Press: ‘The Spirit of the Seaside’ – walking along the coastline of The Gambia, West Africa

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Waiting for the boat over to Jinack Island, The Gambia – Image © Helen Jones-Florio

 

March-May 2015 – Wings Magazine/Arik Air

“As my wife, Helen, and I set off on an 80km six-day ramble along the sun-soaked coast of The Gambia’s relatively short coastline, it’s not
merely the splendour of the coast and heat of the sun we are after but also its mystical heritage... ” read the whole feature here – words by Jason Florio / Images by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

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Images ©  Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

 

An interview with photographer, Jason Florio, for NGO Concern Universal

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Jason had some great questions from Concern Universal guest blogger, Morgan Meeker, including:

‘You’ve documented the collapse of the World Trade Center – how do you make sense of it scenes like that?‘ Read Jason’s answers to all the questions on the CU site

Profile image of Jason Florio © Helen Jones-Florio

 

The Gambia, West Africa – paying the price for being Ebola free

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Image © Helen Jones – Jinack Island, taken whilst walking the coastline of Gambia, with Jason Florio

 

‘Gambians, and local businesses, are hurting… and it’s not going to get better any time soon. Which is why I keep spouting on, annoyingly so perhaps, about Ebola-free Gambia! The beaches are deserted, the juice bars are abandoned, hotels and lodges are no where near the to capacity they should be by now (and need to be, if they are to survive), the bars and restaurants are empty; taxi drivers sit around in the shade all day and night, grateful for any trade they can get; the craft markets are too quiet – all of these places are places of work, for many, many Gambians, and business owners alike. All just waiting for the tourists to come...’ Helen Jones-Florio – read more here

Big thanks to NGO, Concern Universal, for featuring one of my recent blog posts on their site.

Helen Jones-Florio

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HJF at the Koudioubé Festival des Forêts, Casamance, Senegal, for Concern Universal – image © Jason Florio

 

Photo of the Day: Women of Community-led Total Sanitation, Nigeria

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Women who have been involved with Community-led Total Sanitation. Image ©Jason Florio for Concern Universal

 

‘In Nigeria, Concern Universal‘s approach to improving rural sanitation and hygiene has led to the emergence of inspiring women leaders.

Our approach, known as Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS), creates an environment where entire communities are mobilized to end open defecation, and in the process, opens the door for women to become powerful agents of change‘ CU

Read more about the creative and inspiring community projects that NGO, Concern Universal, are helping to facilitate in Nigeria, and many other parts of the world, you can check out their website.

To see more of Jason Florios images, please visit floriophoto.com.