TWO DAYS

The 2012 Olympics kick off in just two days and while the elite athletes of the world get ready to take center stage, take a look at another one of the profile videos featured in Through Her Eyes Project. In this profile video you’ll meet a young surfer from Ecuador named Cinthia Layana who shares why she believes support from your family is such a crucial element to everyone’s success: “The most important thing is the family. Because if your family supports you, I think you get the tools to succeed in this sport…In the beginning, they didn’t like it because they said it was for men and all of that. But later, they understood. And I think that there isn’t one sport that is just for men. I think that women, just like men, can play any sport.”

9 months ago on July 25, 2012 at 03:59pm

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The Through Her Eyes Project

The Through Her Eyes Project is an innovative multimedia project designed to profile girls and women in developing countries who play sports and highlight the benefits they gain. Through visual storytelling, this project aims to share these stories both online and on the ground, to motivate a world of stronger women, families, communities and countries. By sharing these stories we hope to improve the well being of girls and women, accelerate community building and promote social change.

The project was carried out for the first time in Ecuador where we interviewed, photographed and filmed girls and women around the country, who play sports. The exhibit was shown in six cities in Ecuador during the summer of 2011. In the winter of 2011, the project was invited to be showcased at the South American Beach Games in Manta, Ecuador.

The exhibit was shown for the first time in the U.S. on June 1-3 at the Chicago Art Department.

From November to January 2013 visit the Chicago Art District showPODs located on the 1800 block of South Halsted Street to see some of the work in person.

Click the Exhibit link above for more details on upcoming events. And you can visit our project site to learn more: www.throughhereyes.org

All videos and photography that are not sourced are original content of the Through Her Eyes Project.

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