Oct62014 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Tourism, Social Media and Mobile Photography Empower Women in Khayelitsha

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As a traveller and travel photographer who is passionate about cultural experiences, I feel it’s important to not just visit the sites a country is known for, but to also learn about its people and give back to the communities I visit. This article was written for Travel Massive and published as part of the Purposeful Traveler series August 4, 2014. To read the full article, please visit Travel Massive. [caption id="attachment_184" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lulama Sihlabeni, director of eKhaya eKasi Art & Education Centre. December 10, 2012. Photo by Andrea Rees[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_1321" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Heart of a Woman Project South Africa, thoawSA members photograph Township Life in Khayelitsha. November 24, 2013. Photo by Andrea Rees[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1380" align="aligncenter" width="353"] Nwabisa Ndongeni, founding member of thoawSA and mother of…
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Mar82014 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

On Women’s Day 2014, I celebrate these mobile photographers in South Africa

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Over the years, this day has grown to mean even more to me. It may have started with encouraging my oldest niece to follow her dreams, to encourage friends to not stand for how they are treated by their husbands/boyfriends or by signing petitions and speaking out for injustices against women in the world. Today, through my work in South Africa with 'heart of a woman', it means so much more. It is my every day. The workshop may have taken place in November 2013, but I continue to work hard for the women in The heART of a Woman Project South Africa. I am constantly in touch with Nwabisa Ndongeni, the participant we have chosen to lead the project under my guidance as I train and mentor her in…
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Feb252014 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Mobile Photography Initiative is Making a Difference in South Africa

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[caption id="attachment_876" align="aligncenter" width="650"] This is an image of a woman in Khayelitsha, one of Cape Town, South Africa's largest townships. This photo was taken by Busisiwe Dalingozi, a mother of 2 who also lives in Khayelitsha. It is Busie's postcard image that is helping to empower and make a difference.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_981" align="alignleft" width="225"] Busie Dalingozi[/caption] Busisiwe is a participant in The heART of a Woman Project's pilot program in South Africa. From November 15-29, 2013, 9 women participated in an 11 day workshop at eKhaya eKasi Art & Education Centre in Khayelitsha. I taught the ladies photography, mobile technology and social media with used iPhones donated by family, travel blogger friends and mobile photographers from England that I had only ever 'met' on twitter. For 2 days the…
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