Help women to tell their stories

Dear GlobalGiving Supporters,

We hope that you and your families are safe in these uncertain times.

Since our last report, we have organised and finished another series of workshops with women from across Russia. We are very proud of the breadth of stories that they came up with.

August 2020 marked five years since femLENS ran its first series of documentary photography workshops with women in Dublin, Ireland. Since then we've worked with 12 other groups of women in 6 countries, organised seven photo exhibitions, published three issues of We See magazine, and to celebrate our achievements, published a book "Unlearning the Ordinary: through a lens for the commons*". The book can be purchased through Blurb.com. You can see the pdf of the book on our website.

We couldn't have done this without the support of people like you, the partners, and the trust of the women who took part in our workshops and shared their stories and lived experiences.

Thank you for being with us, and we hope that you will continue to support us, spread the word and follow our work.

Also, around the start of October, we will be launching a print sale to raise money for our workshop participants Halima Al Haj Ali and Faten Anbar who live in Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon was already experiencing a serious economic crisis, the explosion made the situation worse. We would like to support Halima and Faten, and offer you the opportunity to own a beautiful fine art print of their photos. 

If you would like to be informed about the print sale, please follow us on our social media or subscribe to our newsletter.

Thanks for being with us! Here's to another five years.

With gratitude,

femLENS Team