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Vision Not Victim Project: Mother

Here Yvette’s mother reacts to seeing her daughter’s vision captured in a photograph.

Vision Not Victim Project: Atosha, Age 14, Future Business Owner

Vision Not Victim Project: Rosine, Age 13, Future Surgeon

"In the future I want to be a doctor. A while ago, there was a woman in my neighborhood that had to have a c-section. I wanted to be able to help her and other women like her. That was when I decided I was going to become a surgeon."

Vision Not Victim Project: Rosine, Age 13, Future Surgeon

"I was born in Katagota to a family with six children - my father has two other wives besides my mother, who is his first wife. I am calm. I don't like lying. I am generous towards others and don't like being provoked or teased. I am proud."

Vision Not Victim Project: Sifa, Age 15, Future Journalist

"I was born in Bukavu, a large city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I live with my father and mother, who are incredibly supportive, and my four brothers and three sisters."

Vision Not Victim Project: Sifa, Age 15, Future Journalist

"I love to travel and discover new things. And I write; I want to become a great writer. I love writing novels and historical books. Right now, I'm in the process of writing a novel based on my life, starting at my time here in secondary school..."

Vision Not Victim Project: Sifa, Age 15, Future Journalist

"In the future, I want to be a celebrated journalist and writer, coverings stories about the Congo for international news outlets. This would allow me to develop and shape my country and present my own thoughts and views to the world..."

Vision Not Victim Project: Joviale, Age 16, Future Architect

"I was born in a village outside of Bukavu, but have since moved into the city with my parents, five sisters, and two brothers. My father works for a non-profit and my mother cares for our family. And she is my hero..."

Vision Not Victim Project: Joviale, Age 16, Future Architect

"In this photograph I am already a popular woman known across the continent for having designed amazing monuments and buildings. Here I am explaining my plan to a construction worker. I research, I innovate with my work, and I am dedicated..."

Vision Not Victim Project: Jeanine, Age 16, Future Minister of Defense and Human Rights

"I want to work for my country and I want to help people realize their rights. My goal is to become Minister of Defense and Human Rights and lead the country in easing the pain of its citizens."

Vision Not Victim Project: Asifiwe, Age 11, Future Gynecologist

"In this image I am helping a pregnant woman who has a problem with her stomach. I'm trying to diagnose what is making her suffer. Here, in the future, I am married and have children."

Vision Not Victim Project: Asifiwe, Age 11, Future Gynecologist

"I am passionate about two things: music - I love to sing, and healing the sick. Helping mothers and children brings me joy."

Vision Not Victim Project: Yvette, Age 13, Future Photographer

"In this picture, I am photographing a model for a fashion campaign. I love showing people their image - I love taking pictures of my friends and family and giving them a glimpse of how they appear, how others see them, how beautiful they may be."

Vision Not Victim Project: Yvette, Age 13, Future Photographer

"I was born into a small family in South Kivu, raised by my mother and grandmother while my father was working in a different part of the country. I am smart and inquisitive, and I want nothing more than to travel and explore. I hope to be a photographer.

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