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PhotoVoice: Back to Home with Failure

“Working abroad does not always means back to home with success, but there is failures as well. For the families left behind, they surely feel sad, especially for the wife who left by her husband for decades without any news nor remittances. This is the evidence of migration failure. This is the story of an old lady in our village. “

Photographer:

Suryani Lamanepa, or Peni, born Ambon-Maluku. Currently, she is the Posyandu cadre in her village, Beutaran Village, Ile Ape District, Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. She is also active as the group leader of a migrant worker group called Gleri. She loves swimming in the sea.

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.