“FACES OF COURAGE”: This photo by Mark Tushman is among his collection of work titled “Faces of Courage” that documents disadvantaged women from the developing world. The exhibit is open in the Wilf Family Global Commons at The Hun School until May 13.

“Faces of Courage,” a photographic exhibit by Mark Tuschman is open in the Wilf Family Global Commons at The Hun School until May 13. The exhibit is a collection of work documenting disadvantaged women from the developing world, regions like East Africa, Latin America, India, and Asia. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or by appointment. 

Mr. Tuschman’s work tells the story of women around the world who are denied basic human rights like health care, education, freedom, and justice. But it also tells stories of triumph, education, and the impact of micro-finance. They are child brides, sex workers, victims of domestic abuse, healthcare workers, and entrepreneurs. The collection is also the subject of an award-winning book, Faces of Courage: Intimate Portraits of Women on the Edge, produced in 2015 with the help of a Kickstarter Campaign.

The collection is a decade long project, a lifetime in the making. Mr. Tuschman explained, “I think growing up in Brooklyn made me sensitive to the plight of individuals less fortunate.”

Mr. Tuschman was deeply affected after visiting a women’s shelter in Ulan Bator, Mongolia in 2001. He decided then, to dedicate himself and his photography, to helping bring women’s rights to the forefront of the world’s attention. First, he began working to document conditions for various non-profit groups and NGO’s. But somewhere along the journey, the project became his and the voice became theirs.

“I wanted to tell the stories of these women as accurately as possible. My mission now, is to educate young people and to help create more activists.”

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