A Portrait of Epako

For over twenty years, the municipalities of Drachten (The Netherlands) and Gobabis (Namibia) were connected through a partnership rooted in ideals of solidarity and development. Through significant projects, they worked together —driven by the shared language of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's)— to bring water, education, and opportunity to the community of Epako, a sprawling township on the edge of Gobabis. But partnerships end. People move on. And the needs remain.

Children on the swings and slide. The slide ends in sand scattered with footprints. It looks like a playground —and it is. But with no proper toilets nearby, it’s also become something else. This place of play turns into a space of necessity, as can be seen in the third image.
Friesch Dagblad cover.
Friesch Dagblad cover.
Article in the Leeuwarder Courant.
Article in the Leeuwarder Courant.
Cover of the limited booklet.
Cover of the limited booklet.
Inside look of the booklet.
Inside look of the booklet.
Above: Two Newspaper articles from 'De Leeuwarder Courant' and 'Friesch Dagblad' about the exhibition and two images from one of the limited edition books that were printed about the twinning between Gobabis and Drachten (Smallingerland).
Below: Exhibition with bigger-than-Life sized photos (over 250 cm wide/8.2021 feet) that I shot in Gobabis, Namibia, covering 32 large panels in the Town Hall alone. 
Putting up the images for the exhibition.
Putting up the images for the exhibition.
Part of the exhibition in the central hall.
Part of the exhibition in the central hall.

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