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!