'Sambhavna Trust'
|
Sambhavna Trust is the long-established health clinic located near the abandoned Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical Corporation) industrial complex.
It offers free medical care to thousands of registered 'gas-survivors' living in Bhopal. Sambhavna Trust is funded by The Bhopal Medical Appeal, (BMA) is a British NGO campaigning for a complete clean-up and mitigation in the city of Bhopal. > Sambhavna Trust; |
My name is Alex Masi, and I am an Italian documentary photographer committed to spreading awareness and supporting action towards children's rights and education.
In May 2011, 'The Photographers Giving Back Awards' assigned me a 5000 US$ grant to create and implement a specifically designed plan, benefiting one of my subjects, Poonam - and her family, after noticing one of my images of the young girl, then 6, revelling in the rain in Bhopal, near the abandoned Union Carbide complex.
Since then, I witnessed the passion that is moving Poonam and her family along, and how a single possibility for change has been able to spark in them such a vibrant enthusiasm for life.