I joined the Ezbet project in Cairo for one week with the goal of documenting their actions in photography. Those actions were supposed to take place mainly in the Ezbet neighbourhood, however there were some security issues that didn't alow us to visit the place for long time, so we worked on the data we already had, we made Ezbet a short visit too, and we visited several other slums in Cairo, places that, like Ezbet, are built and maintained by the people, with no oficial consideration by the government, so that we call them "Informal Settlements".
My comfort amongst poverty and difficult situations got stronger, and my passion for this kind of mission grew a lot. I love the interaction with the people, I love to trust people and to feel how this trust is coming back from them to me so many times. When we respect we are respected, and love will only generate more love, I believe in that, and this is the attitude that makes the people welcome me and trust me to take their picture.
I want to travel the world and follow this passion of mine. I will.
Company Description
EZBET project was initiated officially in 2013 based on three main pillars; promoting education, health and professional skills, which define our pillars for sustainable development.
EZBET aims to develop and create a prototype model for a real sustainable community development to be the seed for more development projects in other informal settlement areas in Egypt. The project aims also to impact the local individuals intellectually and economically along impacting the whole Ezbet's built environment and infrastructure as well.
The innovation of Ezbet Project lies within its care to engage three main stakeholders in all of its activities: (1) Multi-disciplinary Students, Professors, researchers and Academic Staff, (2) the Ezbet Residents who are the direct beneficiaries of the project and its future owners, and (3) all other organisational entities including the government and the local NGOs.
The comprehensive approach of Ezbet project aims at allowing all stakeholders and beneficiaries sharing the power and the local resources on the site and working under partnership towards mutual outcomes for all parties. The broader aim of the project is to result with a successful sustainable community development prototype which can be the seed for similar developments in other informal settlement areas in Egypt.
Provide a Sustainable Community Development for Ezbet Abu Qarn through Academic, Student, Civil Society and community engagement.
