Last summer I've spent my vacation in an exclusive all-in resort in the Dominican. Everything was taken care of and we got treated like royalties. On the road back to the airport the bus drove us through the suburbs. You could see the poverty and it actually made me feel bad. These people work they're a**es of every day under harsh circumstances.
The following picture tells a lot
This truck is packed to the max. Our host told us these guys work in construction and they could be without a job the next morning. Every morning the truck drives to the same location to pick up workers. The driver randomly picks a limited number men who show up at the location.
Another thing I noticed is that Dominicans use motorcycles to transport 3 to 4 people.
These bike go very fast and even drive on the highway.
These people are challenged in daily events we take for granted, like going to work. And they can still smile.
I hate the sight of poverty. I served an internship over in India for a few weeks and it was really heartbreaking. Seeing the socioeconomic divide between the lower and upperclass was devastating, and the gap was so big that it was evident that there is a ceiling stopping these lower classes from becoming educated, earning adequate income and improving their living conditions. I worked at a startup called accelerate with me which actually delivers solar powered goods to those that live in poverty to overcome the costs of electricity in India, and also to rely on an environmentally sustainable product that can also be depended on. The faces of the families when they received the goods were heart touching and I hope that the world keeps on alleviating the global poverty cycle.
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I believe India is one of the hardest places to climb up the socioeconomic ladder! It's a shame human beings treat eachother this way!
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Absolutely!! By the way these photos are great! The naturalness of the photo i.e. how the men stare into the lens makes it so powerful! especially the second photo :)
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Thanks!
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