Due to the recent increase of violence on the streets of Cairo it is getting more and more dangerous for me to do my job as a freelance (photo)journalist. I am getting shot at on an almost daily basis and realistically it is only a matter of time before I get hurt in some way or another.
I need to get some decent protection, in the way of body armour (a bulletproof vest and a helmet) and a proper gas mask. Unfortunately those items are very expensive and way out of my freelancer budget. So I've decided to try and crowd-source them together. I've set up a campaign on Indiegogo, which you can support here. I am very grateful for every donation - even if it's only a euro! - and every penny put towards my goal will help protect my life!
The Dutch website ThePostOnline has been kind enough to dedicate an article to it and so has the Egyptian site CairoGossip.
You can fund my campaign here!
UPDATE: My campaign is now also featured on the Dutch website GeenStijl:
The Belgian website Knack and the website for the Dutch local tv station Omroep Zeeland also featured articles about my campaign.
UPDATE II: I've hit my target! Thank you all so much!
I need to get some decent protection, in the way of body armour (a bulletproof vest and a helmet) and a proper gas mask. Unfortunately those items are very expensive and way out of my freelancer budget. So I've decided to try and crowd-source them together. I've set up a campaign on Indiegogo, which you can support here. I am very grateful for every donation - even if it's only a euro! - and every penny put towards my goal will help protect my life!
The Dutch website ThePostOnline has been kind enough to dedicate an article to it and so has the Egyptian site CairoGossip.
You can fund my campaign here!
UPDATE: My campaign is now also featured on the Dutch website GeenStijl:
The Belgian website Knack and the website for the Dutch local tv station Omroep Zeeland also featured articles about my campaign.
UPDATE II: I've hit my target! Thank you all so much!
Beste Ester,
ReplyDeleteIk begrijp dat de journalistiek onmisbaar is om de wereld een objectief beeld te verschaffen van wat er zich afspeelt in (oorlogs) gebieden zoals Cairo.
Echter weet ik ook (uit hoofde van functie) dat het gebruik van kogelwerend materiaal overschat wordt.
Zo is het kaliber maar ook type munitie, hoek van inslag, klimaat, onderhoud en klasse van het vest bepalend voor de mate van bescherming.
Daarnaast biedt zelfs een middel van de hoogste klasse nooit de gewenste bescherming, naast het feit dat deze door het gewicht zeer grote afbreuk doen aan de wendbaarheid en dus vluchtmogelijkheid van de drager.
Dit bericht heeft niet tot doel te ontmoedigen, echter telt een gewaarschuwd mens voor twee...
Veel succes en veiligheid gewenst.
R.
http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20130820_00699865
ReplyDeleteGood luck!