Cliff Andrade

My Scholarship entry - Saudade

PORTUGAL | Wednesday, 12 November 2014 | Views [336] | View Larger Image

In 2008, when the global recession hit, EU money stopped flowing in overnight. Madeira was plunged into a deep recession. Many of the construction projects have lain abandoned since, unfinished and unused.

Severe flooding has been one consequence of this poorly considered development. A lonely decapitated pylon is all that remains of what was once an area of houses.

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As a result of the recession, many have returned to their towns and villages from the city due to lack of work. Blandina, a chef, volunteers in the village community centre. Other have returned to the land or started up small businesses, exploring an alternative path to development - small, local, sustainable.

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Cliff Andrade

My Scholarship entry - Saudade

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