The Memory Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that invites artists to create handmade, heartfelt portraits as special memories to children in orphanages and youth around the world who have faced substantial challenges such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents, and extreme poverty. (Ben Schumaker, Director)
These children receive the portraits as their own special possession.
India 2025
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India 2024
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Syria 2024
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Syria 2024
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Columbia 2023
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Columbia 2023
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Cameroon 2023
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Cameroon 2023
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India 2023
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Ukraine 2023
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Ukraine 2022
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Ukraine 2022
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Ukraine 2022
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Ukraine 2022
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Ukraine 2022
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Ukraine 2022
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Sierra Leone 2022
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Sierra Leone 2022
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Nigeria 2022
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Nigeria 2022
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India 2021
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India 2021
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Pakistan 2019
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Russia 2018
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Russia 2018
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Ukraine 2017
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Ukraine 2017
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Columbia 2016
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Russia 2016
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