Home Alone - Photography gives strength and comfort to Nicaraguan children left behind

From participatory photography to empowerment for social change

In Nicaragua, as in many low-income countries, children are commonly left on their own at home, responsible for taking care of younger siblings and doing other domestic tasks while their parents and older siblings are working. Read more

Important issues go to school

Venice Arts is bringing social empowerment to students

VENICE Following a three-week visit to Africa where photographers captured the world of AIDS orphans through a camera lens, Venice Arts and USC have joined forces to create an institute that promotes social empowerment through photography. Read more

Organization for Youth Empowerment

 

Photography is a creative form of image making accessible to children of all ages. During the first six months of OYE, as a pilot program, children aged five to sixteen were taught how to use simple camera equipment to creatively portray and reflect about their lives and community. Starting with only five point and shoot cameras, the photography students have taken beautiful and perceptive black and white portraits of their friends, family and neighbors. Read more

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