(Wo)manifestos for Positive Women - Ethical photography for social change

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Year:
2017

Project Location:
UK

Facilitators:
Becky Warnock

Partners:
Naz

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A participatory photography project with women from the BAME community who are living with HIV.

Project description:
NAZ is a sexual health charity and the ‘1000women’ initiative provides support to help improve the mental and sexual health of the Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) community. Through peer to peer mentoring, Lesbian and Bi-sexual woman and women living with HIV can safely support one another.

PhotoVoice ran a four week programme with a group of women from the 1000women initiative. Workshops and activities explored themes such as gender, power, race, community and communication.

The issue:
In 2015, a total of 6, 095 people were diagnosed with HIV in the UK and 45% of people accessing HIV care are from BAME communities. Despite these statistics the BAME community does not receive the resources and attention that it needs from policy-makers, decision-makers and funders. The PhotoVoice workshops provided a space for participants to campaign for better support and address HIV-related stigma.

Project Aims

To build self- confidence, self-worth and reduce isolation in beneficiary women
To enable participants to process and share their experiences and improve their future safeguarding.
To provide insight into the women’s experiences to professionals working for Naz and wider sector support services.
To add to service and communications tools for professionals in Naz and the wider sector.

Delivery:
During a four week workshop-based structure, participants created their own photographic and narrative based work and produced a portfolio of images, with accompanying captions which will be used as case studies and campaigning materials for NAZ.

Project Gallery: