Martine Franck JORDAN. Governorate of Ma'an. Petra.
The Treasury Petra is a 2,000-year-old rock-carved city, capital of the Nabataean Arabs. It flourished for over 400 years around the time of Rome and Christ, (...)
until it was occupied by the Roman legions of the Emperor Trajan in 106 AD. © Martine Franck | Magnum Photos
Martine Franck INDIA. “Women Changing India”. Gujarat state. Gulf of Kutch. Near the port of Mundra, on Bhadrashwar Coastline. Fishing community of Randh Bandar Village. April 2010. Besides providing them access (...)
to basic amenities, education and health, KMVS has been working to organize the fishing communities into 'producer companies' - a vital step towards greater social and economic independence. KMVS - Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, is a Kutch – Gujarat based women’s organization which was initiated and promoted in 1989 which emphasis has been empowerment of women. It enables women to access information, training, and skills. As well as handicraft production, KMVS organizes programs in natural resource management, education for women and girls, health education, family planning, and legal support. It runs a radio broadcast in tribal dialect, a newsletter, a self-managed screen-printing-unit, and a savings and credit program. © Martine Franck | Magnum Photos
Martine Franck INDIA. “Women Changing India”. Gujarat state. Ahmedabad. April 2010. Video SEWA. Started in 1994. They have made 400 documentaries up to now. 257 women have shares in the cooperative. Muslim area o (...)
f Juhapura, where there are chronic water problems. Trucks come with water, and families get 2 buckets of water every 24 hours, but they never know exactly what time and where the truck will come. SEWA (Self Employment Women's Association), founded as a trade union by Ela Bhatt, in 1972. SEWA follows the Gandhian philosophy of non-violence and self-reliance. It builds up solidarity amongst women workers and is both an institution and a movement of economic change. © Martine Franck | Magnum Photos