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Tinzwei (Hear our Voice) photo-voice project 2011
GALZ & Katswe Sistahood
November 30, 2011

Background to the project

A first project of its kind, Tinzwei (Hear our voices) is a photo voice initiative carried out by a diverse group of Harare women (ages 19-43) sharing experiences of their struggles, successes and Breaking the Silence experienced due to women's sexuality and gender.

The process was a journey of recognition and affirmation. for the participants as most of them were eager to document their lives in communities were they grew up in. While using photography was a creative means of speaking out and a form of collective expression, it was also a skills building exercise. Through photography and the written word, going back to the past was a painful experience for some as they re-lived the past in a five-day whirlwind.

The photographs taken during the process will be used to launch a 2-day exhibition hosted by GALZ and Katswe Sisterhood at the Alliance Francaise on 1-2ndst December 2011. The future plan is to taken this exhibition to the communities in which these women documented their lived realities.

There is no doubt if any that this project serves as an alternative platform to amplify the voices of women as we commemorate 16 days of activism and World AIDS Day where women tell their own in stories their own way.

View the GALZ fact sheet

View the Katswe Sistahood fact sheet

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