Grantees
Grantees
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Akhtar Soomro
2009
A grant to document the Afro-Pakistani Sheedi community in Lyari Town in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Art Works Projects
2009
A grant to support Blood/Stones, a traveling photography exhibition designed to bring public, political, and mainstream media attention to the widespread human rights abuses faced by Burmese citizens affected by ruby mining and ruby production.
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Barat Ali Batoor
2009
A grant to document bacha bazi ( boy play ) in Afghanistan, a practice in which young boys are sold to and kept by male patrons often powerful warlords, former military commanders, and wealthy businessmen for entertainment at private gatherings, for use as sexual objects, and as a sign of prestige.
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Brenda Ann Kenneally
2009
Brenda Ann Kenneally will partner with The Sanctuary for Independent Media on a publication and series of workshops that compare historic and contemporary photographs, drawings, journals, and scrapbooks to explore how economic circumstances, disparities in education, access to healthcare, motherhood, and the criminal justice system have affected the lives of young women in Troy, New York.
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Facing Change: Documenting America
2009
Facing Change: Documenting America brings together a collective of photographers to document a range of social issues in the United States.
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Farzana Wahidy
2009
A grant to photograph women in different life and work situations in Afghanistan.
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Greg Constantine
2009
Greg Constantine will partner with UNHCR to create a traveling exhibition, permanent digital archive, multimedia video, and pdf photo essay that combine photographs documenting the consequences of statelessness and the denial of citizenship on Nubians in Kenya, with rare historical photographs and documents from their personal collections.
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Hayk Bianjyan
2009
A grant to document the violation of property rights in Yerevan, where ongoing redevelopment projects have resulted in the large-scale destruction of historical buildings and the eviction of their tenants and owners.
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Justyna Mielnikiewicz
2009
A grant to photograph and interview women of varying ages in rural villages, small towns, and the capital city of Tbilisi in order to explore the range of women s roles and experiences in Georgia.
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Karen Mirzoyan
2009
A grant to photograph portraits of Armenian men and women who had attempted suicide.