Global Activism: Pictures help transform communities and connect kids around the globe

Global Activism: Pictures help transform communities and connect kids around the globe

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Each Thursday on Global Activism we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place.

Ryan Ansin is the founder of Every Person Has a Story (EPHAS). The organization runs photography clinics for people in developing countries so they can learn to document what is happening in their communities. Then EPHAS pairs them up with kids and schools around the United States who help support projects in those communities. It’s a unique way for American kids to learn about life in places like Rwanda or Haiti.

Ryan got the idea while he was working in film production, making videos for non-profit organizations. He was asked to make a video for a foundation in Cambodia that worked with victims of sex trafficking. But in the process he realized that he wasn’t the best person to make the video.

We talk with the founder, Ryan Ansin, about how his projects are transforming these communities.

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