Blackpool. Homing pigeon owners from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion bird as judges perused hundreds of … Continue reading
Holocaust
Holocaust
At 3pm on April 15th 1945, Eugene Black was released from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp; “stateless, homeless, and an orphan in a land full of hatred”. 64 years later, the survivor of one of Nazi Germany’s worst execution camps tells that … Continue reading