Born into Brothels

http://www.kids-with-cameras.org/bornintobrothels/
I just watched the most moving documentary on children in India that are raised in brothels in the red light district. A young female artist by the name of Zara Briski went to Calcutta to photograph the women in the brothels and while she was there she developed a strong relationship with the children being raised in this terrible environment. She remained living there to teach these children photography. She started a class with 9 children and got all of them cameras so they could document the way of life in Calcutta. These children became such wonderful artists. The documentary only features photographs taken by these children and so many of these photos are ones that I would wish to own. Despite the terrible conditions, abuse, and hard physical labor these children are subject to they have wonder attitudes and such beautiful inter spirit. The children discussed their firsthand experience taking pictures in public and how they receive many negative responses from people living in the village. Zara Briski made it her mission to assist these children in receiving a better education and environment where they could obtain a more prosperous future. The documentary showed the processes which she had to go through to fight for these children to get an education. Many of the students were accepted to boarding school although some children were not allowed to go and others were pulled out of schools by their families. One child was even accepted as 1 of 7 child photographers for a special world conference in Amsterdam. It really changed his life and that young boy is still continuing his education to brighten his future.
I'm a little embarrassed to say that watching this made me cry. It was all so sad and really made me feel ashamed about all the little things we stress over in our daily life when people around the world are suffering and do not have the tools to have a better future. There are even children in our own country who do not have support or proper education. What are we doing to help?
I learned about a program called "Outside the Lens" which helps at risk children learn about photography to increase their self esteem and attitudes towards learning.