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PhotoVoice: Life Changing

“This is the house condition of migrant worker who works overseas. The house in the left (woven bamboo walls) indicates the house condition before he worked overseas. While the one on the right (brick walls) indicates the house condition after he became migrant worker. Migrant workers do not always return home with problems and failures, but a lot of them return with success.”

Photographer:

Sumayatus Sahidah, or Sum, is a temporary teacher at a high school in Southwestern Praya Sub-district, Central Lombok Regency. Starting with her involvement in migrant workers data collection in Darek village, Sum can understand more about the migrant workers’ conditions and she engaged in Desbumi activities. Currently, Sum become one of Desbumi cadres in Darek village, Southwestern Praya Sub-district.

About PhotoVoice: Voices of Women through Photographs

This is  one of 48 photos taken by 21 former women migrant workers, their family members and supporters, who live in six villages in Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB) and Lembata (East Nusa Tenggara/NTT). The story of the photo and the photographer profile is available in the image displayed.

Through photos, they voice their concerns, needs and achievements. They also use these photos to record changes in their lives and the lives of people around them and to communicate the challenges faced in their daily lives.

Their photos were exhibited in two national events: the National Conference of Women of Women Inspiring Change (May 2015, in Jakarta) and the National Jamboree of Migrant Workers (November 2015, in Jember, East Java). A story about them is written by a journalist from Kompas, Meidiana, and published in Kompas printed newspaper on Sunday, December 13, 2015. The trainings were done by a consultant from London, UK, named PhotoVoice.