Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
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After last weeks final heat wave, it is officially time to wave the summery sun goodbye and say hello to the embrace of golden leaves and crisp air. [read more...]
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Read all about it ▸ chloedakota.com/2016/09/22/richest-poverty/
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A smallish food bank in St John the Baptist (Anglican Church, Markyate, Hertfordshire). Many of you will be aware of the so-called "cost of living crisis" in the UK. This is Orwellian Newspeak. The truth is that we have a lot of poverty in Britain. My village, Markyate, is in general a prosperous place. I don't think that anybody goes hungry here. But it is also clear that more and more people feel the squeeze, even in this village, and that some are desperate to make ends meet. They may not go hungry, but they might lose their home. I am hearing that a food bank was opened in one of the schools of a neighbouring village and that among its customers are teachers from this school. Britain is in this respect returning to Dickensian times and we do need a new Friedrich Engels writing a new study of "the situation of the working class in England". Fuji X-E2.
Poverty, this is the series for this week. 7 photos to embarrass us. 7 poingnant photos, with seven poingnant titles. There is a series that seeks no controversy, only the reality of the street in the 21th century. If you are looking for something fun or beautiful, better than this week go to another thread, if you want a pictures of sad life on our streets are welcome here. Thank you in advance for all visits and comments.
Have a nice Sunday my friends!
After this series I will do a little break on Flickr, see you soon! Thanks for your great support! =O)
make do as living quarters at the DRC, Swakopmund
- running water, sanitation etc (when working) a mile away
Some places in the world there is no food and other there is plenty and not enough people to eat it.
Hope you have a good weekend and spare a thought for those who won't be.
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Another begging poor man on the street
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There are boulders in my way
And at times the journey’s rough,
But my Lord gives me added strength
When I feel I’ve had enough.
He gives me solid footing
When the rocks get in my way,
One by one I overcome
Til I see the light of day.
Unexpected boulders come
And troubles we’ll have in life,
But take heart He’s overcome them all
To free us from pain and strife.
One by one He’ll clear the way
And ahead of us He goes,
Preparing the journey as He sees
In all the wisdom He knows.
By: Lucy A. Cain
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Have a GREAT day my dear friends!!!
More views of Poverty Island built to mark the entrance to the Poverty Island Passage and to warn mariners headed to Escanaba from the dangerous shoals just off the south tip of the island.
Amongst chores beyond his years and poverty so unfairly struck upon him this boy is still thankful for what little he possesses.
'Additional' post boxes added in Pokfulam Village.... when 'new' house are built post boxes are added to a local tree
I don't like taking pictures of homeless folk.. in my defense, I took this blindly.. I saw a bunch of "chickens" adjusted the focus, lowered the camera and snapped it while I was walking.. I intended to aim more left. it wasn't until later I saw what I caught. I'm posting it because of the happenstance and because of that little american flag fluttering in the background.
Children singing a song inside their ramshackle primary school in a poor village on an island in Lake Victoria.
Johannesburg is one major city constantly fighting to battle on poverty and crime. Around 20% of the population in Johannesburg live in abject poverty. This staggering statistic is one thing to hear about but to have the chance to go see and document it is a completely different thing. It is awful to see so many people living in such a poor environment and opens your eyes up to how a lot of people live. Despite such high poverty the people still commonly share with neighbors and are some of the kindest people I have had the chance to meet. I think all in all if there is one thing to learn from this city is to appreciate everything you have and don't be afraid to lend a helping hand.
how poverty survive in this shameless "financial city"
[ this is hong kong ]
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possiedo cose che quando le guardo viene il voltastomaco le guardo attorno a me dentro me in giro per le strade entrando in casa mentre il resto me lo fa notare io nego non capisco dove sono cosa sono?
This little man followed us around quite a bit and was quite the model. However judging by this photo I'm not sure how much he liked having his photo taken...
Taken from a moving vehicle. Whilst there have been many improvements in South Africa and a huge increase in better housing, infrastructure and so much more, there are still many problems. Housing for many is still very poor and in these low winter temperatures - for instance last week there was snow In Johannesburg - it must be incredibly difficult.