Amina Mohamed
Lifestyle BloggerAmina Mohamed, founded Cameras For Girls to change the lives of girls and women in Uganda, through the power of photography.
In the everyday running of a non-profit, you sometimes feel that the goal you set out to accomplish is unachievable, and you feel like giving up, but then something extraordinary happens! Your organization, which you worked so hard to maintain and grow, achieves charity status.
When I set out to change the lives of females in my home country, Uganda, using the power of photography, I never envisioned that we would be here three years later, after many setbacks. Being a solo founder and running this day-in and day-out gets lonely and sometimes overwhelming. But knowing the lives, I can impact in the developing world makes me work harder each day.
What does it mean for a small organization to hit official status? Mainly that we can now issue tax receipts for donations.
100% of the funds raised and cameras collected go towards our charitable efforts in Africa.
We started in Uganda in 2018. We are moving forward with our programming in other African countries. In October (online for now), we will be teaching females in South Africa through our partnership with Khwela Womxn, who are endeavouring to become tour guides. The photography training will help them become better storytellers, lead their own photo tours and compete in a very male-dominated space.
Learn more at https://www.camerasforgirls.org
If you are looking to get involved, we are always looking for volunteers.
If you care to donate used or new camera equipment, kindly reach out to us at [email protected].
In the everyday running of a non-profit, you sometimes feel that the goal you set out to accomplish is unachievable, and you feel like giving up, but then something extraordinary happens! Your organization, which you worked so hard to maintain and grow, achieves charity status.
If you care to donate used or new camera equipment, kindly reach out to us at [email protected].
If you wish to donate to our charity, you can find us on Canada Helps or Go Fund Me. We can now issue tax receipts 🙂