I recently put together a disc of photos for the Mozambican NGO Estamos. It was fun to look back and reminisce about some of their projects I visited, or concerts of Massukos I’ve attended over the past two years where Simao and Feliciano, through melodic song, make it sound just so appealing to use a latrine properly and never forget to wash one’s hands.

Massukos at Concert, Mandimba 2009

Massukos at Concert, Mandimba 2009

Mandimba 2009

Concert in Mandimba 2009


Feliciano dos Santos of Massukos playing in Mandimba, 2009

Promoting condoms in Sede de Mandimba

Visiting a fish farm near Mandimba

Fish feeding time near Luelele, Mandimba District, 2009

Tyler filming Massukos, Feira de Saude, Lichinga, July 2009

Massukos playing at Feira de Saude, Lichinga, July 2009

Feliciano dos Santos of Massukos playing at Feira de Saude, Lichinga, July 2009

Massukos playing at Feira de Saude, Lichinga, July 2009
November 17, 2010 | Categories: documentary photography, Estamos | Leave A Comment »

An Estamos employee drops off rocks for cement toilet slab production

Village children eagerly help by pushing out every last stone

Toilet slabs being produced in Issa village

An Estamos truck in Che Issa village, Mandimba area, Mozambique

Workers complete a few more toilet slabs

Workers prepare to fill in another frame with fresh cement

Filling in the frame

Inspecting previously finished slabs

Sand waits its turn, a key ingredient in cement slab production

An Estamos activist visits the local water pump provided by Estamos

Women are usually the only ones who use the water pumps as it is their gender-given role to carry water for their family

A woman collects cool, clear water
November 2, 2010 | Categories: documentary photography, Estamos | Tags: Estamos, hygiene, sanitation, toilet, water pump, WaterAid | Leave A Comment »