Times Of Swaziland: PHOTOGRAPHER WON E5 000 FROM KI

PHOTOGRAPHER WON E5 000 FROM KI
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BY DUDU DUBE  on 11/12/2020 01:19:00


MBABANE - With great work comes great rewards.
This mantra holds true to one of the local photographers, Nsizwa Mhlanga, who
walked away with E5 000 from Kwakha Indvodza.
This was confirmed by him in an interview with the Entertainment Desk.
In collaboration with the US Embassy in Eswatini and Standard Bank, Kwakha
Indvodza was conducting a social media and in-person awareness campaign on
positive fatherhood called ‘Babe Locotfo -The Good Dad Campaign.’
campaign
The goal of this campaign was to contribute to the reduction of gender-based
violence in Eswatini by encouraging men to challenge the social norms, which
perpetuate gender inequality and oppress the sexual and reproductive health
rights of women and children at home.
Kwakha Indvodza has over the period of eight months, through workshops and
social media platforms, engaged men about the importance and benefits of active
fatherhood.
The campaign used visuals to inspire positive fatherhood in the country and
encourage father-figures of all kinds to play an active role in their
children’s lives. This has been done through documenting images of fathers in
Eswatini with their children/ fathers demonstrating what it means to be Babe
Locotfo loosely translated as ‘a good dad’ for content using a variety of
media.
On Father’s Day this year, Kwakha Indvodza, the US Embassy in Eswatini and
Standard Bank produced a video celebrating fathers, showcasing the different
fatherhood roles and activities that fathers enjoyed doing with their children
at home.
Simultaneously, the three partners launched the ‘Babe Locotfo Photography
Competition’ which encouraged professional and non-professional photographers
to share fatherhood pictures which would aid in raising awareness on positive
fatherhood.
Mhlanga was one of the photographers who won during the launch that was held at
the Mbabane Library Exhibition Hall KEY.
The event was graced by US Ambassador in Eswatini Her Excellency Lisa Peterson,
Standard Bank Chief Executive Mvuselelo Fakudze and Kwakha Indvodza’s
Executive Director,  Tom Churchyard.
Mhlanga expressed his excitement and shared that he had a fruitful experience.
amazing
“I submitted my pictures early April this year; we were required to explain
how the pictures depict a good father. The experience was amazing as I also
learnt a lot. I would like to thank the Kwakha Indvodza team for giving me the
opportunity to share my thoughts through pictures,” he said.
He went on to thank his models, the talented Qiniso ‘Qhibo’ Motsa and the
Nhleko family.
Kwakha Indvodza (KI) through its projects offers community-led social behaviour
change and health interventions. Our vision is to have a healthy, resilient and
more gender-equal Eswatini, guided by positive and informed male influences.