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The Porters of Kilimanjaro

Photographic Project
   

The Project:

The Porters of Kilimanjaro Photographic Project is distributing disposable cameras to the Kili porters to create a unique record of life on the mountain. The ultimate aim of the project is to create a book and series of exhibitions of the images (in 2010) in order to raise money to support the work of the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project. Funds raised will go towards improving the work conditions of the porters on Kilimanjaro.

Porter Facts:
Anyone who has climbed Kili will know what an integral part of their trip the porters are. This project came about due to the porters obvious intrigue and enjoyment of photography when we climbed in 2008.

However did you know:

- porters can be extremely underpaid for the difficult work they do;
- many do not have adequate clothing for existing in such an extreme environment;
- tips paid by climbers are not always distributed to the porters;
- porters on the mountain often sleep in overcrowded tents and eat poor quality food.

Money raised through this project will be used to improve these working conditions and to do this we need to collect as many photographs as possible.

Even if you cannot help with our project please be aware of these issues on Kilimanjaro. For more information see the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project website.


The Porters of Kilimanjaro Photographic Project is a registered charity with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator OSCR#SC040948


----Project Update----
Click to watch the porters in song:

* 51 cameras have successfully gone up and down the mountain. We now have over 1000 images. View some of these photos in the Gallery.

* We are now actively raising funds to publish the images in a book. Donate via Paypal using the link below.  

* Sign up for our newsletter - send an email to helen@porterphotoproject.com

We are a registered charity with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator #SC040948
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