About
The Film
© 2011 Moja Moja Pictures Ltd.
Moja Moja documents the compelling story of two women from opposite worlds,uniting in a bid to improve the lives of disabled orphans in Kenya.
Moja Moja is a Swahili saying meaning “One Step at a Time.” The film follows the steps of Vancouverite, Susan Standfield, as she starts a business based on an entirely new and unique concept of her own creation. Her idea offers an alternative to the paternalistic approach to alleviating poverty in Africa, which traditionally focuses on treating the symptoms rather than the disease.
The Children’s Photographic Gallery of Kenya (CPGK) is a project designed to create partnerships with the developed world to allow an impoverished group of children to create their own self-sufficiency and economic freedom, instead of relying on traditional charity handouts.
In Kenya, disabled children are often seen as a curse by their families and abandoned once their disability becomes visible. S.H.E.R.P. (Samburu Handicapped Education & Rehabilitation Program) is an orphanage whose goal is to rescue as many of these children as possible. Susan Standfield approached Grace Seneiya, the founder of S.H.E.R.P. with a proposal that would allow the children in her orphanage to develop self-employment skills by harnessing their own creativity.
Moja Moja unfolds one step at a time, starting with one woman’s naïve and idealistic dream and leads to the eye-opening realities of an African orphanage for disabled children. The experiences of these children translate into onscreen images that are emotionally charged and sometimes shocking.
We follow the development of this remarkable project that brings together the vision of two strong, like-minded women in their efforts to provide these children with hope, dignity and opportunity.
Moja Moja is a celebration of the human spirit that demonstrates the potential individuals have to change their world.
