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Indo Relief - Calais France - Caroline Petters

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I want to portray how every human being shares the same desire to have a life of meaning, love, and community. Beliefs, past experiences, and context has colored the lens through which we look at refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers. By telling their stories I hope to re-engage a sense of compassion and change the perception of refugees from a burden on society to a resource of resilient people. I will have the great privilege to be immersed into a French refugee camp called The Jungle. The camp is situated on the Northern tip of France outside of Calais, close to the entrance of the Eurotunnel. The inhabitants try nightly to escape to the UK via the train, continually returning with serious injuries from their defeat. Capturing imagery on behalf of Photographers Without Borders and partnering with Indorelief and L'Auberge des Migrant I will be photographing the people of The Jungle from January 4th through the 18th. Everyone involved in this project is either a registered NGO (Non-governmental organization) or a volunteer. In order to complete this project I need to raise $4000. This money will sustain my flight, hostel, transportation, and the pre-production and coordinating efforts of Photographers Without Borders. My images will be used by Indoreleif and L'Auberge des Migrant for any and all marketing efforts in order for these two organizations to provide aid and continuing education to the people living in The Jungle. I realize that the holiday season is a hectic and expensive time and I would really appreciate your support in this project. 

I wish everyone a safe and relaxing Holiday Season.

Love,

Caroline Petters

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