ana_lee_smith_in_nicaragua
family life
Typical scene of social life in the barrio villa esperannza...three generations of one family hanging out together on the street outside their home, watching their daily world pass by and seemingly always willing to interact with "the canadian who came to take photos of the children",. Unfortunately my spanish is pathetic, could fit it inside a peapod, so verbal communication is limited but communication of the heart speaks loudly in any community.1-2-3-4-5-6 children in this image and not a single toy in sight. Wonder if Santa found his way here on christmas eve? Do the kids even know who he is?
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NB : Ah, Kathy informs me that President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua decreed that each child in the poverty stricken barrios receive a christmas gift this year. The gifts ran the gamut from barbie dolls to lego sets. Seems Santa found villa esperanza after all :)))
all images in the "child of hope" series taken for Empowerment International
family life
Typical scene of social life in the barrio villa esperannza...three generations of one family hanging out together on the street outside their home, watching their daily world pass by and seemingly always willing to interact with "the canadian who came to take photos of the children",. Unfortunately my spanish is pathetic, could fit it inside a peapod, so verbal communication is limited but communication of the heart speaks loudly in any community.1-2-3-4-5-6 children in this image and not a single toy in sight. Wonder if Santa found his way here on christmas eve? Do the kids even know who he is?
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NB : Ah, Kathy informs me that President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua decreed that each child in the poverty stricken barrios receive a christmas gift this year. The gifts ran the gamut from barbie dolls to lego sets. Seems Santa found villa esperanza after all :)))
all images in the "child of hope" series taken for Empowerment International