By: Jocelyn Post [Jocelyn is an intern with the Center for Global Impact—World Next Door’s partner organization in Cambodia. In addition to writing and taking pictures for CGI’s blogs, newsletters and promotional materials, Jocelyn is a freelance photojournalist for WND.] The Center for Global Impact’s (CGI) mission is to “engage and empower the poor”. Although I’m constantly reminded of this whenever I submit [...]
In the country of Bangladesh amongst its hills known as the Chitagong Hill Tracts are a people who are in danger of losing their languages. With no written alphabet and no way to preserve their languages they begin to lose their culture. Tim Brookes creator of the kickstarter Endangered Alphabets Project is on a mission to see that the people [...]
By: Laura Stump Today, before the older kids got home from school, I had a moment to spend time with Makaphutu’s three youngest residents. Nothing out of the ordinary—some jumping around in the grass, kicking around a ball and (of course) some hugs. It started with Mpho, famous for throwing her arms up with abandon at any passerby. I scooped her [...]
By: Stephanie Love Barcelona is a city of diversity; a city of culture- an explosion of culture. The people of Barcelona live culture through art, music, design, etc. It is part of their nature, runs in their blood and is poured out as they cruise along their day separated by peratives, olives and enjoying other’s company. The city is divided [...]
As we put together this issue of Eye See, I kept thinking of one thing: Eve. The first woman would have been saddened by today’s world. A gender of honor and help, service and love has been torn and battered. Today, women are more likely to be uneducated, sick, stolen, stolen from, sold, beaten, underpaid, and overworked. Women suffer [...]
By: Firuzeh Shokooh Valle A stunning view of the sky woven with 500 kites covers the central patio of the National Gallery (Galería Nacional) in Old San Juan, the colonial city in the capital San Juan. “Revuelo” [es] (Commotion)-the name given to this breathtaking artistic and architectural project- is the proposal of the architects and designers Doel Fresse and Vladimir García that won [...]
For some, the choice of what to wear and where to buy simply comes down to a price tag. Too often that price tag is tangled up with moral repercussions like slave labor and animal cruelty. For the group of people who are Vegans, like the estimated 1 million Americans who call themselves so*, the choice of what to [...]
By: Juliana Rincón Parra Markets are full of colors, sounds and life, no matter where in the world they are. Join us as we visit – through images and videos – markets in El Salvador, Mexico, India, Indonesia and Thailand. After seeing the video posted by RocaCristo of the market of Santa Tecla in El Salvador, varistojamonbanua had this to say about the similarities between [...]
By: Juliana Rincón Parra The 3rd Edition of the Tve Biomovies 1 minute environmental film competition has begun. Anyone above the age of 9 with a camera and an idea for a 1 minute video on environmental topics can participate to win a $300 award to produce their video and then compete to win a grand prize of $1500 and participation in the [...]
By Darcie Nolan, Eye See Media The Waldo Canyon Fire broke over the ridge above my family’s home early Tuesday June 26th. Having already burnt 5,000 acres, it blew past three different points as the firefighters worked to hold it back. Winds over 65 mph and temperatures above 95 F pushed the flames into the neighborhoods nestled at the foothills [...]
