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Bittersweet Foundation’s “Love, Dad” (web content) Credits
Client/Brand: Bittersweet Foundation
Editor: Brandon Bray
Production: DECADE
DP: Brandon Bray
Website: bittersweetmonthly.com/stories/sweetness-in-the-garbage-slums
Bittersweet Foundation’s “Love, Dad” (web content)
Bittersweet Foundation’s “Love, Dad” (web content)
On the outskirts of Cairo, lies an entire city made out of, and built on top of discarded trash. It’s home to the Zabaleen – ‘people of the garbage’ – who collect, and recycle everything from old food, plastic wrappers, tires, to aluminum cans. Each family has a specific role, from the smallest child to the oldest grandparent, sorting the waste and continuing the family business. 25 years ago, A woman named Maggie Groban, known as ‘Mama Maggie,’ did something unexpected. She started a school right in the heart of Garbage City. A first for the Zabaleen. Suddenly, families had a hard choice to make. One that would surely cost them immediate profit loss by not putting the kids to work. However, a few brave parents took a risk – and put their kids in school.
Made in collaboration with the Bittersweet Foundation
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