Proposals Digital Photography
Nigeria: Moving for a Megacity
Gbagyis live in rural and peri-urban communities with little or no basic utilities, amenities and facilities. Their resettlement are often demolished to further expand the Federal Capital Territory. As they move further from the city center, they also move away from power, portable water, good roads, quality health and education.The project raises awareness of the trauma the Gbagyis have been through for the development of Nigeria’s capital city: shows the gaps between the ‘newcomers’ and the original land owners and documents the rich Gbagyi heritage for posterity.
Uganda: Advocacy for Social Action Through Photo-Images
The project provides empowerment and practical for social action using technology for: Public Engagement- Training tools in; leadership, Research & Documentary photography so as to create a traveling exhibit for galleries, libraries, and other public spaces within the 5 Divisions of Kampala District to advocate for solutions to challenges facing youth in low-income slum communities in Kampala, and; Youth Empowerment-train participants in; ICT literacy, entrepreneurship skills development and digital image editing, help them use acquired skills competencies for empowerment.
Colombia: Getting to Know the Birds in My Region
This Project aims at encouraging students to develop research skills for protecting the environment through the observation of the local fauna. This will be done through bird watching field trips at non risk sites in which children will identify bird species and take pictures of them. Using the data collected by the students, educational materials will be produced by them such as posters, blogs and visual bird guides with information about the species found in the region. In addition, workshops will be carried out where biologist, community and students will share their knowledge about birds.
Nigeria: Building Community Voices through Storytelling
In Nigeria, various communities and minority ethnic, linguistic and religious groups are faced with political and religious discrimination. Poverty is sustained by lack of access to resources and opportunities. Insecurity retards development for rural dwellers. The project will work in Jema’a, Kaura and Zangon Kataf LGAs of Kaduna State that have faced years of religious conflicts and discrimination. It will focus on building capacities of community actors to create voice and mobilize support for issues. Digital Storytelling which combines technology and media will be utilized for trainings.
Pakistan: Advocacy and Awarenesses About Human Rights Education
5,000.peoples are aware by social media and 2,000. peoples are aware by map and workshop training ,
Burundi: Indigenous Culture and Art Linkage (ICAL)
The project is about linking and communicating Culture and Arts of Indigenous Peoples(Abatwa) of Burundi through story telling. Those people are underrepresented and underprivileged at all levels of community with limited access to opportunities. Their culture and Art is neglected, ignored or misunderstood and tends to disappear. The project will train 50 Change Makers(Imboneza) from the same community on Media use towards a widespread linkage and awareness of their Culture and Arts. The project looks to achieve self-empowerment/esteem of Batwas and promote understanding between people.
Uganda: Raising Voices for Vunerable and Orphaned People
Given the fact that most people especially in Africa is your note in the leading part of the government, their views are not heard off and they end up suffering i believe through this funding the people of the low status like the orphans, widows, street children, mentally affected, disabled persons, those affected by the war shall be able to raise their in terms of decision making that affects their lives positively in different aspects of life like economic, social, physical among others and this is because we are all equal given that fact circumstances contribute to their neglect.
Cameroon: The Plight of Single Teenage Mothers in African Communities
Single teenage mothers suffer stigmatisation and discrimination daily in their lives from family through the community. This has led to many of them being infected through continuous sexual abuse, rape and assaults. In some cases femicide has been committed against them. In a nutshell, we want to restore these victims as survivors in communities and empower them through vocational or professional trainings that would build their skills and offer them with sustainable means of livelihood through access to support for micro business incentives. Also, enable them to care for their children.
United Kingdom: Transnational Palestinian Hip-Hop
This research will explore the development of a transnational Palestinian identity through the medium of contemporary Palestinian music, with particular focus on the Palestinian diaspora. Exploration of this identity will determine whether this transnational identity can impact Israel's relations with the Palestinians and nations in which Palestinians currently reside.
Uganda: Connecting Gorilla Community
This project seeks to initiate a development process focusing on the empowerment of men and women with their children that work as porters in Bwindi Impenetrable National park with communication skills through training on how to use citizen media especially digital photography and social networks. Their experiences will be shared and heard online since they have been neglected yet they help as support staff in Gorilla tracking, one of the most treasured activities in the Uganda's tourism industry.
