Nine photographs
These are the nine photographs we hold from our own programmes, taken where the work happened. They are the only pictures on this site that are ours: everything illustrating a page elsewhere is an openly licensed photograph of the subject, and says so.
“A single meal, a rescued animal, a scholarship, or a weekend lesson can become the moment a life begins to turn.”
A Warm Winter in Chengdu
Last deep winter, Chengdu endured days of cold rain, with temperatures hovering around freezing and a bone-chilling damp…
Reading Aloud in the Mountains
Deep in the mountains of Guizhou, clouds and mist linger year-round, the winding roads are treacherous, and transport is cut…
Lunch in the Urban Village
In a densely populated urban village in Guangzhou live many migrant-worker families from across the country. To make a…
Little Lives on a Seoul Street
Deep in an unremarkable alley in Seoul's Gangnam district, several abandoned stray cats and dogs had long been scavenging…
A Scholarship Dream in Busan
In a single-parent household in Busan, high-school student Minjun and his mother depended on each other. His mother was in…
The 22nd Staff Exchange Program
The 22nd Staff Exchange Program was held in Beijing from February 19 to February 25, 2024. The program brought together…
Clearing the Riverbank
On an early summer morning, more than forty young volunteers from the Foundation gathered along a stretch of riverbank on…
A Glimmer in the Flats
In Singapore, some low-income families have lived for generations in older public-housing flats. Parents often hold several…
A Bridge of Learning Across Borders
As an international hub in the Asia-Pacific, Singapore brings together people from diverse backgrounds. Set in such a city,…