Sponsoring Proposal - Transboundary Rivers' Project by Franck Vogel

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Become a Sponsor: Increase awareness around one of the world’s most precious resources and the challenges surrounding seven vitally important rivers. Water is a precious resource and its value will constantly increase as time passes. Unfortunately, many of the world rivers face daunting challenges and many countries are fighting over water rich territories. Most conflicts and water issues involve Transboundary Rivers. In an effort to increase awareness of these global water issues, photographer Franck Vogel has created a multi-faceted photography project focusing on seven major rivers, each with its own specific set of problems. He started investigating on the Nile and its controversial Millennium Dam project in 2012. He then continued with features on the Brahmaputra in 2013, followed by the Colorado and the Jordan in 2015. The next expeditions will take place on the Mekong, the Amazon and the Ganges.

The images will be displayed in exhibitions, magazines and websites ; featured in lectures given by Franck Vogel, and published in books, including a two-volume set to be released in 2016 and 2018.

TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS ConfliCts and Water issues

BY FRANCK VOGEL Photojournalist and Green Cross ambassador

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1. The Nile, longest river in Africa, has suffered a major water war between South and North Sudan and a new Ethiopian dam will only increase tensions in the region.

2. The BrahmapuTra - With little concern for environmental risks, China and India have engaged in a race to build hydroelectric dams on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in efforts to generate ever greater amounts of electricity.

3. The Colorado is the vital artery of the American Southwest but is also the only river in the world that no longer flows into the ocean.

4. The JordaN has almost disappeared in recent years. Most of the water is diverted to irrigate agricultural land and supply Israeli cities. Few rivers have given rise to conflicts like the Jordan.

5. The mekoNg is increasingly becoming an issue for the countries it flows through due to the controversial proposal to construct nearly 30 dams, which would strongly affect fish migration and nurseries in Cambodia.

6. The gaNges is India’s most sacred river but also the most polluted. Millions of Hindus live from its water, bathing in it, drinking it and finishing their lives on the riverbanks in Varanasi. At the same time companies continue to dump their industrial waste into it.

7. The amazoN - The Xingu River National Park in the Amazon was created to protect the natural habitat of the 14 tribes but local farmers are actively resisting the government’s efforts and in their continuous search for more exploitable land.

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Franck Vogel’s “Transboundary Rivers” features seven of the world’s most important rivers and the issues affecting them.

Franck Vogel works as a freelance photojournalist specializing in social and environmental issues for the internatio-nal press (Paris Match, GEO, Stern, Le Monde diplomatique, NRC Weekblad, Animan, VSD, Discovery).

Since 2007, he has focused on the unique relationship between Man & Nature in an effort to illustrate that it’s possible to live in harmony. In a world where the media only reports negative stories, Franck has decided to bring hope. For example, his epic work about the Bishnoi community in India tells the story of some of the world’s first en-vironmentalists. This work has been published all over the globe, including in GEO magazine’s special 30th anniver-sary issue in 2009, as well as photos showcased in Parisian Metro stations in 2011 and 2012 (15 million visitors / first exhibition in France produced with eco-friendly vinyl and inks). In order to reach a wider audience, Franck Vogel wrote and co-directed a documentary film entitled, Rajasthan, l’âme d’un prophète (The Bishnois, India’s Eco-Warriors), which was broadcast June 11th 2011 on French TV. The film was awarded the Phoenix d’Or 2011 and the 2013 Terre Sauvage Prize.

His recent work to denounce the Albino killings in Tanzania has been featured in magazines and exhibited around the world (Rencontres d’Arles, Visa pour l’Image, Pingyao Photo Festival in China), and his book on Albinos released in 2012 (Michel Lafon Publishing). His latest book Zeru, Zeru is available on blurb.com

Franck Vogel is currently focusing on global transboundary water conflicts and has completed stories on the Nile, the Brahmaputra and the Colorado. Articles were subsequently published by GEO, Stern and Le Monde diplomatique, and featured in lectures Vogel gave at Columbia University in partnership with the Earth Institute.

On October 4th, 2013, to reward his tireless efforts to promote the Bishnoi culture, Franck Vogel received the highest honors from Bishnoi religious and political leaders at a ceremony at the Mukam Festival (India) attended by thousands of pilgrims.

Since 2011, Franck has been an ambassador for Green Cross, Mikhaïl Gorbatchev’s NGO for the environment.

