Charity Work In Batam, 2004.

[bresson]

We went on a trip with a Catholic church, and within an hour of boat trip there are actually poor people that needs our help which we have forgotten. Having very poor living conditions and the concept of "Work to Earn", they need to be re-educated and be situated in clean environments.

Equipment:
Leica M6
Summicron Lens


Our arrival
We were welcomed with children lined up and they were singing songs.


Flea market starts
Placing a huge canvas on the ground, we scatter our clothes, just like a flea market, These villagers will gather around and pick their clothes and purchase on the spot.


Living Conditions
These people live in wooden houses which they built on their own, without clean water or any proper hygiene. Rubbish could be seen everywhere.


Lonely Street
These wooden houses are not permanent, as the Indonesian government has laid out a housing estate for them with proper living conditions. All they need to do is to find jobs and build their own houses by purchasing the materials brick by brick.


School girls singing
We were once again entertained with these girls singing songs that were being taught by the school.

[bresson]

Muslim children
Most of them are Muslim and education are provided by the government. But not all get the chance to attend school.


Woman with child on the way to the flea market
We sell our used clothes cheaply to them, by practising this demand & supply method instead of donating, they will understand that they need to look for a job instead of begging for money or supplies.

[rajahchindian]

Nice set
and lovely cause.

you seem to love bnw eh?
maybe some shots should have colour.
and there's visible noise on the photos

[bresson]

Yea, I love B&W but i wished i had brought some color films. All shot in Kodak Tri-X Pan thus the noise effect. Done it on purpose.

[jlkk76]

so near yet so far....

they are so near to us yet they are so poor...

[bresson]

yea, dats sad. And we tend to take things for granted sometimes. Im going again soon...

[yeobt]

great work for the photos n charitable works.
can a non-catholic join the trip to help?
i wish i could bring along my son there to show him how fortunate he is.
of course, also to teach him the value of sharing.

[bresson]

Originally Posted by yeobt great work for the photos n charitable works. can a non-catholic join the trip to help? i wish i could bring along my son there to show him how fortunate he is. of course, also to teach him the value of sharing.

Of coz can, im a Buddhist myself.

[yeobt]

Originally Posted by bresson Of coz can, im a Buddhist myself.

good leh!
can you PM of how to go about volunteering?

thx,

[xylestesins]

Lovely Tri-x, even though my favourite is still Neopan

I'm glad that being a non-christian hasn't stopped you from travelling with the group to help out in Batam!

[bresson]

Originally Posted by yeobt good leh! can you PM of how to go about volunteering? thx,

Just PMed u.

[NineEleven]

Originally Posted by bresson We sell our used clothes cheaply to them, by practising this demand & supply method instead of donating, they will understand that they need to look for a job instead of begging for money or supplies.

Nice job you did there. Both charity & photography.

I learnt something new today that instead of donating, you sell them cheaply so that they know the value. My thought is that getting a job is tough & even worse now.

The problem with donating to these countries is that almost all of the time, our goodwill never reach the intended cause as they get "filtered" which is very sad.

[garagez]

Originally Posted by NineEleven Nice job you did there. Both charity & photography. I learnt something new today that instead of donating, you sell them cheaply so that they know the value. My thought is that getting a job is tough & even worse now. The problem with donating to these countries is that almost all of the time, our goodwill never reach the intended cause as they get "filtered" which is very sad.

true, but if given directly to them , then should be ok i guess

cheers