Tags: advocacy

People with disabilities get cameras and learn to use photos to tell their stories and for advocacy, by sharing in a Photo Story Circle. See why I'm so excited about the project.

See related project websites:

www.LifeInFocus-UCP.org

www.UCPmichigan.org

The storyteller talks about how one woman changed health care for an entire state.

Bonile recounts his journey from lack of awareness to knowledge about HIV/AIDS, beginning with his initiation as a man, continuing through to a painful breakup with a girlfriend and a phase of being a “player,” and concluding with publicly coming out as an HIV+ prevention activist, amidst the climate of stigma and denial pervasive in South Africa. The story was created at a CDS 4-day hands-on workshop held in Cape Town.

In this story, Doreen reflects on her history of drug and alcohol use and the tactics she used to keep social services at bay – until she realized her life needed to change. Her struggle to overcome addiction, reunite with her children, and reclaim her life is truly inspiring. The story was created in a CDS hands-on 4-day workshop with parents who have been involved with the child welfare system.