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Rajasthan’s Upcycled Marble Village

October 20, 2017 aliciafox Eco Photography, Eco Tips, Ethical Photography, Humanitarian Photography, portrait, Travel Photography tags: charity, humanitarian photographer, india, jaipur, jaipur charity, jaipur nfp, jaipur ngo, ngo photographer, ngo photographer australia, ngo photographer india, ngo photographer jaipur, photos of india, photos of rajasthan, rajasthan, rajasthan ngo, rajasthan photos, recycle, recycled home, the upcyclist, upcycle, upcycle inspiration, upcycled, upcycled home, upcycler 0 comments
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It seemed surreal to be standing in the middle of in an entire village made of marble.  But these weren’t palaces or majals.    The inhabitants of this marble village in Rajasthan, India are desperately poor and lack basic amenitites like running water and electricity in their homes.  Traditionally nomads, these families chose to set up their homes in the middle of a dusty industrial zone so they could repurpose, re-use and upcycle the waste from an adjacent factory to build dwellings.   I visited the village with I-India, a not-for-profit organisation in Rajasthan, India.  The dedicated staff provide education and support to some of Rajasthan’s most desperate children, feeding 3000 kids a daily meal without which their bellies would remain painfully empty.  I-India provides services to this area.                                               I-India set up a school for this community, as there were no educational facilities available to them in the area.  To see the basic facilities that these children learn in with such gratitude was so inspiring.  Read about it HERE     If you’d like to read about […] Read More

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