What does the Africa you read about in the news look like? What comes to mind when you envision a group of divers exploring Africa’s kelp forests, restoring coral reefs or filming wildlife in warm and wild plains? What do filmmakers, innovative scientists and conservation heroes look like, sound like - and even dress like?
Our Story Arc is a collection of stories that amplify, detail, elude to, and openly and powerfully celebrate some of the barrier-breaking, compelling, complex, funny, hopeful, intricate, inspiring, passionate and hard-fought journeys of African storytellers, conservationists and scientists in the NEWF community - and far beyond.
In recognition of our collective agency - it is here that we celebrate the value of community-centric impact through warm, thought-provoking narratives that highlight the richly diverse cultures, multidisciplinary talent and Indigenous knowledge systems that play a significant role in the preservation of our wild spaces, species and the communities that coexist with them.
Glance through our lens and travel alongside these storytellers, innovators and explorers; the curious creatives, passionate peers, and radical agents of change refocusing the narratives of Africa through their work and lives.
HER | Story: Shaping and inspiring impact and storytelling across Africa
The women in the NEWF community are among many across the continent showing up as the leaders and change-makers we have needed in our time. As the climate crisis intensifies, intersectional social justice and impact movements rise to challenge the ways of the world - these women are advocating for a better future.