honorable mention
Gonçalo Fonseca portugal
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The Organ Bazaar - Kidney Trafficking in India
This work follows the people who were forced to sell their kidneys in rural and metropolitan India, to try and understand their motives and the pressures they feel. It follows those who are weighed by disease and desperate enough to buy an organ. This work intends to provide a clear picture of the organ trade in this country and to give a voice to those who are exploited by this rampant black market.
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It is estimated that 200.000 kidneys are needed every year in India. Rapidly changing diets and lifestyles are the cause of the rapidly rising kidney disease problem. This demand for organs has spurred a black market that preys on the poor and destitute. The traffickers target debt ridden farmers or families in slums that are in dire need of money. They promise life changing amounts of cash but usually they receive only a small amount, or none at all.This work follows the people who were forced to sell their kidneys in rural and metropolitan India, to try and understand their motives and the pressures they feel. It follows those who are weighed by disease and desperate enough to buy an organ. This work intends to provide a clear picture of the organ trade in this country and to give a voice to those who are exploited by this rampant black market.
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