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4th
Exhibition of Papu Photo Project
Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, afdeling revalidatie, The Netherlands |
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 Basically,
the thought behind our Papu Photo Project is
this: on the one hand we have the beauty of
Papu, who sustains her family (last year she
gave birth to a fourth child) as an impromtu
photo model. On the other hand, we have
nameless women who forever lost their beauty
through violence inflicted upon them by their
husband and mother-in-law. Women who, because
of insufficient dowry, have been purposely set
afire and are killed and mutilated for life.
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 Duniya
Foundation was founded in 1996 in The Netherlands,
The present board consists of Mirjam Letsch, Hans de Clercq,
Anouk van der Stam and Debby Ego. In India, we
closely work together with Frans
Baartmans, Amod & Shachi
Prakash and several doctors and
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The
Papu Photo project is meant to support
the work of Duniya Foundation, which
among many other things, provides reconstructive surgery for
dowry victims (see photos left column),
circulates information, organizes
educative street theatre and public
debate etc. Moreover, we run a small
health clinic cum social centre in Nagwa,
a low income area in the city of
Varanasi. This building serves as a
refuge for women in distress as well.
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The
photographs shown at our exhibitions are
all for sale. Most of the sales
profit will directly benefit our projects
in India.
Our
photos like to travel to other places!
Contact us if you know a good location,
please.
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Among
many activities, Nagwa Social Centre
provides tuition for boys and especially
girls. One of our classes can be seen in the
slide show above.
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