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Ethiopia – Each Epiphany morning, Lake Tana’s water is consecrated by a priest and sprinkled over the crowd. Some pilgrims wade into the lake to symbolize their baptism.

From the series Nile Water Access, Another War



South Sudan - Mondare boys and girls light fires of cow dung that will give off a white smoke all night and therefore repel mosquitoes from the camp and cows.

From the series The Brahmaputra, New Indo-Chinese Hydroelectric Dam War


Aerial view near the city of Jorhat, Assam, India. The Brahmaputra River is 1800 miles long and starts its journey high in the Himalayas near Mt Kailash in Tibet. Before crossing the Indian border, it changes to rapids – falling over 6500ft in 125 miles - and continues into India, passing the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, be-fore reaching Bangladesh and the Indian Ocean.



Yanur Hussein fishes on the Subansiri River to feed his family but he fears the constant erosion his village is suffering. In 2005, the government brought in iron and cement structures, planned to help stop erosion, but they are not very successful.

From the series The Colorado, The River That Doesn’t Reach The Ocean


Sunset on the Colorado River at the end of the Grand Canyon near the Navajo Bridge, Arizona. According to scientists it took the Colorado River about 20 million years to create the Grand Canyon.



Colorado River Delta, Mexico. 10 years ago the Colorado River stopped crossing the Mexican border. The river no longer flows through its delta and is prevented from reaching the sea.


gold spoNsor - BeNefiTs & BudgeT over 3 years

Joining Transboundary Rivers at the $350,000 level gives you title sponsorship in the project during 3 years. You will maximize your company’s visibility across all Transboundary Rivers media and partner channels, and be an instrumental part of changing our world.

speCial BeNefiTs assoCiaTed wiTh The Book releases

BeNefiTs iNClude: All GOLD Sponsor’s benefits are detailed at the end of the document.

Opportunity to do an “incentive” trip with Franck on a selected river. 1 royalty free photo to be used for adverstisingPhoto workshop with Franck (10-20 pax)

- Logo inclusion on the back cover or inside the book for the public edition- 500 exclusive copies with logo inclusion on the front cover - Quote by the Company’s CEO in the opening pages of the book

TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS - La Martinière Publishing A two-volume book set with each 256 pages - 12,4”x9,8” - Magno vol. mat 150g paper The 1st volume will be launched in Sept 2016 and the 2nd volume in 2018.


silver spoNsor - BeNefiTs over 3 years

Joining Transboundary Rivers at the $100,000 level gives you a high degree of exposure in this influential project during 3 years.


BeNefiTs iNClude: All SILVER Sponsor’s benefits are detailed at the end of the document.

- 100 copies for your best clients, top executives, employees and selected journalists- Invitation to attend the official press conference - Opportunity to organize a corporate book launch party

TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS - La Martinière Publishing A two-volume book set with each 256 pages - 12,4”x9,8” - Magno vol. mat 150g paper The 1st volume will be released in Sept 2016 and the 2nd volume in 2018.

- Exposure on Transboundary Rivers social media channels- 5 select photos from each expedition for use in PR & Marketing- 5 signed prints per river (7,9”x11,8” on Fine Art paper - 35 prints in total) for your partners, clients or journalists- Company logo at Transboundary Rivers’ events


Ethiopia - Since 2005, when the hydroelectric dam on the Gibe River was completed, Abdou has seen the water rise and flood his village and crops, but has to date received no state compensation.


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South Sudan - This machine symbolizes the beginning of 25 years of civil war that led to the birth of South Sudan in July 2011. It dug the Jonglei Canal that would dry out the region.



South Sudan - Mondare fisher-men near Terekeka. The White Nile is plentiful in fish and it’s easy to feed their families and earn some money.



35-year old Dulen Mili is fishing with a traditional net near Modarguri village. The net is oriented to catch fish going upstream. Two families own the net: Mili fishes in the morning, while Mungal Singh Noro (42) takes his turn in the evening. Each gets about 5-10 kg/day ($15-30).



Near Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, collecting stones in the Brahmaputra riverbed is a good source of income along with fishing and wood collecting. With the Lower Siang Hydro Power Dam Project planned up North they risk losing up to 30% of their income.



