PhotoVoice is a grassroots
photojournalist
website dedicated to people. Our Mission is to make the voice of
voiceless heard, and the world seen. The founder, Wadner Pierre, is a Haitian
photojournalist who dedicates his
life to Social Justice in his beloved country, Haiti. PhotoVoice is
also a
legacy of Pierre's adoptive father, Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste who passed
away a
year ago. Fr. Jean-Juste fought for social justice and the
respect of
human rights in Haiti during his life.
PhotoVoice is a dedication to thousands of Haitians who died in the
January 7.0
magnitude earthquakes in January 2010, hundreds killed or affected by
the
cholera disease killed, those who are struggling to rebuild their
communities
post-earthquake, and those who are courageously fighting the cholera
disease on
their own.
Photojournalism is People. As long as our cameras are on, our
pens,
pencils, and computers can be used, the struggle to make the world a
better
place will continue and must be continued. We use our cameras
specifically to
send a social justice message to the world. Social change can take
place in
this world and it shall take place. We only need to stand, fight,
and make
it part of our everyday life.
For the world should be what it was created for, people's voice
should be
heard in all corners of the world. The world wants to see, know –
work
for social changes. This is PhotoVoice's mission and this is the
journey that
all photojournalist are on or should be on.