Article by Daniel Rahmann. When I returned from Ghana this year, many people were expecting me to come back with harrowing stories about human trafficking, and I have to admit, before I went, I too was preparing myself for the same thing. Human Trafficking, after all,...
Article by Jason Otoo. I’m Jason Otoo, CEO of the ‘Odikro’ Royals Dance Company, Ghana, and the lead dance and healing instructor for the ‘Beauty For Freedom’ summer program aimed at combatting child trafficking in Ghana. Working with the Beauty for Freedom team this summer has...
Article by Michael Räuschl. The past 5 years, I've worked for Beauty for Freedom as an Ambassador and Creative Director behind the scenes and I finally could manage to join PROJECT GHANA 2019 in Winneba, Ghana. It was my first time to volunteer for the incredible...
Article by Jerry Chu. "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination encircles the world. " – Albert Einstein All I needed as a kid growing up was a pencil and paper. My imagination took...
Article by Not.Travis Photography by Erica Simone & Not.Travis Going to Africa on a volunteer trip had always been something that I dreamt of since I was a little kid. For whatever reason, I always knew it was something I was going to do. After all, Africa...
Article by Jerry Chu Photography by Challenging Heights “Friends International Academy” Youth “Hi My Name is Noah and I’m 10 years old. I want you to be my BFF.” As I stepped off the bus into Challenging Heights, I saw a sea of welcoming children filled with kindness,...
Article and Photography by Erica Simone When Monica first told me months ago that we would be leading a project in Ghana, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I had never considered traveling to Ghana, mainly because I didn’t know anything about it, but as...
Article by Shannon Mac Ardhail Many people hire a Rhode Island portrait photographer to capture their portrait because they want to keep this moment in their life forever and have something to look back on in the future. Portraits are a great way to capture the...
Article By Zephy Photography by Challenging Heights It’s been twenty-four hours since we’ve arrived in Ghana, a vibrant country filled with gregarious and good-natured people. We’ve been greeted with an abundance of huge, kind smiles, graciousness, and plenty of fried rice. For our first day, the BFF...