MAMEN SAURA

MAMEN SAURA IS A SPANISH HUMANITARIAN PHOTOGRAPHER…

based in Northern California. She has made it her life’s work to use her skills to give voice to the stories of women and children around the world. She is deeply interested in bringing global communities together, and driving awareness of other cultures through art and education. For seventeen years she has collaborated with water organizations, such as: The Samburu Project, Blue Planet Network, Water.org, and Sabore’s Well to bring a human perspective to one of the most dire problems of this planet: the lack of access to clean water. Mamen has also volunteered for organizations focused on education and poverty alleviation, such as Pratham (India), IPPFWHR (Colombia & Mexico), 10Books a Home (California), Banco de Alimentos (Spain), and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University (India).  

“I had the privilege to visit The Samburu Project in 2014 with my own children (aged 15 and 12) - it was an extraordinary experience in many ways. What struck me the most was the similarity between the women/mothers I met and myself - we all want the same things for our children/communities. These simple but common threads created a strong bond that I will always cherish.”