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    Group of tourists passing by inhabitants of the batey. The inhabitants of the host country were gathered outside sharing a moment together. I remember feeling like an unwanted guest, a creature part of a herd of loud animals with hoofs so big they could destroy everything they stepped on, a group of unjustly privileged human species confronted to a similar reality they face back home: homelessness. This moment seemed to summarize all I had ever learned on inequality, except this time it had a face. by: onethousandwords Views[367] A poor sobbing child . by: minakshi_singh Views[430] We have an almost infinite capability of taking things for granted. by: shanechong Views[341] Madeira is home for one of the poorest regions in all Europe. In this paradise tMadeira is home for one of the poorest regions in all Europe. In this paradise there are neighbourhoods where police forces don't dare to go in. An ironic situation. Madeira as a Gross domestic product per capita of 103% of the European average. It is s reported to be the second richest region of Portugal, right after the Portugese capital, and yet manages to have such poverty. by: adrianomartins Views[8757] Madeira is home for one of the poorest regions in all Europe. In this paradise there are neighbourhoods where police forces don't dare to go in. An ironic situation. Madeira as a Gross domestic product per capita of 103% of the European average. It is s reported to be the second richest region of Portugal, right after the Portugese capital, and yet manages to have such poverty. by: adrianomartins Views[226]
     
    Marrakesh is a city of contrasts, where you can find a 5 Stars Hotels and expensive cars, but just a few meters a way you`ll shocked by poverty levels ! by: himtox Views[388] Hard at work: ​​ Do you put your camera down and help? Then you realise you can't help them all. Then you feel guilty for taking a photo. Then you think 'but this is life here'. Then you just have to accept it and keep moving on. by: ray Views[1031] Rihanna's Calling: Very strange to see a traditional Masaai outside his mudbrick home on a modern mobile phone. Even more strange his ringtone was Rihanna. by: ray Views[961] He is below the poverty line and is picking up his mother's 'profession'. He is learning to beg. He and his sister look at tourists with hope in their eyes. I look at him and hope that India has a better future in store for hm. by: divyagupta Views[1266] I was visiting Barú, the place with more contrast of rich and poor people I´ve ever seen. I was trying to get somewhere because I was lost and no one, in the “rich“ side of the island help me. Then I got more into the island and entered to the town, and these is what I saw. Of course these family helped me get my way, and I got the chance to know these beautiful people. The boy was taking “a shower“ into a pot, actually he was crying and the reflection of their house is visible in his eyes. by: iamcolombia Views[1268]
     
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    Bihar, India review piece

    INDIA | Sun, 21 Apr 2019 | By edrh23 | Views [316]

    I visited Patna, in the North East of India in February 2017, where I met with a close friend of mine,Tina, who I networked with whilst living and teaching in Copenhagen during 2015 and 2016. The plan was to speak at a conference about my experiences ... Read more >

    Tags: india, poverty, roads, rural, tibetan

    Cultural experiences day 2

    GHANA | Wed, 21 Dec 2016 | By hannaontherun | Views [375]

    The second night in Ghana was much better even though my roommate came in the middle of the night. I felt rested and excited about a New day. However I was soon warm so before doing anything else a shower was the first thing on my agenda. That is what ... Read more >

    Tags: experience, market, poverty

    A man's world, a woman's penalty.

    KENYA | Tue, 16 Dec 2014 | By rubyanntravel | Views [972]

    I see widows working vigorously to provide food to their offspring who, without a father are subjected to poverty. I hear the cries of children who are malnourished and parentless since the death of their mother and the fleet of their father to a new ... Read more >

    Tags: action, activism, change, education, enoughisenough, femenism, kenya, poverty, volunteering

    El Niño

    ZIMBABWE | Sat, 17 May 2014 | By sibusisiweyona | Views [743]

      The man next was drenched in the familiar stale hostile smell of cheap alcohol.   Lawidzani had been declared an illegal substance in Zimbabwe after it had been discovered that the alcohol content was close to 70% and not the 14% ... Read more >

    Tags: desperation, destruction, homelessness, poverty

    Street children - The challenge

    INDIA | Fri, 8 Nov 2013 | By tjrossi | Views [2293]

      I've been in Delhi more than a month now and many of you are probably wondering what I'm doing here each day. I'm volunteering for an organisation called Salaam Balaak Trust teaching English and trying to support older teenagers in their quest ... Read more >

    Tags: begging, child labour, delhi, india, poverty, ragpicking, street children, village

