Africa Aniwa

Welcome to  Africaniwa: a community of  passionate lovers of photography, especially about  the motherland - Africa. Our name is inspired by the "Twi" ( a widely spoken language by Akans in Ghana, West Africa) word "ahwehw3niw" meaning lenses. Consequently, Africa's lenses. 
Africaniwa is a passionate outcry to the true sons and daughters of  the homeland  to tell authentic stories about their lived experiences. Relying on responsible story telling by means of photos, Africaniwa's  main aim is to educate, promote and highlight African culture, heritage and history especially in less racially diverse communities in the diaspora through periodic photo exhibition. Our contributors range from the highly skilled photographer to the amateur photo lover. 
At Africaniwa, our philosophy is poignantly  captured by the African proverb which translates," if you don't tell your story, someone else would, and be sure they might not tell it right“. 
This is Africaniwa: My lens, Our story.