An Open Mind And An Open Heart.

I have always thought any decent photographer should be able to work outside of their comfort zone. That one of the marks of my personal progress is to be a familiar name beyond Kenya. To be a ‘photographer without borders’. My perception of success changed on a very...
Regional CSO Forum.

Regional CSO Forum.

On the 3rd of July to the 6th of July 2017 HAART in partnership with GIZ held a conference for CSOs dealing with aspects of migration with a focus on human trafficking. The conference was held in Nairobi Kenya and it saw participants from East Africa and Horn of...

Life in the victims department.

A DAY AT THE OFFICE It’s been four months since I joined HAART Kenya in the Victims department. “Multiple phones ring at the office and everyone too busy to pick up as they try to find a solution to a case or solve an urgent victim’s problem. I pick one up a minute...
HAART’s shelter inception; perspectives from the manager.

HAART’s shelter inception; perspectives from the manager.

”The first time I visited this place [HAART shelter] I was thinking – it just has it all for those girls. It is a place for healing and it is just a homely place… It is just what they need and it is a place with silence… I totally loved it”  The idea of...

Human Trafficking in the Courtroom.

It is the third week since I arrived in Kenya. I am sitting in a wooden bench, in a courtroom located somewhere in Nairobi, surrounded by an expectant crowd that patiently listens to the Judge, the clerks, the prosecutor and the involved parties of each one of the...
Progress: A Shelter for Victims of Human Trafficking.

Progress: A Shelter for Victims of Human Trafficking.

On the 8th of June I traveled to an undisclosed location in Kenya to visit HAART’s shelter for rescued victims of human trafficking. A few hours drive from the capital the area is quiet serene and it is a perfect setting for aiding the rehabilitation of victims...