Any developing nation striving towards improving the lives of its female population would benefit significantly from adopting appropriate means that ensure female empowerment and skills development.

Female journalists in developing countries often make 60 percent less than men with the same skill sets.

Female empowerment has been a topic of conversation among world leaders, the private sector, philanthropists, and the media.

Cameras For Girls is not just about photography - it's about empowering women through their passion for storytelling and allowing them to share their stories with the world. 

Scientists have discovered that humans are naturally inclined to act in ways that benefit society as a whole and each other, even if those acts don't benefit them personally.

Miriam Watsemba is a young documentary photographer in Uganda who is setting her chart proudly.

Joyce Kimani is a young and talented Kenyan young woman, who attended my last Cameras For Girls training in Kampala, Uganda.  She was in Uganda to earn her degree in Mass Communications and Journalism from Makerere University. This would be our last training in June 2019 before COVID hit and everything was stopped.

Since its inception in August 2017, Cameras For Girls has diligently taught photography and business skills to marginalized females endeavouring to become journalists in Africa. However, we realized we needed to pivot over the last 20 months under COVID. Thus, we built a robust video library, so our students could continue developing their photography and business skills instead of having the in-person training we could not deliver.

Like other charities worldwide right now, Cameras For Girls are preparing for Giving Tuesday on November 30th and for their year-end appeal fundraising campaigns.When speaking to potential donors, many think the only way to support a charity is through monetary means. So, I thought I would write a blog post about the 10 ways to support a burgeoning charity, like Cameras For Girls.