Our 2018 Uganda 4-day workshop experience

2018 – Our First Workshop in Uganda

After developing the idea for Cameras For Girls in 2017, it took a year of planning, collecting donated cameras, and recruiting our first cohort of 15 young women before we were ready to launch. In 2018, we proudly delivered our very first 3-day photography workshop in Uganda.

At that time, the training was focused solely on photography skills. Over the following year, the program grew into the year-long, four-phase curriculum we deliver today, combining photography, storytelling, business skills, and mentorship.

2018 also marked the beginning of our academic partnership with Makerere University’s journalism program, laying the foundation for years of collaboration in training and supporting young women pursuing careers in media.

This workshop was the spark that set Cameras For Girls in motion—a proof of concept that has since grown into a transformative program impacting women across Africa.

See the photos from our training below.

Four women sit at a table in a room with plain walls, engaged in various activities. One woman in the foreground is looking at her phone, wearing a sleeveless dress with a pearl necklace. The second woman, in the middle, is holding a small camera, we
A woman with braided hair, wearing earrings and a patterned sleeveless top, taking a selfie while having her blood drawn, with a blood pressure cuff on her arm and a medical device around her wrist.
A woman and a young girl sitting close together under a thatched roof, looking at something in the woman's hands.
A woman wearing a headscarf is working with a sewing machine indoors, with a wooden ceiling and some windows in the background.
Two women, one with light skin and one with dark skin wearing a headscarf, are leaning over a table looking at a smartphone. There is a camera on the table, papers, and writing utensils.
Person taking a photograph through a chain-link fence, with some branches and leaves in the foreground.
Two young women standing outdoors near a brick wall and white picket fence, looking at a camera or phone together.
Two women sitting side by side at a table, one wearing glasses and reading a camera, the other in a white t-shirt with a heart-shaped design, both focused on something in front of them. They appear to be in a casual setting.