Day 1: The six-member Project Istwa team presents the project to participants and their guardians at The Salvation Army Corps (church) in Jacmel, Haiti.

The Salvation Army Haiti partnered with New York based nonprofit Project Istwa to welcome 17 children ages 10-14 for one week of photovoice workshops in Jacmel. Children were taught about digital photography and photo composition and discussed how images can convey different messages. They were able to document their lives for a day and share the istwa (Haitian Creole for "story") of each of their favorite photos and display them in an exhibit for friends, family and community at the end of the week. Thanks to Project Istwa for allowing The Salvation Army Haiti to facilitate this project and to Hotel Florita (Jacmel) for lending a space to the beautiful stories and photos of these kids for the exhibit. Take a look at some of the candid photos from the week!

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Day 1: Parents and guardians sign paperwork for each of the kids to participate in the Project Istwa workshop.

Day 1: The six-member Project Istwa team presents the project to participants and their guardians at The Salvation Army Corps (church) in Jacmel, Haiti.

The Jacmel group at the end of day one; 17 children, ages 10-14, from the Jacmel area with their Project Istwa bags and supplies for the week.

Day 1: Participants and facilitators play a lively name game to get to know each other.

Day 2: Claudelson adds personal touches to his Project Istwa bag.

Day 2: Frantz gets acquainted with his camera for the week.

Day 2: The Jacmel group discusses how different photos make them feel and why.

Day 2: Denninson takes a break to flex his creative muscles in a different way.

Day 2: Facilitators hand over the cameras and memory cards.

Day 1: The six-member Project Istwa team presents the project to participants and their guardians at The Salvation Army Corps (church) in Jacmel, Haiti.