MEET THE GIRLS FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY IN SIERRA LEONE

Grace Kamanda was always inspired by photography. She joined an apprenticeship program called Envizage Concept where she met Joy Gborie, Hawa Turay, and Fatmata Jalloh—three young women who shared her interest. Between the four of them, they only knew of one woman, Mimi Bangali, successfully working as a photographer in Sierra Leone. So, together, the four women formed Girls Behind the Lens—a women-led photo agency that also trains other young women and girls in visual arts and photojournalism. Click here to learn more