About Me: About The Artist
Sara Hemed grew up in Montana, and studied Media Arts at Montana State University. She began travelling extensively living and working in Mexico, Guam, Miami, San Diego, Europe and most recently Hawaii. She has traveled to Africa, Southeast Asia, China, Indonesia, Japan and Micronesia, and these influences are reflected in her work. She enjoys studying other cultures and trying to capture the beauty of the world and its people in them. She is driven to travel and explore the wonders of the world. She welcomes comissions and special orders of her prints. She also has a wide varitey of travel stock photos availible. Please feel free to contact her at:
Sara Hemed Photography,
P.O. Box 139 Kaaawa, HI 96730
sarahemedia@wildmail.com
About Us : Health Care and Education Services The Hands Across Borders
(HABS) was established as a not-for-profit organization (NGO) in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1999.
Its main priority at this time is to provide health and education services to communities in need within the developing world. To date, HABS has had extensive experience co-ordinating projects in Guatemala, Sri Lanka and East Africa (Zanzibar).
Hands Across Borders Society has been innovative in its promotion of complementary health care services, in particular, its recent construction of a Chiropractic Wellness Centre in Jambiani, a small village on the island of Zanzibar. This is the first clinic of its kind in all of East Africa.
HABS and its founding members are dedicated to ensuring the sustainability of its ongoing projects and will therefore need to continue to generate income through fund raising, donations and other charitable activities. We appreciate your interest and welcome you to explore and enjoy our website.
Hands Across Borders Society's goal can be divided into four main purposes as outlined in our constitution:
To assist in alleviating poverty through Community Economic Development (CED) initiatives
To provide and advance education and health care
To create international links between Canada and the developing world
To involve and encourage active participation of youth
Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. The organization provides services to both users and makers of film and video programs, with a special emphasis on supporting work by women of color. Women Make Movies facilitates the development of feminist media through an internationally recognized Distribution Service and a Production Assistance Program.
Wonderful Book," Womankind- Faces of Change Around the World"
Stark and stunning black-and-white photographs of 45 women activists from around the world, along with brief essays describing who they are and the work they do. They are teachers, healers, writers, environmentalists and more, and their struggles range from protecting the forests, children’s rights, and prison reform to combating poverty and violence.
Through the Eyes of Children began as a photographic workshop in 2000, conceived by photographer, David Jiranek, and inspired by the founder of the Imbabazi Orphanage, Rosamond Carr - an American woman living in Rwanda for over 50 years. Using disposable cameras, the children originally took pictures for themselves and to share with others, exploring their community, and finding beauty as the country struggles to rebuild.
Initially, the pictures were developed locally, displayed on the orphanage walls and put into photo albums by the children. A year later, the children were invited by the US Embassy to exhibit their work in the capital, Kigali where the pictures were sold, with all proceeds going towards the education of the children. In the 2001 Camera Arts Magazine Photo Contest, 8 year old Jacqueline won "First Prize — Portraiture," and the project has won Honorable Mention in an international competition featuring professional and non-professional photographers from around the world.
Today, the photos are printed to archival, exhibition standards. With a donation of $100, you can receive a free 13" x 19" exhibit print of your choice. With a donation of $1,000, you can receive an edition of 13 prints taken by all of the participating children. How to Help
Today, the children continue to photograph with donated cameras. Exhibits are being proposed across the US. For more information, or if you would like to propose or sponsor an exhibit, please Contact Us.
The Hotpots of Mme Sissoko Aïssata Diarra by Najiba Abdellaoui
First published in odemagazine.com, Jan 2006
Mme Sissoko Aïssata Diarra is making a name for herself in global ecology circles as promoter of the HotPot initiative. HotPots are low-cost, easy-to-use solar ovens developed by Solar Household Energy (SHE), Inc. to save trees in Mali and other developing countries by lessening dependence on wood and charcoal.
How could Mali and the rest of Africa benefit from the HotPot?
Sissoko Aïssata Diarra: "Wood and charcoal are our principal sources of energy. In Latin America, parts of Asia and particularly sub-Saharan Africa, the intensive cutting of wood is a major cause of the degradation of fragile ecosystems. Moreover, the smoke and carbon not only pollute our environment but also harm the health of housewives and children. If we do not find a long-term solution, we will witness a natural disaster caused by deforestation. Solar ovens are the best alternative, not only because they reduce deforestation, pollution and health problems, but also because they reduce poverty; a family that uses a solar oven spends less money on wood and charcoal, and could consequently spend more money on food and medicines."
What are the project's goals for this year?
"The project touches all layers of the population. Thanks to subsidies and financial support through microcredit programs, we can initially reach two-thirds of the population in the next two years, and the remainder in the years after that. The best thing about solar energy is that it's free and inexhaustible. The use of this energy will reduce daily household expenses by 30 to 50 percent. Solar energy also makes it possible to avoid domestic fire-related accidents and ensures sustainable development. We must convince as many people as possible that solar energy is an opportunity that we must seize from now on. The message that I always want to spread is that the sun is free and available, so why not use it to save our ecosystem and ensure our own existence?"
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