It’s not just about teaching photography — it’s about education as a whole!
When I started the initiative Cameras for Girls in Uganda, it was not only about teaching photography to young women, it was about education as a whole.
The young women I chose to work with are either in school in the last year of their journalism studies or are striving to find paid work in this male-dominated field.
EDUCATION TRUMPS ALL IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Women in the developing world have been striving to carve out a life for themselves for generations. While we in the developed world complain about the glass ceiling and our salaries compared to our male counterparts, women in the developing world have it much worse.
For instance, in many cases, they are married off just after hitting puberty, so that their family does not have to feed them. They are not provided education as many families don’t believe in educating their daughters and if they have to choose, as education is not free, they will choose to educate their sons.
Worse, I hear from the people I speak to on the ground and across various organizations, about the sexual oppression of females, which can take the form of sex trafficking, payment for a job with sex, and other forms that are too depressing to mention.
However, this spurs me to do more. To work harder and spread the word so that we can make more of an impact. When I look at my students, who range from the age of 18–29, I see my daughters and my sisters. I see the life I want them to live and one they deserve to live.
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