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Feb 9, 2005
"If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much." --Marian Wright Edelman
Born into Brothels
In Calcutta’s red light district, over 7,000 women and girls work as prostitutes. Only one group has a lower standing: their children. Zana Briski became involved in the lives of these children in 1998 when she first began photographing prostitutes in Calcutta. Noting the children's fascination with her camera, Zana and began to teach them photography as a way to see the world through their eyes and to empower them with a belief in themselves.
BE THE CHANGE
Find out what interest a child in your life has; encourage them to pursue it.
