Portraits of Resilience: Slideshow
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- Authors: Raphael Alves, Ariana Lindquist, K M Asad
- Published: September 1, 2020
Overview
- Three visual stories documenting how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of people in Brazil, Bangladesh, and the United States.
- Photography and reporting credits:
- Raphael Alves, Ariana Lindquist, K. M. Asad.
- Photography and reporting by K. M. ASAD in Dhaka, Bangladesh; RAPHAEL ALVES in Manaus, Brazil; ARIANA LINDQUIST in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Publication: F&D Magazine; Portraits of Resilience; September 2020.
- Note: Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect IMF policy.
Samela Satere-Mawe — Manaus, Brazil
- Profile:
- Age: 23.
- Role: Biology student and secretary of the Association of Satere-Mawe Indigenous Women in Manaus, Brazil.
- Indigenous name meaning: “bee”.
- Impact of COVID-19:
- Association’s usual activities (selling handicrafts to tourists) came to a halt due to COVID-19.
- Adaptation and resilience:
- The group began making face masks—initially for members’ own use and later for sale more broadly.
- Their work attracted donations of sewing machines, material, and food from organizations.
- Samela coordinates production of face masks that became the lifeblood of the association, enabling it to stay afloat during the pandemic.
Lupe Salmeron — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Profile:
- Student at Edgewood College; was due to graduate (coming graduation).
- First in her family expected to obtain a degree.
- Undocumented immigrant who came to the United States at age six.
- Impact of COVID-19:
- Planned family celebrations (family in Mexico flying in) and a spring internship in Washington, D.C. were dismantled by COVID-19.
- Both her congressman’s office and the restaurant where she worked part time were shuttered in March.
- She contracted COVID-19 herself and isolated with mild symptoms.
- Employment and activities after disruption:
- Returned to Madison and worked as a credit union teller for a time to help defray steep tuition that noncitizens must pay.
- Later joined the staff of a local nonprofit that helps Latinx youth prepare for college.
- Aspirations and perspective:
- Remains focused on entering politics: “If more people in my generation get into politics, we can reflect on how the system is broken, and focus on what we want to change.”
Raja Mia — Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Profile:
- Age: 45.
- Occupation: Rickshaw driver.
- Household: Lives with his wife, Beauty, and youngest son, Bishal, age 7.
- Housing: One-room house; shares cooking and sanitary facilities with members of other families.
- Origin: Originally from a rural village; moved to Dhaka seeking a better life.
- Income and pandemic impact:
- On a normal day, Raja makes $7.
- When the city officially closed on March 25, his work slowed to a trickle.
- During the COVID-19 crisis his daily income dropped to $2.50.
- Some days he stays at home; on those days he relies on neighbors for food.
- Risk trade-off and sentiment:
- He expresses low fear of contracting COVID-19 relative to economic survival: “If I don’t work, we will die anyway.”
Key statistics and dates (verbatim)
- Ages: 23; 45; Bishal, age 7; came to the United States at age six.
- Incomes: $7; $2.50.
- Date of city closure in Dhaka: March 25.
- Publication date: September 2020.
- Read time indicator on page: Less than a minute(0 words).
Portraits of Resilience: Slideshow – IMF F&D (September 2020), photography and reporting by Raphael Alves, Ariana Lindquist, K. M. Asad.
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- Retratos de resiliencia ● Finanzas y Desarrollo ● Septiembre de 2020
- Exemples de résilience
- Portraits of Resilience: Slideshow – IMF F&D