The Ntethelelo Foundation in partnership with the Market Photo Workshop, are pleased to announce the Ntethelelo Images and Mobile Journalism 2021. The participants will be trained how to use mobile phone apps and cameras as a journalistic tool.
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Mobile journalism is gaining traction in news rooms and is changing perspectives on the delivery and accessibility of news. It’s rapid, instant and mobile. Mobile Journalism, or MoJo, is now a popular course offered to trained journalists to prepare them for adaptation to new technologies in news reporting. The Ntethelelo Images and Mobile Journalism 2021 focuses on the use of smart mobile phones, and trains participants in visual literacy, technical operation, storytelling and producing, and the safety and ethics of mobile journalism”.

Roses and Poses_ a confidence building photography project for girls.

Girls in disenfranchised areas have been seen to struggle with confidence due to their environment and the people in their lives. With a rise in drug and alcohol abuse, prostitution and teenage pregnancy more young girls are falling prey to these social ills. This project is structured to allow girls to express themselves and gain confidence through using photography as a tool. Through photography they can engage with their environment and build their confidence through working with their community. With the programs planned within the workshop, girls will learn alternate ways to finding themselves and learning a new skill.

Roses and Poses is a confidence building participatory photography workshop for girls. The workshop is set to run at Market Photo Workshop working with a group of 15-20 girls between the ages of 12 and 15 years old.  The workshop is designed and structured according to the needs of those who will be participating, the resources available and the logistics on the ground.

The participants took part in two workshops spread over two weeks with written assignments as well as photographic assignment. The photographic assignment required the participants to photograph at least 10 women they have never met to encourage them to be confident into speaking and engaging with new people. The images were presented in a final critique session and their experiences became part of the conversation.