NEWS UPDATE Stories are as impactful now as they have always been, perhaps even more so today. But what is it that gives stories this power?We are answering that question in groundbreaking ways tapping into the power of untold stories to build solutions for one of the world’s most pressing crises: climate change. Continue Reading A New Phase of Lensational and NAP GN’s Climate Initiative Using the Power of Photography 18th Sept 2025 PHOTO STORY On October 28, Treasure Beach, a community of about 3,000 on Jamaica’s south coast, was struck by Hurricane Melissa.Tiffany Ritchie spent days preparing with her family. Unable to evacuate, she rode out the storm in a relative’s home on higher ground. Ritchie, like many Treasure Beach residents, now faces the challenge of rebuilding in a community still recovering from damages caused by Hurricane Beryl in 2024. Continue Reading 'We worked tirelessly to prepare for this hurricane' By Ashlee Saffrona Gooden 19th Dec 2025 PHOTO STORY After being faced by the 2024 floods in Nairobi and loosing nearly everying, even hope, Teresiah a single mother and wheelchair user, reached a near breaking point. But she didn’t give up. "What keeps me going and still does is my daughter." Teresiah says. Her daughter became her lifeline. Continue Reading A Year On from Nairobi’s 2024 floods, a Daughter Remains Her Mother’s Lifeline. BY CATERINA NYAMBURA 9th October 2025 PHOTO STORY In Great Diamond’s backdam, along Guyana’s Demerara River, Warrau migrants from Venezuela have formed a small, close-knit community. Since arriving in 2021, one family has faced territorial disputes, poverty, and lack of basic utilities. They draw strength from community. Continue Reading Caught in the crossfire of territorial disputes: Stories of survival of Guyana's borderless Warrau people BY TARA LEUVINA SMITH 26th June 2025 Remembering the Genocide against the Tutsi with Clementine Murekeyisoni, a survivor. PHOTO STORY On 7th April, Rwanda observed Kwibuka, the National Commemoration Day for the Genocide against the Tutsi. Clementine Murekeyisoni was just 15 when the Genocide against the Tutsi began. Raised in Kayumba village alongside eight siblings, Clementine lost her mother in 1989 and witnessed the rising tide of hate and violence against Tutsi families.Three decades on, Clementine and other survivors continue to rebuild their lives, honouring the memory of those they lost. Continue reading NEWS UPDATE Stories are as impactful now as they have always been, perhaps even more so today. But what is it that gives stories this power?We are answering that question in groundbreaking ways tapping into the power of untold stories to build solutions for one of the world’s most pressing crises: climate change. Continue Reading A New Phase of Lensational and NAP GN’s Climate Initiative Using the Power of Photography Reflections with Faye Cuevas, Lensational Board Chair 18th Sept 2025 Reconnecting with my Indigenous Pokot roots in the face of climate change PHOTO STORY The Pokot people of Kenya have long used sustainable methods like sun drying, smoking, and fermentation to preserve food and secure food year-round, even during droughts. These techniques are now fading due to modern refrigeration and climate change. But the elderly such as Mzee Joel and Mama Krop make sure this invaluable knowledge is passed down to their sons and grandchildren. Continue Reading Women of Domiase: the backbone of an isolated community in Ghana's Eastern Region PHOTO STORY Janet, Emefa, and Gladys, like many women in Domiase, Ghana, work right alongside men, farming cassava, groundnut, and maize while running their households. They face isolation and a lack of infrastructure, but their their efforts sustain the community,—showing that equality can be a powerful force. Continue Reading

Equipping unrepresented women with the skills and tools for photography so they can tell their own stories

We are a not-for-profit social enterprise that equips women with photography training so they can document and tell their stories in ways that represent them and their communities accurately and with dignity.

Our Approach

Photography Training

Our training follows a three-phase pathway that takes a woman from first using photography to express herself to, if she chooses, becoming a reliable, independent storyteller in our network.

Social Change Commissions

We pool funding to commission social change photography tied directly to policy cycles and knowledge gaps, generating evidence by the people living it.

Narrative Change

Distribution through our Media partners puts these women's own images in front of a global audience, gradually replacing the outside view of these communities with what they actually hold of themselves.

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