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

    UGANDA | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By although_poverty | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My name is Sarit saliman, i'm from Israel, I really love to travel the world, almost every year I'm going to photographs in other countries, I traveled to Africa Uganda, Cappadocia Turkey, Romania, Georgia, Greece. I enjoy the colors and smells, to know ... Read more >
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    Tags: africa, child, children, joy, nature, photography, poverty, third world, traveling, trip visit

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - The realms of poverty in India

    INDIA | Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By thebookoftravel | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I am a science postgraduate from India and a devoted student of photography. My experiments with photography began a decade ago and it helped me appreciate and reinvent myself. In other words photography is a record of my reflections and ideologies about ... Read more >
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    Tags: black and white, india, poverty

    In Love with Luxury – confessions of a humanitarian imposter

    FRANCE | Tue, 10 Jul 2012 | By ladyc | Views [870]

    There is something about European luxury that cannot be imitated. It moves subtly, gracefully, in the detail of a cut instead of the glare of a monogram. Luxury is an exclusive club, quietly recognisable by secret hallmarks of quality ... Read more >

    Tags: capitalism, development, diamonds, fashion, hippiness, luxury, poverty, shopping, wine

    Township Series: Part One

    SOUTH AFRICA | Mon, 27 Feb 2012 | By mich | Views [699]

    Pieces of broken glass crunched into the sand under my feet as I walked. The air was dusty and smelled of garbage that was for too long neglected and left to rot by the side of the road. The sun is hot, burning my skin even through my clothes. Stray ... Read more >

    Tags: africa, cape, cape town, chil, children, poverty, south, south africa, town, township

    Two nights in Bangkok

    THAILAND | Sun, 19 Feb 2012 | By pmok | Views [471]

    My first gap program is a month in Koh Tao, Thailand to learn scuba diving, which will prepare me for the volunteer programs in Africa and South America. I spent a weekend in Bangkok before departing for Koh Tao. Bangkok was where I went on my very ... Read more >

    Tags: bangkok, crowded streets, environment issue, pollution, poverty, thailand

    Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

    THAILAND | Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By tbarrett | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My photos that I submitted were when I visited a pre-school along the relatively hostile Thai/Cambodian border with a friend in recent times to video and photograph the refugee orphans. We visited a few schools around there and the kids were very playful ... Read more >
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    Tags: children, orphan, poverty, refugee, school

    World View - Have/Have Not

    MEXICO | Mon, 15 Nov 2010 | By philsylvester | Views [860]

    Why Mexico's border towns are so dangerous. Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) was recently named the most dangerous city in the world. There’s a drug war raging that claimed 350 lives in October 2010. The bloodiest month in a bloody year – 2666 homicides ... Read more >

    Tags: mexico, poverty, usa

    water & electricity...a luxury? uganda?

    KENYA | Fri, 18 Dec 2009 | By kena | Views [949]

    id never considered candlelight as anything other than an added romantic substance or a relaxing vibe for a massage session. but for the last month ive realized theres no luxury in 8boys and 2 girls crowded around a candle to read a book and eat your ... Read more >

    Tags: poverty, simplicity, swahili, uganda

    A Fistful of Rupees: Coping with Begging on Third World Trails

    INDIA | Fri, 20 Nov 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [5651] | Comments [1]

    Thanks so much to Jeff Greenwald from Ethical Traveler for this guest post.  Several years ago, on a solo trek in northern India, I was joined by an eight-year-old boy wearing a tattered red vest. He startled me with a phrase in perfect ... Read more >

    Tags: beggars, begging, culture shock, ethical travel, india, poverty, responsible travel

    field work, home work, raining fish!

    KENYA | Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By kena | Views [1847] | Comments [1]

    karibu all! loads to tell ya, tuesday was fatastic. i went into the fields to work with the guardians. most had no shoes, one woman had only 1 of shoe, they were all in skirts. i showed up in pants and boots...a little overdressed id say. anyway ... Read more >

    Tags: children, farm, food, inspiration, kids, land, love, poverty, seeds

    Clothes to Grow Into

    NICARAGUA | Sat, 20 Jul 2002 | By tinamurty | Views [398]

      I memorized all English-language warnings before I left.  Keep your important documents in a money belt close to your body.  Bring change so you don’t have to pull out a large bill.  Don’t wear jewelry or nice clothing.... Read more >

    Tags: central america, child labor, nicaragua, poverty, shoeshine boy

     

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