Protecting the Village with a Camera

Armed with digital cameras, some older women were assigned as village development supervisors. They obtained their photography skills through serious training.

November 17, 2010

THE incident took place in March 2009. A young woman attended the inauguration of a new school building in her village. Like a professional photographer, Kurnia Puspita Sari—the young woman—began recording the entire event on her camera. This 26-year-old is a member of PEKKA (Female Heads of Households Empowerment) in Wajok Hilir village, Kee Siantan district, Pontianak, West Kalimantan. While she was eagerly focusing on the ribbon-cutting, s

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