A teenage girl poses with flower petals at Kakenya’s Dream, a Kenya-based nonprofit that invests in girls from rural communities through education, health, and leadership initiatives for African women and girls. Nearly 130 million girls are out of school globally, and less than half of countries have reached gender parity in primary education. 2021.
Lee-Ann Olwage is a visual storyteller and photographic artist from South Africa. Her work is about identity, collaboration, and celebration. With her long-term projects, Olwage aims to create a space where people can play an active part in the creation of images that are affirming and celebratory.