We couldn’t be more proud of photographer Ida Benedetto who donated her time for the Do1Thing project. Behind the scenes, Ida shot images of Do1Thing photographers photographing homeless teens, helping to tell the story of why we do what we do. She worked “Behind the Scenes”, photographing images of Ron Haviv,Nina Bermanand talked about the project on forums including Lightstalkers with no fan fare and many of you knew nothing of the hours she spent helping our cause.
Now it’s our turn to tell the world how much we think of Ida and we tip our hats to her for winning a Fulbright grant.
Ida received a 10 month grant to work in Ethiopia. She’ll be working with Sudden Flowers, a youth video cooperative in Ethiopia’s capital. “Between now and then, I’ll build on the amazing intellectual and creative resources I’ve tapped into at Parson’s Communication, Design, and Technology department to prepare for the trip. While Sudden Flowers works mainly in video, their collaborative production methods allow for a multiplicity of creative projects. During my last trip, Sudden Flowers director Daniel Negatu and I spent a lot of time cooking up imaginative schemes for facilitating social justice media practices. I’m brimming with enthusiasm,” Ida said.
View Ida’s blog to learn more.
4.13.09, 5:39 am
Congratulations on the Fulbright. The Consortium for Street Children (UK) has a UNICEF-funded project in Ethiopia, training police in child rights and child protection. We also have a good network in Addis. If there is anything we can do, e.g., connections to key police officials, street children organisatons, etc., we would be happy to do this.
4.27.09, 6:01 pm
Hi Alexandra, I’d be thrilled to talk about connections in Addis and the work that the Consortium for Street Children is already doing there. Let me know how best to be in touch. -Ida