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Alex Masi - Bhopal: 30 Years of Tragedy

Alex Masi, tutor at workshopx was awarded a Second Place in POY . He won a Second Place Award at Issue Reporting Picture Story category for this long term project Bhopal: 30 Years of Tragedy - bit.ly/1CZWjjC

 

This year Alex will join us to teach two workshops in two different parts of the world. Details are to be announced soon: www.workshopx.org/eng/events

 

Photo: Aadite, 10, a disabled boy suffering from a severe neurological disorder and malnutrition, is being held by his mother, Lakshmi, 30, while inside their home in Kabit Pura, near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) industrial complex in Bhopal, central India. Because of his mother's need to act as the family's breadwinner, Aadite cannot attend the programs run by 'Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre', one of two vital medical institutions funded by 'The Bhopal Medical Appeal'. Lakshmi works six days a week as a cleaner, and Aadite is looked after by his two sisters Mayuri, 13, Mahag, 8, and his younger brother Anuj, 6. None of the siblings in this family are attending school or any kind of practical education.

 

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Uploaded on March 10, 2015
Taken on October 24, 2014