GRABS Interview on FRANCE 24

Activities, Workshops

Glenda Santana de Andrade and Israel Wabikamba (one of the young GRABS participants in South Africa) were recently interviewed by France 24 about our recent photo exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery in eThekwini-Durban. Glenda explained to international viewers the origins and objectives of our project, whilst Israel spoke about his photographs and what participating in…

Participatory Photography and Podcast Workshops with In-School and Out-of-School Youth in Johannesburg

Activities, Fieldwork

From 8 to 25 January, Glenda Santana de Andrade conducted a field trip in Johannesburg as part of the Growing Up Across Borders (GRABS) project, in close collaboration with our local partners RCP – Refugee Children’s Project and Aron Tesfai. The visit focused on participatory creative workshops using photography and podcasting with young people. The objective was to create…

Photo Exhibition at KZNSA Gallery

Activities, Exhibitions, Workshops

The GRABS project organised our first photo exhibition in a public art gallery, the KZNSA Gallery in eThekwini-Durban in South Africa. The exhibition, a culmination of our photography workshops,  brought together a series of photos taken by young refugees on the theme of belonging/difference. The young people involved brought their own imagination to interpret what…