Staff Blog

PhotoVoice Fieldwork – Zimbabwe Diary
by PhotoVoice|14 February 2017|News, Project Update, Staff Blog
Kate Watson, Projects Manager at PhotoVoice is currently working with 14 community members in Lower Gweru, Zimbabwe on an evaluation project in partnership with Zimbabwe Red Cross (ZRC). The participants are beneficiaries of the ‘Food Security & Livelihoods (FLS) Programme’...
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A thousand more words on the photographs of Alan Kurdi, one year on
by Kate Watson|05 September 2016|Staff Blog, Uncategorized
12 months ago, Russell Watkins, a PhotoVoice trustee wrote ‘A thousand words on the photographs of Aylan Kurdi’, considering the immediate response to the images of the young Syrian refugee as they were shared around the world. Kate Watson, PhotoVoice...
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Wrap on Workshop Phase of Having Our Say 3
by PhotoVoice|11 August 2016|HOS, Staff Blog
11/08/2016 For young people who have experienced or are at risk of sexual exploitation; defining, explaining and talking about their experiences are extremely challenging. The National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People approached PhotoVoice in 2010 to...
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Atelier des Photos et des Mots
by PhotoVoice|05 July 2016|Staff Blog
05/07/2016 Zoe Wright, PhotoVoice Communications Intern reflects on the PhotoVoice exhibition at the 'Atelier des Photos et des Mots' festival in France. On the same day that Tom Elkins, PhotoVoice CEO and I travelled to France for the PhotoVoice exhibition at...
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National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day
by PhotoVoice|18 March 2016|HOS, Staff Blog
On the second National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day our Projects Manager Becky Warnock gives a detailed look into the work that PhotoVoice has been doing with the National Working Group.   18th March 2016 marks the second National Child Sexual...
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Project Update – MAMPU
by PhotoVoice|11 January 2016|Staff Blog, Uncategorized
Kate Watson, PhotoVoice's Projects Manager, gives an update on our MAMPU project, which looks to address issues relating to Indonesian women affected by migrant work. Indonesia’s diversity remains unmatched in the world. The country has over 17,000 islands, which are home to over...
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Our Projects in 2015 – a review
by PhotoVoice|11 January 2016|Staff Blog
Becky Warnock, Projects Manager for PhotoVoice, reflects on her views on PhotoVoice’s  projects over the course of 2015. I'm writing this post in a hotel in Jakarta, having completed our second trip working with Indonesian women migrant workers, in partnership...
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Voices on International Migrants Day
by PhotoVoice|18 December 2015|Staff Blog
Currently, Kate and Becky, PhotoVoice's Projects Managers, are far away from London’s wintery Christmas build up, working hard in Indonesia. They are completing fieldwork as part of the evaluation of one of our latest international projects with our partners MAMPU. The project...
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Taking ownership of images in Ethiopia
by PhotoVoice|08 December 2015|Staff Blog
Kate Watson, Projects Manager at PhotoVoice writes about her experiences in Ethiopia as part of the BRACED project, and the progression of photography in Africa as local communities take ownership of their images. Perhaps even more than other sub-Saharan countries,...
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Workshops at the CATS Conference
by PhotoVoice|10 September 2015|Staff Blog
Becky Warnock, Projects Manager at PhotoVoice talks about her experiences at a conference this summer. In July, Tom and I were lucky enough to spend a week in the beautiful Swiss town of Caux, attending the annual CATS conference. CATS stands...
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