Photovoice Worldwide

PhotovoiceWorldwide is a woman-led social enterprise based in the U.S. We help individuals and organizations use photovoice safely, ethically, and successfully, while creating a global community for photovoice peer-to-peer support and continuing education. Our team is a community of passionate individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise, united by the mission to make a difference and drive lasting change using photovoice and participatory photography. We facilitate photovoice training; consult with organizations and individuals worldwide; implement photovoice projects; and create community for photovoice and participatory photography . What is Photovoice? Photovoice puts cameras in the hands of people with valuable lived experience so they can use photos and text to describe their challenges and strengths, hopes and fears. The photos and captions foster respectful dialog and become valuable data for decision-making. Using photovoice, you can: -Bridge the gap between decisionmakers and communities -Help people tell stories -Build teamwork, communication, critical thinking, and advocacy skills -Investigate lived experience and identify needs and strengths -Gain a more holistic understanding of a situation -Raise awareness, encourage dialog, and work toward positive change  Photovoice has been used to combat tobacco use, promote healthy eating, and empower individuals with disabilities to advocate for infrastructure improvements – and much, much more.  Photovoice participants around the globe include people living with chronic health conditions or disabilities, minorities, youth, veterans, immigrants, people living with mental illness, people experiencing homelessness, and many others.