Since the age of 10, these friends have been collecting wood from the Subansiri River during the summer season. Since the dam was built, they obtain about 60% less wood. Today, it takes four to six days to fill a truck but before the dam’s construction it took only two. They sell it in North Lakhimpur and earn 6000Rs ($100).



For about 10 years, Lake Powell has received less water and thus we can now see white marks which the Navajo call “bathtub marks”. In January 2013 we saw the lowest inflow of water in history. Glen Canyon Dam generates 1,3m kW, providing power to several million people. De-pending on how much water they release to generate electricity, the Colorado River’s level fluctuates more than 1 foot a day.



Brandt Cattle and Co. is a family owned busi-ness operating since 1945 and the largest cattle farm in the Imperial Valley (California). The farm is 2 miles long and half a mile wide and has over 90,000 cows bred for meat. Like the other farmers they use 90% of the Colorado River’s water. They get it from the All-American Canal that runs the Colorado dry at the Mexican border.



In Teesto, a Navajo Reservation in Arizona, Virgil Nez is sad to see his land getting drier every year and the water pipe project that should bring wa-ter from the Colorado River continuously being postponed. There is ever more sand, dunes are shifting and roads disappearing. He is trying to plant desert shrubs to stop the progression of the dunes but it’s a futile effort.


Press CoveraGe to date

Featured press highlights:

- Colorado: GEO magazine (18 pages) December 2015- Brahmaputra: GEO magazine (16 pages) February 2015- Nile: GEO magazine, Le Monde diplomatique, Stern...

The four other rivers stories will be completed by December 2017.

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The aim of this photographic project is to bear witness to a changing world in which Humans can transform their destiny by preserving their most precious element: Water. The book, exhibitions and publications will serve as an essential eye-opener in creating awareness. This is my project.”

Franck Vogel


“Humanity can live without oil, but without water nothing can exist...

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BeNefiTs iNClude: - Prominent exposure on Transboundary Rivers website, including sponsor page detailing company and reasons for involvement- Logo inclusion on all Transboundary Rivers printed materials- Logo inclusion in all online materials and video clips- Exposure on all Transboundary Rivers social media channels- 20 select photos from each expedition for use in PR & Marketing- 1 royalty free photo to be used for adverstising (press, subway, outdoor, TV)- 1 in-house exhibition and 2 event presentations (per year) by Franck for your company and employees- Prominent exposure of company logo at exhibitions and conferences- 1 photo workshop with Franck (10-20 employees)- Opportunity to do an “incentive” trip with Franck on a selected river- 20 signed prints per river (7,9”x11,8” on Fine Art paper - 140 prints in total) for your partners, clients or journalists.- Company logo or banner at all Transboundary Rivers’ events worldwide


A two-volume book set TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS will be published by Editions de la Martinière (Sept 2016 and 2018) - Logo inclusion on the back cover or inside the book- Quote by the Company’s CEO in the opening pages of the book- 500 copies for your best clients, top executives, employees and selected journalists- Invitation to speak at the official press conference - Opportunity to organize a corporate book launch party

spoNsor gold - BeNefiTs & BudgeT - $350k

Joining Transboundary Rivers at the $350,000 level gives you title sponsorship in the project during 3 years. You will maximize your company’s visibility across all Transboundary Rivers media and partner channels, and be an instrumental part of changing our world.


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BeNefiTs iNClude:- Logo on Transboundary Rivers website- Logo inclusion on Transboundary Rivers printed materials- Logo inclusion on online materials- Exposure on Transboundary Rivers social media channels- 5 select photos from each expedition for use in PR & Marketing- 1 event presentation by Franck for your company and employees- Logo at exhibitions and conferences- 5 signed prints per river (7,9”x11,8” on Fine Art paper - 35 prints in total) for your partners, clients or journalists- Company logo at Transboundary Rivers’ events

speCial BeNefiTs assoCiaTed wiTh The Books releases

A two-volume book set TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS will be published by Editions de la Martinière (Sept 2016 and 2018)- 100 copies for your best clients, top executives, employees and selected journalists- Invitation to attend the official press conference - Opportunity to organize a corporate book launch party

spoNsor silver - BeNefiTs & BudgeT - $100k

Joining Transboundary Rivers at the $100,000 level gives you a high degree of exposure in this influential project during 3 years.

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For more info, please contact :

Jane PeckCiel Rouge15, rue au Maire 75003 Paris, France cell: +33 6 07 12 24 [email protected]

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