Sep172013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Our Supporters Rock

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  Thank you to all of you for supporting The heART of a Woman Project South Africa Donate, blog/write, volunteer for The heART of a Woman Project, spread the word and then send in photo of yourself holding a sign saying "I supported #heARTSouthAfrica" or #thoawSA and you will be included in the "Supporters Gallery" Selfies For A Cause to empower women in South Africa through mobile photography. [gallery link="file" ids="704,703,615,614,527,532,529,528,516,517,518,499,478,467,466,469,498,520,706,731,732,733,758,750,759,754,752,751,753,755,756,762,763"] Our list of thanks is long as it has truly been an initiative with people coming together from all over the world for Project heART South Africa.  From those that donated to the crowdfunding campaign and sent in their 'selflies for a cause' photos to those that donated iPhones - Wynford Rees, Christian Henry, Jeannette Lopez, Richard Gray, Roger Gilbert, Mariellen Ward, Melissa Shearer and…
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Jul72013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Are you a Global Citizen?

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I recently came across this wonderful video by www.globalcitizen.org, it's worth a watch!   As you probably know the heART of a Woman Project's main objective is to empower women in developing communities. We aim to do so by educating women 15 years+ in photography using mobile technology.  You can see what we have planned for the pilot project in South Africa here, which is targeted for November 2013. By educating women in mobile technology it will give them access to new skills and new information which could be transferable and applicable to their lives in many other ways. The challenge we face is teaching these skills to women who may have never used an iPhone or the internet and who may have very little knowledge or skills in photography. Does…
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Jun212013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

It Takes a Village and the Ubuntu Philosophy

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We know that it takes a 'village' and that this initiative can only be successful with your help! This is a grassroots initiative in that we know exactly where our time, energy and efforts are going and who it will affect. We are small initiative, but we have BIG ideas and goals. Many times it can seem that our efforts and hard earned dollars get lost when it goes to a big charity. While we do need those charities too, it's the smaller initiatives where you will see WHO you are helping. Every share, donation and moment of your time will directly affect the women of eKhaya eKasi and the people they care for as we aim to implement our pilot project there in November 2013. [caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="300"] eKhaya…
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