Orphans
Theo Anderson | Dominican Republic
Photographer: Theo Anderson
Exhibit Title: Orphans
Location: Dominican Republic
Human beings, of Haitian descent, living in or born in the Dominican Republic, are denied health care, education, a birth certificate and the most basic of human rights and dignity. The children I photographed are primarily orphans. They often live with another child's mother in a one room house. Men are absent from the scene. Teenage girls are forced into prostitution which is legal in the Dominican Republic. Children, when ill, often recieve their medicine from veterinarians. In addition to a human rights issue, this is also a public health issue. All identities are held in confidentiality for fear of government reprisal.
Theo Anderson
theo@theoanderson.com
text/voice 610-442-7223
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