Cameras For Girls started as a dream in August of 2017.

In August of 2018, it became a reality.

Cameras For Girls, established in August 2018 and officially recognized as a charity in Canada in September 2021, is dedicated to the core mission set by our Founder and Executive Director, Amina Mohamed. Her vision is to empower women throughout Africa and dismantle the gender-based hurdles prevalent in the predominantly male-dominated fields of journalism and photography.

Our first photography workshop took place in August 2018, our second in June 2019. We are Non profit organisation in Uganda Changing lives by teaching a craft.

Our Values

We seek to ALLEVIATE POVERTY for girls and women endeavouring to be journalists in Africa.

We empower women to TELL STORIES THAT MATTER TO THEM, using photography as the medium.

We seek to level the playing field with GENDER EQUALITY in a mostly male-dominated fields of journalism and photography.

VISUAL STORYTELLING that allows for self-expression, self-empowerment, and self-reflection while working on their employment goals in the journalism field.

We seek to BUILD CAPACITY for girls and women and empower them to use their voices.

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Cameras for Girls is committed to these United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDGs- No Poverty
SDGs- Gender Equality
SDGs- Decent work and Economic growth
SDGs- Rule 17