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Niños con Valor - Bolivia - Laura Crowell

I am very, very, incredibly excited to announce that I've been selected by Photographers Without Borders to go to Bolivia in February 2016, where I will be working with a grassroots organization called Ninos con Valor (“Children with Value”). Based in Cochabamba, Ninos con Valor is a small charity that focuses on helping children who have suffered due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or the loss of parents. My role will be to document the day to day lives of the children and volunteers over a period of two weeks to help visually communicate their mission to the world.

I don't always feel like the most helpful person in the world, but I always want to help make a difference, and I know that I can help by witnessing, capturing, and helping to tell stories through images. As this project is entirely self-funded, your generous donations will provide me with the opportunity to support Ninos con Valor in raising awareness and showcasing their wonderful humanitarian efforts through the power of visual communication.

The current fundraiser goal is to reach $4000. Anything above and beyond the actual project costs will be donated directly to Ninos con Valor. 

A little about me:
I am a photographer with an eclectic background in the fine arts; my BFA is in Drawing/Painting and much of my side studies are in Art Direction and Production Design for film. I have a heart for volunteering. I continually shoot for Creative Mornings Toronto; a volunteer-run breakfast speaker series geared for creative people that has chapters all over the world. I also help foster for Toronto Cat Rescue. Most of my days are spent working as a photographer/retoucher at a busy advertising agency, and much of my photographic work is in the food & beverage realm, but my true love has always been creative portraiture and story telling. I am so excited to see what I can bring to this project and sincerely hope to help make a difference with the skills I can offer!

photographerswithoutborders.org | ninosconvalor.org | lauracrowell.com

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