Project Einstein: rural kids in Guatemala photograph their lives

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The youth photo training group Project Einstein got its start with group of young people living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. One of the participants came up with the name because "Einstein was a refugee but could still do great things."

Here's a collection of images taken by Q´eqchi´ Maya kids and teens in a rural part of Guatemala known as Zona Reyne, where the project is currently working in partnership with this state development group.

Read more about Project Einstein in Guatemala.

(thanks, Renata Avila!)