Photographers in the Fight Against Poverty

As part of a public awareness campaign on International Development Aid and the Millennium Development Goals, the European Institute of Cyprus (EIC) and the Cyprus Photographic Society (CPS) invited professional, amateur photographers and photo journalists to creatively contribute in the global campaign against poverty. The campaign is being organized as part of a European project, entitled ‘Media Engagement in Development Issues and Promotion’ (MEDIP). The project is being co financed by the European Union (EU) and is being delivered in six member states of the EU: Cyprus, Malta, Hungary, Estonia, Slovenia and Romania.

The aim of the photo exhibition is to encourage impressions, interpretations, illustrations and images that advance greater appreciation and understanding of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the key principles of International Development Aid amongst the wider public.

The Eight Millennium Development Goals, represent a global vision for the future: a world with less poverty, hunger and disease, greater survival prospects for mothers and their infants, better educated children, equal opportunities for women, and a healthier environment; a world in which developed and developing countries work in partnership for the betterment of all.