PHOTO STORYOn October 28, Treasure Beach, a community of about 3,000 on Jamaica’s south coast, was struck by Hurricane Melissa.
Tiffany Ritchie spent days preparing with her family. Unable to evacuate, she rode out the storm in a relative’s home on higher ground.
Ritchie, like many Treasure Beach residents, now faces the challenge of rebuilding in a community still recovering from damages caused by Hurricane Beryl in 2024. Continue Reading'We worked tirelessly to prepare for this hurricane'By Ashlee Saffrona Gooden19th Dec 2025PHOTO STORYAfter being faced by the 2024 floods in Nairobi and loosing nearly everying, even hope, Teresiah a single mother and wheelchair user, reached a near breaking point.
But she didn’t give up. "What keeps me going and still does is my daughter." Teresiah says. Her daughter became her lifeline. Continue ReadingA Year On from Nairobi’s 2024 floods, a Daughter Remains Her Mother’s Lifeline.BY CATERINA NYAMBURA9th October 2025NEWS UPDATEStories are as impactful now as they have always been, perhaps even more so today. But what is it that gives stories this power?
We are answering that question in groundbreaking ways tapping into the power of untold stories to build solutions for one of the world’s most pressing crises: climate change. Continue ReadingA New Phase of Lensational and NAP GN’s Climate Initiative Using the Power of Photography Reflections with Faye Cuevas, Lensational Board Chair18th Sept 2025PHOTO STORYIn Great Diamond’s backdam, along Guyana’s Demerara River, Warrau migrants from Venezuela have formed a small, close-knit community. Since arriving in 2021, one family has faced territorial disputes, poverty, and lack of basic utilities. They draw strength from community. Continue ReadingCaught in the crossfire of territorial disputes: Stories of survival of Guyana's borderless Warrau peopleBY TARA LEUVINA SMITH26th June 2025 "Mama We Is People Too!" The New Beginnings School fighting for equitable education in Trinidad and TobagoPHOTO STORYSince the 1980s, the New Beginnings Educational Centre, In the vibrant tapestry of Trinidad and Tobago, has served as a beacon of hope for students with disabilities.
Under the leadership of its Principal, Phillis Griffith, a passionate advocate for inclusive education, the school has continued to grow. Political instability, poor communication among policymakers, and unequal resource distribution however hinder the school’s full potential. Continue readingReconnecting with my Indigenous Pokot roots in the face of climate changePHOTO STORYThe Pokot people of Kenya have long used sustainable methods like sun drying, smoking, and fermentation to preserve food and secure food year-round, even during droughts.
These techniques are now fading due to modern refrigeration and climate change. But the elderly such as Mzee Joel and Mama Krop make sure this invaluable knowledge is passed down to their sons and grandchildren. Continue ReadingWomen of Domiase: the backbone of an isolated community in Ghana's Eastern RegionPHOTO STORYJanet, Emefa, and Gladys, like many women in Domiase, Ghana, work right alongside men, farming cassava, groundnut, and maize while running their households. They face isolation and a lack of infrastructure, but their their efforts sustain the community,—showing that equality can be a powerful force. Continue ReadingA Night Shift with NataliaPHOTO STORYAt 30 years old, Natalia is the only woman working as a railway electrification technician in the Barcelona province.
The job is technical and dangerous, requiring intervention on high-voltage contact lines - and happens only at night, while Barcelona residents sleep.
Working at night, in a man’s world, is not without its risks. Continue ReadingCaught in the crossfire of territorial disputesPHOTO STORYOn the East Bank of the Demerara River, Guyana, in a village called ‘Great Diamond’, lies a 'backdam' where some Venezuelan migrants, mostly of Warrau descent, have built a small, close-knit community.
A family who resettled in Great Diamond in 2021 to escape Venezuela’s political and economic crisis is caught in the crossfire of territorial disputes and facing poverty and a lack of basic utilities, the family finds solace and solidarity among their neighbors.
Continue readingStories of survival of Guyana's borderless Warrau people
