| country information | |
|---|---|
| Capital | Antananarivo |
| Population | 19,625,000 |
| Area | 587,041km2 |
| Official Languages | Malagasy, French |
| Major industry | Agriculture (rice, coffee, sugar,etc.), Fishing Industry |
| Under-five mortality | 58/1,000 |
| Population with access to improved water sources | 41% |
| Average life expectancy | 61 years old |
| Gross National Income (GNI) per capita | USD 420 |
| Population living on less than USD 1.25 per day | 68% |
| Literacy rate | 71% |
| Child labor | 32% |
Data as of 2009, UNICEF
Morondava is a beautiful port town with a population of 30,000 and a long history of boat-building. In early 2009, a direct hit by Cyclone Fanele terrorized the city. Many lost their homes. Some perished. In the course of a few hours, everything changed.
"EYE SEE IV" was held several weeks later amid reconstruction activities. Through the workshop, 20 participants between ages 9 and 16 learned to create a photo-reportage. The children observed and photographed their neighbors healing body and soul while regaining their lives and restoring their community to normalcy. Adelerin captured shipbuilders carving out tree trunks. Narindra, fishermen heading out to sea. Florent, workers giving patients vaccine shots at a healthcare center and Théodose, children studying in tents and patched up schools. They documented everyday scenes of their community through their own eyes -for themselves and to share with the world.
It was the first time for the children of Morondava to handle a digital camera. What was it like to take and see their own pictures? What did they learn from the experience? Narindra says, "Planning what we wanted to communicate through the photographs was difficult. But seeing things from a new angle and walking around our community was fun." The results go beyond mere photography and documentation skills. They tell a true story and convey a message about the people of Morondava.
(Implementation of the workshop : 2009)
All images ©UNICEF/G.Pirozzi
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