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Ukulhas, Alif Alif Atoll
Hassan and Malham, 23 and 28-years-old. They have been friends since they were children and – whatever the future of the Maldives will be – their dream is to open a restaurant together
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Ukulhas, Alif Alif Atoll
‘My husband built this house with his own hands for our family. The idea that one day our children might have to leave it to the sea is like seeing the dream of a life that breaks,’ says Jeeza, 32
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Maafushi, Kaafu Atoll
A group of friends relaxing on a joali fathi, a typical Maldivian hammock. Maafushi was one of the first islands to build guesthouses for low-budget tourism. Younger generations are planning increasingly sustainable tourism
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Maafushi, Kaafu Atoll
Bipul, 27, is from Bangladesh. He moved to the Maldives in search of a better future. After many years as an employee, he has opened his own barber salon. ‘If one day I will have to leave the island, I’ll bring my salon back to Bangladesh’
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Maafushi, Kaafu Atoll
Foktul, 27, is also from Bangladesh and decided to move to the Maldives two years ago to open his own launderette. Many people from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka come to the Maldives for work related to tourism and construction
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Villingili, Male Atoll
A young boy on his bicycle. On this island only electric scooters and bicycles are allowed. In recent years many islands have banned the circulation of cars
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Villingili, Male Atoll
Hamid, Aakin, Shany, Aika and Aleen. Aakin decided to open his own construction company in Male, the capital of the Maldives, after 14 years as an employee. ‘For the future of our children we must change our habits and live in a more sustainable way’, he says
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Ukulhas, Alif Alif Atoll
A little girl jumping on her parents’ bed. ‘I love to swim and I love fish! One day I would like to be a very good diver to play with them’
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Ukulhas, Alif Alif Atoll
Ukulhas is considered the first ecological island in the Maldives and is well known for its efficient waste management system. Thanks to the reuse of organic waste inhabitants have begun growing vegetables inside hydroponic greenhouses
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Ukulhas, Alif Alif Atoll
Hawwa Hassan, 55, has eight sons and 19 nephews. As a mother and a grandmother, she hopes that the government will work to save future generations from the flooding of the islands
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Ukulhas, Alif Alif Atoll
The oldest woman on the island sits with her nephews in front of her home. The walls of the house were built with dead coral in the traditional style, but this custom has now been lost. The debris of dead corals are reused to stem the rise of the sea
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Rasdhoo island
Handcarts are still the only vehicles that carry goods on islands where cars are not allowed
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