the Ubutunzi Project is part of a new movement in documentary photography called, "Citizen Journalism". For decades the work of photojournalists has impacted the public's perception of underdeveloped countries by placing an emphasis primarily on poverty and conflict, but images created by "citizen journalists" (untrained people armed with tools to record the events and circumstances that surround them), like those in the Ubutunzi Project, have the ability to bring a new consciousness to that vision.

The photographs created by the fifteen women in who participated in the project, are not just a projection of personal and cultural values, a voice of hope; but an opportunity for the rest of the world to see the intimate details of a shattered people reconstructing their lives and redefining themselves.

The camera makes this possible.

By many accounts Rwanda has rebounded from the 1990s to become a progressive center in business and politics; the government has articulated a desire to become a model for other African nations. The selected photos in are, in part, artifacts of Rwanda's transition. They provide a window onto a part of the world that is in sharp focus in this early part of the 21st century.

More than two thousand photographs were taken as a part of the project. Of that, sixty have been chosen to represent the project through a touring exhibition.

We are currently looking for exhibition space for the Ubutunzi Project across the country. To discuss this opportunity, please contact Lorena Turner.

The Ubutunzi Project is done with the help of Sisters of Rwanda, and is a partnership project of Daylight Community Arts Foundation.