Kaleidoscope

... to the top.
He conquers routes so difficult that the climber’s whole body weight is often suspended over the abyss, supported by just three fingers. David Lama, aged 17 from Tirol, son of an Austrian mother and a Nepalese father, has been climbing since he was four. Twice Junior World Champion and European Champion, he has also won countless Austrian titles and European Cup victories. This year he turned professional. “In Tibetan, Lama means master,” says his father
(Photo: Visual Impact/Rainer Eder)

... to a better world.
Kalkidan Kassahun, 13, wants to be a doctor, “Then I can help poor people and make sure they get proper treatment too.” Kalkidan lives in her grandmother’s hut in the small town of Gundo Meskel in Ethiopia. Her mother died of AIDS. Kalkidan too has HIV. Recently an aid organization has begun to provide her with drugs that keep the virus in check. There are currently 2.5 million children worldwide with HIV, most of them in Africa.
(Photo: Rainer Kwiotek)

... to a loving family?
For the last five years Ashley has lived in institutions in New Jersey, USA. A proper family is all she really wants. That’s why a photo of the 14-year-old, as well as photos of many other children, appears on the web site of the non-profit organization Heart Gallery of New Jersey (www.heartgallerynj. org) which uses the Web to find parents willing to adopt. The organization has also attracted attention by having the children portrayed by famous photographers and displaying the pictures in exhibitions. Out of 360 children, 126 have been adopted so far.
(Photo: Bob Sacha)