In May 2015, the Alliance Française de Maseru hosted the exhibition Women in Resistance (WIR) by French photographer Pierre-Yves Ginet. Twelve photographic portraits and written profiles of Basotho women sponsored by Vodacom Lesotho Foundation were displayed alongside Pierre-Yves Ginet’s work. In November 2015, the twelve portraits moved to the Morija Museum and Archives (MMA), whereContinue reading “Online Exhibition”
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The Sankofa Photography Project
This week marked the beginning of a new photography project at The Hub titled ‘Sankofa’. Each month will have a different theme, the theme for May is ‘Heritage’. Hub members will be encouraged to check out cameras from The Hub, and photograph anything they seem fitting to the theme. The best photo each month willContinue reading “The Sankofa Photography Project”
The Hub profiles Morija’s Women In Resistance
With continued support from Vodacom Lesotho Foundation, The Hub is implementing a number of activities geared at engaging its members and young learners from schools in and around Morija around the theme of the Women In Resistance exhibition. The Hub ran photography and writing competitions in January 2016 to select members who are participating in thisContinue reading “The Hub profiles Morija’s Women In Resistance”
The Hub at Ba re e ne re
Ba re e ne re Literature Festival is an annual festival in Lesotho which promotes increased literacy, encourages creative writing and aids artistic exchange between creatives in Lesotho, Basotho outside of Lesotho and creatives from other cultures. Through an essay writing competition and with support from Glasswaters Foundation, 12 Hub members attended Ba re e ne reContinue reading “The Hub at Ba re e ne re”
Skate or die – Culturing a new lifestyle for Lesotho, the mountain kingdom
A small bunch of youth have revolutionised the norm and introduced skateboarding to the streets of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho; a small country completely surrounded by South Africa. The life of an average child in the rural parts of Lesotho consists of herding livestock (mainly for boys and sometimes girls) and tending to choresContinue reading “Skate or die – Culturing a new lifestyle for Lesotho, the mountain kingdom”
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