National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
Photo Camp 2006: Uganda
May 17-September 3, 2007
Image: A professional photographer trains refugees to be photojournalists.
A professional photographer trains refugees to be photojournalists.
Photograph by Margaret Aguirre, International Medical Corps

Powerful images taken by refugees, ages 11-20, depict their lives in western Uganda. Relief agencies recognize art therapy as a method for positive recovery from trauma. Students were given cameras to tell their own stories through photography and to educate the world about the plight of African refugees.

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