In recent years participatory photography has begun to be utilized as a collaborative intervention tool with marginalized populations, who are rarely given an opportunity to share their vision and think critically about the issues affecting their communities. To this end, The AjA Project has begun working with partner agencies, utilizing the participatory photography process, to help communities identify relevant social issues and re-visualize potential solutions. Such partnerships include:

The Institute for Public Health – The AjA Project worked with the East African community of City Heights to address growing concerns around access to healthy foods and food-related social behaviors.

The California Endowment – As part of the Building Healthy Communities Initiative, The AjA Project worked with the Youth Momentum team to document the planning process, and to investigate the problems facing their communities.

Speak City Heights – Speak City Heights is a media collaborative between The AjA Project, KPBS, voiceofsandiego.org, and Media Arts Center San Diego, aimed at amplifying the voices of City Heights residents. AjA runs photography-based programs with teens from Crawford High School, using its participatory approach, to help participants generate photographs and narratives that will guide media partners in creating news stories relevant to City Heights community members.
To learn more, visit speakcityheights.org
and AjA's Speak City Heights blog.

For more information or to discuss a potential collaborative partnership, please contact us.