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PHOTO EXHIBITION BOND-Africa Though Eyes of NGO's -Part.1
Two more months left til the opening of the first World Cup in the continent of Africa. Various media have begun to broadcast features on South Africa as well as the whole African continent. To all of us who have been working to help & support Africa, this is one of the great chances to spread awareness to the realities of Africa, even amongst those that were unreachable or unachievable through our past activities. Yet in Japan, activities by NGOs are scarcely featured, which makes it extremely difficult for most of the NGOs to acknowledge the public on what they actually do. Considering such state, we are proud to announce that a photo exhibition involving various NGOs making action in Africa is been confirmed to be held right before the opening of the World Cup, with dedicated cooperations from “Time Out Caf & Diner” and “Liquidroom” in Ebisu, Tokyo.
All the NGOs involved in this photo exhibition are those that actually do activities in the continent of Africa. We hope that more people would be aware of the realities of Africa, the lifestyles of people living there, and the activities conducted by the NGOs involved, through these photographs.
People in Africa, who are born in the same period on this same planet but live in harsh realities only because they happened to born in Africa. There are so many people who are in need, and cannot live without the aid and support from others.In order to make more people acknowledge the existence of realities that are so different from what they live in, and the fact that there are Japanese people who are really working hard to make a change, we cordially ask for your cooperation & support to the exhibition this time.
Any and all donations and sponsor fees collected through this exhibition will be equally divided amongst the NGOs involved.
Period: April 29 (thu) - May 12 (wed), 2010
Place: Gallery space @ Time Out Cafe & Diner (3-16-6, Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Time: mon-fri/11:30-23:30 ; sat/13:00-23:30 ; sun, holidays & holiday-eves/ 13:00-22:00
Presented by: Time Out Tokyo / Liquidroom / E.s.U.Es Corporation
AFRICAN JAG PROJECT
Main Countries of Activities: Republic of Malawi, South Africa, Nigeria, amongst othersActivity
Details: Urgent support to the HIV/AIDS patients & “AIDS orphans” in severe poverty districts; work intensively on distribution of transport coupons to hospitals, sanitation, and improving water qualities; support young generations with music and artistic talents; released benefit compilation album “African JAG vol.1” to deliver realities of the local lives to the world.
Message: For this exhibition, we would like to feature on realities of the poverty areas in Malawi. All the smiles on children’s faces that actually exist in tremendously harsh realities. These smiles should not be lost.「official site」
Rocinantes
Main Country of Activities: Republic of SudanActivity
Details: Naoyuki Kawahara, a Japanese MD, conducts medical activities in Sudan where civil war still continues. Aside from medical activities, they are also active in other fields that are in need which extends from betterment of water quality, construction of girls school, maternal and child health insurance, and to establishment of boys soccer team. Published a book entitled “Another side of Sudan” (Shufu-no-tomo Sha) in March 2010 which is grabbing attention of various fields and media.
Message: Feel the light of the precious human life, which is what we learn, in contrary, from the people in need.「official site」
Terra Renaissance
Main Country of Activities: Republic of SudanActivity
Details: Naoyuki Kawahara, a Japanese MD, conducts medical activities in Sudan where civil war still continues. Aside from medical activities, they are also active in other fields that are in need which extends from betterment of water quality, construction of girls school, maternal and child health insurance, and to establishment of boys soccer team. Published a book entitled “Another side of Sudan” (Shufu-no-tomo Sha) in March 2010 which is grabbing attention of various fields and media.
Message: Feel the light of the precious human life, which is what we learn, in contrary, from the people in need.「official site」
Medecins du Monde
Main Countries of Activities: Ethiopia, Angola, Liberia, Republic of Congo, Chad, Mali, Niger, Madagascar, Rwanda, and many others
Activity Details: The international NGO that dispatch medical and public/environmental health specialists to countries around the globe, and conducting humanitarian medical aid. Transcending all barriers such as nationality, race, thought and religion, they reach out to support those standing at the most vulnerable position throughout the world.
Message: Aside from the medical aid, we, Medecins du Monde, perceive the “testimony” which raises awareness to the realities of the places we support as one of our mission. It will be our greatest pleasure if you would see the photographs and witness the harsh realities people are facing in various parts of this world, and to feel the power of the people giving all their efforts to change such realities.「official site」
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