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Introducing the femLENS Community Survey

June 23, 2022June 27, 2022

By Aishling Heffernan femLENS has completed its first Community Survey, which aimed to examine the needs, challenges and ambitions of […]

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Narva mediaLAB

August 15, 2021April 23, 2022

Last Friday, 13 August, femLENS launched the five months project – Narva mediaLAB. The lab is aimed at different groups […]

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femLENS Celebrates Six Years

August 7, 2021April 23, 2022

Today is six years since the first femLENS workshop in Balgaddy, Dublin, Ireland! In 2015, femLENS founder and workshop facilitator, […]

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femLENS Back in Estonia

August 6, 2021April 23, 2022

We are pleased to share some exciting news! femLENS, with the support of German embassy in Estonia, is opening a […]

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femLENS Photo Club v2

April 13, 2021April 23, 2022

femLENS Photo Club v2 – Sunday 18 April 2021 13:00-15:00 Dublin/Ireland Join us this coming Sunday 18 April at 13:00 […]

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femLENS Workshops 2021

February 6, 2021April 24, 2022

femLENS is happy to announce its new partnership with the Cameroon Association of Women in Media AFMEC. AFMEC is a […]

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HER|visual|STORY Press Release

November 17, 2020April 24, 2022

Title: Online HER|visual|STORY Digital Photography Festival Launches on International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women Narva, Estonia, November 17, […]

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Book Unlearning the ordinary: through a lens for the commons

femLENS Publishes First Book “Unlearning the Ordinary: through a lens for the commons*”

August 31, 2020April 20, 2022

PRESS RELEASE (Berlin, Germany, August 31, 20202) femLENS, an Estonia-based non-profit association, is proud to announce the launch of the […]

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Happy 5 year anniversary femLENS!

August 27, 2020April 20, 2022

A few days ago an ex-colleague of mine had posted a photograph of the number 5 on his social media […]

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Beirut Explosion by Halima Al Haj Ali

August 12, 2020April 20, 2022

by Halima Al Haj Ali, Beirut, Lebanon 10.09.2020Cover photo by Faten Anbar I am photographing and documenting what happened in […]

Blog Post, News, Refugees

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Why does femLENS focus on women and girls?
Women and girls are still underrepresented in almost all areas of life. Photography as a storytelling tool shouldn’t be the domain of the privileged few. Technology today allows us to make that happen as so many people have access to a mobile phone with a camera. Read more

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  • Who Doesn’t Love a Challenge? — Inside the New Issue of We See Magazine
  • Who Gets to Tell the Story? A Decade of Women Behind the Camera
  • femLENS Receives UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status: What It Means and Why It Matters
  • WeLens Project Update: Stories, Tools, and Shared Action to End GBV
  • Redefining Representation: Women, the Internet, and the Power of Digital Expression
  • Power of Print Media: Why femLENS Still Publishes in Print
  • From Page to Practice: How to Use femLENS Resources in Your Community
  • Issue 10 of We See: Mapping the Landscape of Gender-Based Violence
  • The Making of We See Magazine: Behind the Stories, Layouts, and Late Nights
  • Art Therapy for Expression and Awareness: Two Methods from the Take pART! Booklet
  • Photovoice as a Tool for Participation: Stories from the AGENCY Project
  • The Artivism Toolkit – Creative Tools for Collective Action
  • We’re Back on the Blog: What femLENS Has Been Up To
  • AGENCY: Vote With Her!
  • Volunteer Partnerships Coordinator Role at femLENS

What is femLENS?

femLENS works to empower women to become social change agents themselves.

We encourage women to use their voice, to tell their stories and stories of their communities through visual storytelling, using just a mobile phone camera or other easily available alternatives.

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femLENS MTÜ (registration number 80429622) is an Estonian registered non-profit association.

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