Friday October 10 - Thursday October 23/2008 (see invitation above)
Reception on Friday October 10 at 7.00pm - With guest speaker Kathe Padilla!
Exhibition at Zuzu's Leaf and Bean
at 453 Main Street - Beacon, NY 12508 - more info at 845 765 0680
Welcome to Chishawasha - A photo documentation by Klaus Schoenwiese with special guest speaker Kathe Padilla!
Description:
Zambia is one of the world's poorest nations, with about two-thirds of its population of 11 million subsisting on less than a dollar a day. One out of every six adults is HIV positive or has AIDS. More than 700,000 children have lost one or both parents to the disease. Klaus Schoenwiese, a 44-year-old native of Germany who lives in New York City, is a photographer specializing in travel and portrait work. He went to Zambia to lead the ‘Chishawasha Children’s Photography Workshop’ - with the backing of the Zambian Children’s Fund and New York City-based Kids with Cameras, which serves disadvantaged children. The organization was made famous by the Oscar-winning documentary "Born into Brothels.”
The Chishawasha facility and its sister non-profit organization, the Zambian Children's Fund, were founded in 1999 by Kathe Padilla of Tucson, Arizona, to serve children orphaned by AIDS. Kathe travels between Tucson, AZ and Zambia every three months. After hearing about the growing number of orphaned children in Zambia in 1999, Kathe wanted to help. And help she did! Starting out from a rented Lusaka apartment she grew ‘Chishawasha’ into seven houses for 67 orphaned children and a 12 classroom school where an additional 40 children are fed, clothed and educated. Kathe will share the children's stories and talk about her efforts to raise children in a country ravaged by poverty and disease.
