EYE SEE III Digital Photo Project for Children
Through Our Eyes: Our Stories
Photo-reportage by the children of Rwanda and Liberia
on the issues affecting them.
The task is huge - lifting living standards out of poverty, meeting people‘s basic needs for education, clean water, for health
care to deal with preventable disease such as malaria, and respond to the threat of HIV and AIDS.
In both countries the younger generation makes up over 50percent of the population.
The greatest challenge is to ensure sustainable stability, growth and prosperity, to provide now for these children and young people, and to match the aspirations they have for a better future.
“Malaria is one of the greatest killers in our country, particularly among our young children.”
Liberia and Rwanda, countries with troubled histories, now intent on re-building after years of war, focussed on the development that will unify their divided societies through promoting peace, fostering reconciliation.
Malaria is one of the greatest killers in our country, particularly among our young children.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia
Two hundred million people in sub-Saharan Africa face hunger and malaria, and AIDS continues to claim lives. Any development agenda must be well coordinated to ensure that marginalized communities are part and parcel of the development process.
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
Every year, out of every 1000 children, 235 die before their fifth birthday - 32 percent of those deaths are due to malariaLife expectancy is 42 years
26 percent of children under age five have moderate - severe malnutrition.
There are 250,000 orphans aged 0-17 years.
Every year, out of every 1000 children,152 die before their fifth birthday - 42 percent of those deaths are due to malaria. Life expectancy is 44 years 23 percent of children under age five have moderate - severe malnutrition 32 percent of children entering primary school will not reach Grade Five.
There are 820,000 orphans aged 0-17 years.
*Data is from UNICEF State of the World’s Children Report 2007
For The Next Generation
