{"id":36252,"date":"2017-11-13T13:49:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T13:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/photography-inspire-children\/"},"modified":"2017-11-13T13:48:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T13:48:36","slug":"photography-inspire-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/photography-inspire-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography inspire children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through a five-day photography training organised by UNICEF Rwanda in partnership with National Children Commission (NCC), children were helped to tell their life stories and express their future life aspirations by using pictures.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise was party of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) which was founded in 1947.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 70 years, UNICEF has promoted children\u2019s rights by fighting against child labour and any violence as well as supporting their education and uplifting their confidence to do anything they can to prepare their bright future.<\/p>\n<p>During the training, children were taught about taking good picture focus that matches with their confidence. <\/p>\n<p>Seventeen-year old Fran\u00e7ois D\u2019Assise, took a picture of a mother with a child in her hands which he interpreted saying, \u201cWhen I was small, my mother always held me to make me feel safe. I noticed the same love from this mother and her baby, and I knew I had to take a picture.<\/p>\n<p>Afissa Mukeshimana, 16, and Jean Claude Nzeyimana, 15, took pictures of a woman doing pottery to earn the bread for her children. They said, \u201cWomen like Makarusanga Zuraika are so inspirational because they work hard to build businesses and earn income for their families. Her success and entrepreneurship will create good lives for her children, and she can pass these values on to them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Gloria Uwera, 17, said \u201cAt first I was taking a different picture but this little boy caught my eye. He told me he loves coming to the market to help his mother sell fruits. He even tried to sell me an orange! My wish is for all children to grow up like him: with loving families and an entrepreneurial spirit.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Aline Niyonkuru, 17, Affisa Mukeshimana, 16, and Claire Twagirihirwe, 14, said \u201cParticipation and working together are important cultural values. That\u2019s why once a month, everyone in Rwanda participates in \u2018Umuganda\u2019, our country\u2019s community work day. We want to encourage our future children to feel proud of these values.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On another picture, Aline Niyonkuru  and Francois D\u2019Assise said, \u201cOur wish is for every child to use innovation and creativity to improve the lives of people in their community\u2026 like how Christine, Emeline and Theoneste are using these local materials to create toys for children to learn through play.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Valentine Niyonkuru, 17, said \u201cEven when my mother had a lot of work, my father or my grandmother would take care of me. I saw this grandmother with her grandson, and it reminded me of myself as a child. The development of children requires good parenting, and this family is a great example.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22619 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-91.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cAt first I was taking a different picture, but this little boy caught my eye. He told me he loves coming to the market to help his mother sell fruit. He even tried to sell me an orange! My wish is for all children to grow up like him: with loving families and an entrepreneurial spirit.\u201d Gloria Uwera (17)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22618 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2-84.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cEven when my mother had a lot of work, my father or my grandmother would take care of me. I saw this grandmother with her grandson, and it reminded me of myself as a child. The development of children requires good parenting, and this family is a great example.\u201d Valentine Niyonkuru (17)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22617 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/3-82.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWhen I was small, my mother always held me to make me feel safe. I noticed the same love from this mother and her baby, and I knew I had to take a picture.\u201d Francois D\u2019Assise (17)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22616 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/4-72.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cSports aren\u2019t just fun, they\u2019re important for a healthy life. Every child should be able to take time for football, or volleyball, or whatever they like.\u201d Cedrick Bizimana (17) and Claudia Kamanzi (15)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22615 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/5-50.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cI want every child to have access to a good education, because it\u2019s our right to have the opportunity to develop our talents through learning.\u201d Claire Twagirihirwe (14) and Emmanuel Iradukunda (13)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22624 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/6-49.jpg\" alt=\"Children have a right to a standard of living that meets their needs. Gardens like this one help children have good nutrition for physical and mental development.\u201d Elia Ufitimana (13) and Ester Uwase (14)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22623 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/7-42.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cBabies can sleep peacefully on their mother\u2019s backs and dream of their future when their families have good health care.\u201d Cedrick Bizimana (17) and Claudia Kamanzi (15)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22621 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/9-24.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cParticipation and working together are important cultural values. That\u2019s why once a month, everyone in Rwanda participates in \u2018Umuganda\u2019, our country\u2019s community work day. We want to encourage our future children to feel proud of these values.\u201d Aline Niyonkuru (17), Affisa Mukeshimana (16) and Claire Twagirihirwe (14)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22621 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/9-24.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cParticipation and working together are important cultural values. That\u2019s why once a month, everyone in Rwanda participates in \u2018Umuganda\u2019, our country\u2019s community work day. We want to encourage our future children to feel proud of these values.\u201d Aline Niyonkuru (17), Affisa Mukeshimana (16) and Claire Twagirihirwe (14)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22620 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/10-28.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cOur wish is for every child to use innovation and creativity to improve the lives of people in their community\u2026 like how Christine, Emeline and Theoneste are using these local materials to create toys for children to learn through play.\u201d Aline Niyonkuru (17) and Francois D\u2019Assise (17)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22625 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/11-46.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWe have a responsibility to protect our environment and keep our schools and communities clean. Gakwaya told us that for his children to have a good future, he has to make sure he helps keep the planet healthy.\u201d Aline Niyonkuru (17) and Francois D\u2019Assise (17)\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22626 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/12-19.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWomen like Makarusanga Zuraika are so inspirational, because they work hard to build businesses and earn income for their families. Her success and entrepreneurship will create good lives for her children, and she can pass these values on to them.\u201d Afissa Mukeshimana (16) and Jean Claude Nzeyimana (15)\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children aged between 13 and 17 years have expressed their life aspirations, hopes to achieve them and memories of their past experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-36252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unicef","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36252"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=36252"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=36252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}