MISSION STATEMENT:
Ascetics with Cameras is a seva (volunteer service) organization providing multimedia services, tools and training to Shiva’s Army – the sadhus & sadhvis of Juna Akhara – since 2004. It is our mission to not only provide multimedia tools to document the existence of these ascetics, but more importantly to train the members of Juna Akhara to document themselves, thus empowering these ascetics to participate in the process of media-making to which their Akhara has been subject for centuries.
We run various types of Community Outreach Programs & Projects geared towards both Cross-Cultural Exchange and Experiential Multimedia Education.
PROJECTS & PROGRAMS:
• Multimedia Archives (photo, video, audio)
• Photography Training Program
• “Her-story” Video Production Program
• Juna Akhara Documentary Project
• Seva Services Program
Ascetics with Cameras is based throughout India and led by Nicole Jaquis – produced by relativelyLocal, in collaboration w/ Juna Akhara, with support by Projectile Arts.
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