Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2014 – Our 4th Annual Youth Photo Camp Full Report

This is a complete listing of all programs, workshops, and activities created and made possible during the 2014 Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto in Jacmel Haiti - our fourth annual Youth Photo Camp. We love that this program had so many supporters, and have so much gratitude for your funding and in kind gifts. All cameras, equipment, and computers were donated! We had three teams, 28 students that shot over 7500 images, and 11 generous hard working volunteers from Haiti and the U.S. - Kristin Adair, Susan Bradley, Jennifer and Guy Pantaléon, Maggie Evans, Rudolph LaPointe, Joel ...

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Thank you from the Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2014 Team!!!

A HUGE thank you to all of our friends and believers who have supported our efforts giving your time, funding and supplies to empower youth in Haiti to improve their lives and strengthen their communities! Together we raised at least 102% for our 4th annual Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto campaign, and completed enough of our 2014 Wish List to successfully carry out our agenda! It is extremely gratifying to know that every camera, piece of equipment, and computer were donated by you! Big thanks to our creative and hardworking incredible students from Cité Soleil and Jacmel who ...

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The 4th annual Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto – 2014 Youth Photo Camp in Haiti begins July 25! Here’s our Wish List!

The phrase fast and furious is appropriate for the task upon us preparing for our fourth annual Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto. We've got the volunteer team and the plans, and now we need to get the funds and materials together to make this another successful summer learning program for our 32 students. We're really excited about the extra additions to our curriculum this year integrating the basic steps for learning about and starting a small business, resume writing, one on one computer training, continuing photo studio instruction, and more local professional guest speakers. ...

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Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2013 Student Exhibition Galleries

The 2013 Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto Exhibition at the Fosaj Art Center was a beautiful success! The people of Jacmel warmed our hearts by showing up en masse to support the work of our students. There were also family and friends, and local subjects that posed during our outdoor studio sessions came to view their photos and received free prints. It was a hot and packed evening celebrating photography and community that also included a running Making of Jouk Li Jou slideshow, and students from our business development class were awarded certificates to cheers from the crowd. ...

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Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2013 – OVERVIEW, IMPACT, and THANK YOU’s!

- A group of 10 international volunteers including professional photographers, translators, and assistants from the U.S., France, and Haiti led this year's Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto. - 30 photojournalism students from Cite Soleil and Jacmel, including two enthusiastic new students, shot daily life assignments in and around Jacmel along with a maternity clinic, recycling business, a rally by Christians against homosexuality in Haiti, weddings, workers, market life, fire fighters, the local DJ, barbershops, Vodou, and sports. - Every student received a badge and camera, and ...

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Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2013 – our third annual Photo Camp for Haitian Youth is coming up!

Our third annual Photo Camp for Haitian Youth is July 26 - August 6, 2013! Once again, a great team of volunteer photographers and assistants will work side by side with our Haitian students for this collaborative community project in Jacmel. This year we are simplifying the schedule and downsizing a bit to concentrate on individual technical training, more intensive photography instruction, and small business development by creating a Portrait Studio. Last year one of our older students asked us what photography can do for his life, and we're answering him by providing ...

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Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2012 Exhibition part of the World Monuments Fund celebrations in Jacmel this weekend

Our exhibition was extended to be part of the festivities. Events take place this Friday -Sunday!

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Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2012 – Project Overview and Exhibition Slideshow

Zanmi Lakay’s Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2012 was phenomenal! This year we held our second annual Youth Photo Camp, a collaborative community project in Jacmel, where young Haitian photojournalists shoot local daily assignments, learn vital skills, tell stories from a Haitian point of view, and promote progress in their own community. Joining us again were the staff and students of our partners Kole Zepol from Cité Soleil and Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC) based in Jacmel, along with the Fosaj Art Center where our beautiful exhibition is still up through the ...

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Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2012 begins this Friday morning!


Zanmi Lakay’s Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2012- our second annual Photo Camp for Haitian Youth

Our second annual Photo Camp for Haitian Youth is July 19-28, 2012! This year we are expanding with 50 young photography students from Cité Soleil and Jacmel who will learn and work together for 10 days along with volunteer professional photographers, supporters, and  Haitian staff to shoot, edit, produce, print, and then design and hang a huge photo show for a month long exhibit. Please consider making a donation to this epic teaching and exhibit event and help us reach our fundraising goal of $8,500.00! Every little bit helps and we can't do it without you! Once ...

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