strength, courage, solidarity: the women of haiti
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My Ignite talk for the HaitiTech meetup sponsored by the US Dept. of State. Featuring photographs taken by members of five grassroots women's organizations in Port-au-Prince, HaitiTRANSCRIPT
“Strength, Courage, Solidarity”Haiti’s
Women
3 days:13 women
from5
organizations+
4 digital cameras
2 Flipcams
Flickr: UN_PhotoNational Geographic
What makes a good photo? What makes a viewer care?
The power of photography to personalize, contextualiz
e & memorialize
.
Documentation
Shelter
Water
Food
Unemployment
Discrimination, exploitation and
abuse
Violence
Family
Solidarity
Communications
Mobile Access
Recent survey in Port-au-Prince:
83% of men and 67% of women
had mobile phones
... that’s higher than radio & tv.
UN Cluster system
Designed to protect, but
there is much confusion.
What now?
These are the people with the knowledge &
passion to transform the
violence.
Will we give them
the support &
skills they need?
Emily Jacobi@emjacobi
Abby Goldberg@DigiAbby
www.digital-democracy.org
Abby & Emily with translator Jocie
Mesi - thank you.