Sunday, July 30, 2006
Photographs by the Children of Huambalo
Contributed by Lori Haldeman - Ace Reporter
7/28/2006
On Friday one of Chaya´s dreams came true. She has wanted to involve the Huambalo community in the documentation of the CITTI Project. She wants to know the children's perspectives about the CITTI Project and what it means to them.
Jessica, one of the students in Huambalo, was taught how to use a digital camera so that she could begin to document the CITTI Project from her own perspective. As the day progressed, Jessica would look to Chaya as an example of what she should be doing. Additionally, she asked permission to take pictures in the kitchen and playground.
Wonderful images were taken. The pictures captured the importance of family. She took pictures of her siblings, groups of children inside working and outside playing, Maria feeding Miguel and her younger sister Deisy, carrying Anita, their baby sister. She documented the women in the community in the kitchen preparing food as well as the children playing at the playground.
The parents seemed to be pleased to see Jessica documenting by taking pictures as part of the CITTI team. In total, Jessica took 154 pictures throughout the day.
Ongoing documentation by the children in Huambalo will continue as two more children will have the opportunity to take photographs on Saturday.
