Paulo Freire
Photovoice was developed in the early 1990s by Dr. Caroline Wang and Dr. Mary Ann Burris. Their first project took place in rural Yunnan Province, China. In that project, 62 village women volunteered to document their daily lives through photographs. Their images highlighted issues such as women's health, access to childcare, girls' education, sanitation, and economic opportunities.
Sometimes we see sweeping changes in policy and legislation emerging from the voice of the people, but equally as valid are the small steps and changes which occur for participants.
A photographer living in Northeast Brazil takes the Photovoice Worldwide Intensive School and, by learning about Paulo Freire's roots, is given a whole new perspective on the city she calls home and the work she is doing to try and lift the oppressed.