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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

NGO, non-governmental organizations, India, photograph, Salaam Balaak Trust

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Art

Abstract

This experience has been one of the most beneficial I have had in my education at Brigham Young University.

I worked with my mentor, Paul Adams, to learn from a new experience. Because I have been given so much, I wanted to learn to give back. I have always tried to volunteer at home and abroad, but I often found my services negligible compared to what I have to offer. I have picked weeds in Russia, played with children in Mexico, sung hymns in a mental institution in Lithuania, and more. During all of my service I had never been able to use my most valuable skill: my photography. I created a project to photograph for Salaam Balaak Trust. This is the number one rated small non-profit in India based on transparency, use of finances, and effectiveness. Their cause was helping children from the streets, through school, and on to a productive life. I wanted learn to assess the needs of the trust, and photograph for them. Through the process my main objective was to learn how to effectively create powerful imagery to further their cause.

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