Project South Africa: Days 7 to 12

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After teaching the women about photography, mobile technology and social media in the first 6 days, we moved into production mode. We spent 2 days photographing in Khayelitsha, a Cape Town township where the women live. On the morning of Monday November 25th, the women went out on their own to photograph in the vicinity of the centre. They quickly realized the challenge as many residents were very interested in what they were doing and especially in their devices. We decided to photograph away from the centre after lunch for security reasons. Buli and his friend Roy, drove us and accompanied us to an informal settlement area. Our first stop was at Buli's aunt's house. There were 7 of us photographing the area. They documented township life, I documented them.…
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Project South Africa: Days 2-6

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What an incredible week we had last week. The women explored Cape Town, Table Mountain & the Cape Peninsula while learning how to use an iPhone, mobile technology and social media. They learned about photography and photography essentials such as composition and lighting. The week started off with us being treated to the Hop On/Hop Off Red Route Tour by City Sightseeing on Monday November 18th, 2013. They had the freedom to take photos at will and enjoy the sites. After touring the entire route, we stopped for lunch at V&A waterfront and then got back on the bus again. At lunch we were joined by Nicolas, a blogger for City Sightseeing South Africa. We got off at St. George's cathedral and took photos around the church and through the…
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Ten South African Women to Fight Poverty with Mobile Photography

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I am happy to announce that with YOUR HELP and generosity including used iPhone donations, a used laptop and sponsorships from the MobiTog community and 6dVision, we will be able to welcome 10 participants into The heART of a Woman Project Mobile Photography Program at eKhaya eKasi in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa next month! [caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="480"] eKhaya eKasi[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_184" align="aligncenter" width="480"] eKhaya eKasi[/caption]     It was only last year on December 10, 2012 that I first visited eKhaya eKasi in Khayelitsha, South Africa and May 2013 when I came up with an idea and entered  G Project. Many of you supported me then and it was at that time I decided that I would commit and bring this initiative to fruition because I knew that even if…
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