David Diaz

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   Education through whatsapp by David Diaz // Fluxus Foto 
Education through whatsapp
Location: Quito
Nationality: Ecuadorian
Biography: Visual storyteller based in Ecuador. He is a member of Fluxus Foto and The Everyday Projects He has producer of photographic and audiovisual content focused on Edu-Communication, Human Rights and Territory. David collaborated with... MORE
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Education through whatsapp
Copyright David Diaz // Fluxus Foto 2024
Updated Oct 2020
Location Quito,Ecuador
Topics Children, Documentary, Education, Pandemics, Photography, Photojournalism, School/College, Spotlight
This story that aims to make visible the increasing social inequalities regarding access to education in elementary school in Ecuador, its consequences and responses during the COVID 19 emergency. Ecuador the government reduces the basic salary for teachers who try to teach from a virtual educational system in a country where only 6 out of 10 children have access to the internet. 
 
This project covers the story of children and public school teachers who face education from home amid an economic crisis. Unemployed parents and most of them illiterates do their best to get the internet and cell phones that allow them to continue with the education of their children, who live their childhood in quarantine. Teachers invest their own money to connect with their home and teaching with videos, phone calls, or messages through WhatsApp.      


This history was developed by Fluxus Foto with support of National Geographic Society.
Published in National Geographic Society
Esta historia pretende visibilizar las crecientes desigualdades sociales en el acceso a la educación en la escuela primaria en el Ecuador, sus consecuencias y respuestas durante la emergencia del COVID 19. Ecuador el gobierno reduce el salario base para los maestros que intentan enseñar desde un sistema educativo virtual en un país donde solo 6 de cada 10 niños tienen acceso a internet.
 
Este proyecto recorre la historia de niños y maestros de escuelas públicas que enfrentan la educación desde casa en medio de una crisis económica. Padres de familia desempleados y en su mayoría analfabetos hacen lo posible por conseguir internet y celulares que les permitan continuar con la educación de sus hijos, quienes viven su infancia en cuarentena. Los maestros invierten su propio dinero para conectarse con su hogar y enseñar con videos, llamadas telefónicas o mensajes a través de WhatsApp.

Esta historia fue desarrollada por
 Fluxus Foto con el apoyo de National Geographic Society.
Publicado en 
National Geographic Society
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