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Ubuntu - I am because you are
André François

Ubuntu - I am because you are

Ubuntu is a word of African origin that means “I am because we are”. Solidarity, humanity, trust and support for each other. This is precisely what has been in the lens of photographer André François for over a decade, capturing scenes of people in the health universe in Brazil and worldwide. With a focus on sensitizing people about the importance of health, education, health promotion and quality of life through caring and connecting people, André François decided to create the Ubuntu photo documentary. André immersed himself in the theme since 2008, visiting more than 14 countries. From Amerindian communities, such as the Yanomami, in Roraima, Brazil, and the Inuits, in Nunavut, Canada, through Japan, China, Bolivia, Cambodia, the United States and Haiti, to South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

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13
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Public
Created
Apr 08, 2014
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
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#André François #Brazil #Bw #Documentary #Health #Health Promotion #Photography #Quality Of Life

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Through IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) in Burundi, people started a chain of solidarity to fight poverty and hunger. It’s a simple idea: people from a community receive pigs and once they have piglets, they donate them to other people from the same community. Bujumbura surroundings, Burundi.
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Indigenous health agent training course to Yanomami woman, at the health base of Xitei. The course works as a connection between Yanomami culture of the spiritual leader, and the western medical care. Xitei Indigenous community, Roraima state, Brazil.
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Cremation ceremony of a Buddhist monk. The culture, lifestyle and rituals of a community directly influence on their health. Floating Village, Siem Reap province, Cambodia.
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Girl who lost contact with her parents after the tsunami that affected Japan in 2011. Once the paths for entering the city were unblocked, she returned to Ishinomaki and started to look for her mother and father. Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan.
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Children from the GogoGetters program, one of LoveLife’s projects: grandmothers who have lost their children due to HIV now take care of kids who, in most of the cases, lost their parents with HIV. Orange Farm, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are in Lesotho since 2006. The project is focused in diagnose patients with HIV/Aids and provide them a proper treatment. Over twenty percent of the country’s population is infected with HIV. However, the challenges are taking patients to get tested for HIV either at health centers or at their villages. Elia Village, Lesotho.
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Weighing babies at Malhangalene health center. Maputo, Mozambique.
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In Nairobi, as in many big cities, food security is a major issue. To help improve this situation in Nairobi’s slums, Solidarites International organization started a project that teaches families how to produce their own food at home. They grow vegetables in a gardening sack, using a technique called vertical agriculture, which improves the productivity for little spaces. Mukuru slum, Kenya.
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North of Kenya, a Maasai community is organized as a nature and wildlife conservation initiative. The income from the conservation area is used to improve the communities. Nevertheless, they still face some challenges. This Hollistic management project, from Il Ngwesi Conservation Area, consists in use the manure from the cattle as a fertilizer for the degraded areas. Il Ngwesi Ranch, Kenya.
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Unicef works with village health team assisting the children. The volunteers visit the community to guide the families about nutrition and to see if the kids are healthy, otherwise they are directed to health centers. Wakiso, Uganda.
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Hospice Africa Uganda’s work. Patrick has HIV and cancer and his father, Francis, is his caregiver. With the HAU’s help, Patrick has free access to chemotherapy. The family wouldn’t have the money to pay this treatment. Kampala surroundings, Uganda.
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Volcanoes National Park, famous for mountain trekking and for the gorillas, develops a project that benefits the surrounding communities. With the money from tickets, they invest in the schools and in initiatives related to agriculture and access to water. Kinigi, Rwanda.
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On the back, a coal power plant supplies the surrounding cities. Soon, these rice fields will no longer be there. Local people say the government intends to move people out of this area to bigger cities.Jingxi surroundings, Guangxi Province, China.
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