What's next for KIOO.

We are raising $30,000 to teach photography to Indigenous students in Guatemala in May. In collaboration with ConnectED, we are hosting a 10-day workshop with over 40 girls and boys in 2 different schools who live next to Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. During the first week, girls will learn different photographic techniques, like rule of thirds and leading lines. In the second week, boys will join the workshop to learn photography from a special group of newly-minted teachers—the girls!

This unique journey ensures that both girls and boys experience the rewards of an arts education. Girls develop valuable leadership and presentation skills along with the confidence to become active agents of change in their own lives and communities. Boys understand the value and worth of girls by learning a new skill from them. At the end of the two weeks, we will exhibit a gallery show of the students’ work to celebrate the creativity and accomplishments of these budding photographers.

All the camera and printing equipment we bring to Guatemala will remain with our local partner, who will continue to teach photography to our students in the months and years ahead, ensuring its sustainability and expanding our outreach exponentially.

Photographs taken by students in our KIOO Nepal workshop.

How you can help.

The estimated cost of bringing a KIOO workshop to Guatemala and creating a long-term photography program is $49,000. We've already secured a contribution from Fujifilm for $19,000, and we're looking to fill the remaining $30,000 gap. And there's lots of ways you can get involved!

Donate via the button at the top of this page!
- $25 will buy a memory card
- $50 will buy an ink cartridge
- $500 will buy an airline ticket
- $1,000 will buy a printer
- $1,500 will help us develop a tailored curriculum
Connect us with a company or brand who supports photography and gender equality!
Make some noise about KIOO Guatemala by sharing this campaign on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn!

For an extra bonus, if you donate $100 or more, you'll receive a gorgeous 8" x 10" print taken by one of our students in Guatemala!

Your generosity will put cameras into the hands of young people, create young female leaders and help boys discover they too can benefit from gender equality.

And that's pretty incredible.

Photographs taken by students in our KIOO Ethiopia workshop.

We are KIOO Project.

Our goal is for every girl and boy in the world to discover they are equals.

According to the World Bank, gender inequality is the single greatest barrier to national economic development. So we're fostering gender equality in under-resourced communities through photography.

We teach photography to girls who, in turn, teach photography to boys. Girls build self-confidence and leadership skills, while boys recognize the leadership ability of girls and see them as equals. In one of our workshops, girls had a 69% gain in self-confidence, and our students elected more girls to be class leaders as compared to other grades.

We've worked with children in Haiti, Kenya, India, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nepal, and even Brooklyn, New York. The moments they captured through the lens amaze us.

Photographs taken by students in our KIOO Brooklyn workshop.

Thank you, धन्यवाद, gracias, asante!

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Road to Guatemala!

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