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GlobalLives uploaded a new video
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Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
The subject for our Global Lives Project shoot (Kazakhstan) is Zhanna Dosmailova, a 5 y...
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Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
The subject for our Global Lives Project shoot (Kazakhstan) is Zhanna Dosmailova, a 5 year old child living in Vannovka, a village in southern Kazakhstan. Located about 7-8 hours drive east from Almaty (Kazakhstan's former capital), Vannovka is located amid the beautiful Tien Shan mountain range, one of the longest mountain ranges in Central Asia.
Since the average wage in Vannovka is not high and job opportunities are mainly limited to trading clothes, vegetables and fruits at the bazaar; running small grocery stores; working on fields (cattle-breeding and plowing) and working at the few schools and hospitals, many people leave Vannovka and move to the bigger cities to find work.
Employed by an orphanage, Zhanna's parents earn USD 33 per each of the five family members per month, just over USD 1 per day. Zhanna's father Kairat is the driver and maintenance manager at the orphanage and Zhanna's mother Gulshat, is the director of the orphanage. Zhanna's eldest brother Kuanyush is in eleventh grade and her seven year old brother, Ilyas is in first grade.
Beginning at 8-9am, Zhanna's days are spent with the orphans (when they are not at school) drawing and playing Wii (one of a few luxuries donated by non-profit organizations and American sponsors), sports and Lego. Zhanna also loves playing on the swings in her rose-filled garden and with dolls, beads and her cat. Zhanna will go to the local school from next year.
Zhanna speaks Kazakh, the language of rural relations in Kazakhstan, with her family although due to growing up with the orphans (most of who are Russian) she is also capable in Russian—the language used in the bigger cities in Kazakhstan and for international relations.
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GlobalLives uploaded a new video
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Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
The subject for our Global Lives Project shoot is Rumi Nagashima, a 22 year-old girl fr...
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Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
The subject for our Global Lives Project shoot is Rumi Nagashima, a 22 year-old girl from a suburb in the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from a girl's high school, Rumi began attending Atomi University, an all-girls university, located in Niiza, to major in management studies. Rumi studies both private and public management. Recently she started living near her university in Niiza but often commutes to Higashi-Koganei, a quiet suburb west of one of Tokyo's main hubs, Shinjuku, to visit her parents.
In Higashi-Koganei, where she grew up, Rumi serves as a Girl Scout leader guiding other upcoming scouts. Belonging to the 109th team, Rumi plays an important and active role as one of the only two leaders in the area of Koganei city dedicating every Sunday to meeting with Brownies and Girls Scouts. She also attends community building volunteer groups to discuss issues such as public administration and how to create a barrier free city.
Due to an accident that occurred about two years ago, Rumi uses a wheelchair to travel around the city. She's independent, strong enough to support herself on an escalator or to lift her wheelchair with one hand. Although, her right leg doesn't seem to move very much, her left leg moves enough for her to stand or walk short distances. As a physically challenged person, Rumi draws attention when moving through the city or strolling around. Since 2005 her dream has been to be able to walk again without any assistance.
Her boyfriend is also a scout leader and very devoted to supporting her. He has also represented Japan in several occasions and traveled to many countries to meet other boy scouts around the world.
In April 2008, Rumi will graduate from University and start working at Fujitsu as a systems engineer, combining technology with community-oriented projects. She will work as a system engineer after she graduates. She performed well on all her tests and interviews. She hopes her job, as a system engineer will allow her to design software that can be useful to NGOs.
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GlobalLives added new videos to Shorts
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GlobalLives uploaded a new video
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Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
Born from a Lebanese mother and a Palestinian father, Jamila Jad
inherited the nationali...
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Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
Born from a Lebanese mother and a Palestinian father, Jamila Jad
inherited the nationality of her father. She is one of 400,000
officially registered Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Jamila was born
and raised in Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, where she attends public
school and dreams of becoming a doctor. The oldest of four children,
Jamila shoulders many responsibilities at home. Her father has been
fighting Hepatitis C, and her mother works a cleaning job to keep the
family afloat. At the time of her GLP shoot in 2009, Jamila was
nine-years-old.
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GlobalLives uploaded a new video
(4 months ago)
Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
Edith Kaphuka was a 13-year-old student at Domasi Mission Primary School in Zomba Distr...
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Excerpt from the Global Lives Project http://globallives.org
Edith Kaphuka was a 13-year-old student at Domasi Mission Primary School in Zomba District, Malawi during her GLP shoot in 2007. The oldest of four girls, Edith has many responsibilities at her home in Ngwale Village, such as fetching water, cleaning the dishes, and gardening. Her little sister, Memory, is her best friend; when the two are together, they are nearly inseparable. While Edith and her family are Yao, they more readily speak Chichewa, Malawi's national language.
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