The mission of The AjA Project is to empower refugee and underprivileged youth through educational programs and to help them create better opportunities for their future. We fulfill our mission by fostering a sense of belonging and self-worth in refugee youth, as they develop valuable vocational, technical, and photography skills.

Watch The AjA Project's Promotional Video (6:04)

The AjA Project is based in San Diego and currently operates and supports three programs and one traveling exhibition. The programs include, Journey in San Diego, Record of Truth in Thailand/Burma and Disparando Cámaras para la Paz (Shooting Cameras for Peace) in Colombia. AjA is an acronym for “supporting self-sufficiency” in Spanish: “Autosuficiencia Juntada con Apoyo.”

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The AjA Project also administers a traveling multimedia exhibit of our students' works - "Lives in Transition : Expressions of Refugee Youth."

The AjA Project also initiated a Documentary Interchange program, a photography/letter exchange between our students in San Diego, Thailand, and Colombia.

Be sure to check out our newly launched online gallery

»»» Read our Fall 2007 Updates.