Photo & Video Stories: Women & Children, Majority World Issues, Development

By Christine Nesbitt Hills

  • May 2009: Tasila Lungu cuddles her infant son, Felix, at their home on the outskirts of Lusaka. Felix is six weeks old and has just returned from the Chelstone Clinic where he tested HIV negative.

Tasila and Felix

In Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, the Chelstone Clinic provides vital programmes to treat HIV-positive pregnant women and to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). This essay tells the story of Tasila and her son, Felix, through the first 18 months of his life until his HIV status is confirmed.

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Managing water & sanitation facilities together

South-East Nigeria

Collaborative links between communities & authorities in managing water & sanitation facilities in Nigeria.

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  • Washing hangs on a fence serving as a line in Bodiam in the Eastern Cape of South Africa on Thursday March 22, 2012.

Maternal & child health care

Eastern Cape, South Africa

In South Africa, maternal mortality has more than quadrupled over the past decade. Women in rural areas bear the brunt of these statistics due to lack of transport, and inaccessible facilities.

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Representing children

Liberia

Children’s rights are human rights, but children are not always recognised as citizens with such rights. It’s important to think about the representation of children in photography. Do the photographs used uphold children’s rights to accurate representation, respect, privacy and protection? What if the child depicted were your child? How would you feel about the visual representation if you were the child depicted?

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