Jones,
Ann. "Cote D'Ivoire: "Grace A L'Appareil"" War Is Not
over When It's Over: Women Speak out from the Ruins of War. New York:
Metropolitan, 2010. 15-55. Print.
As
a part of their “A Global Crescendo: Women’s Voices From Conflict Zones”
photography project, Ann Jones & the International Rescue Committee gave
digital cameras to women living in small Cote d’Ivoire villages where being a
women meant being relegated to the role of indentured servant. The volunteers were
instructed to take photos of their trials, tribulations, triumphs, and
everything in between. This photo-project gave the previously silenced women the
skills they needed to identify what they’d like to change about their lives, the
ability to concretely capture their dissatisfactions, and the courage to
publically speak out about the injustices they suffered. By the end of the
project some of the women even went so far as to march for their rights. Although
this project did not get the Cote d’Ivoire women to talk about the gender based
violence they experienced as a result of the recent civil war, it was a huge success insofar
as it empowered these women of Cote d’Ivoire to fight for their rights.
Allie, Helen,
Kortney
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