Rashidi Nadhir
With a background rooted in Geography and Environmental Studies, Rashidi brings a sharp sensitivity to people and place. In 2022, he founded Kaa Kijanja Organization, a nonprofit that harnesses creativity, technology, and the arts to amplify youth voices and address pressing social issues across Tanzania.
From Malikia wa Nguvu, which celebrates the economic strength of local women, Heritage on Fire explores the chaotic beauty and cultural resilience of urban life in Tanzania to Sumu Tamu Inayoangamiza Taratibu, a raw and unflinching artistic response to youth and alcohol abuse, beauty hidden in ordinary moments.
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In a world increasingly dominated by formal legal systems and digital frameworks, this photo series captures a deeply rooted alternative community-based justice, preserved and practiced by the Maasai in Arusha, Tanzania. In August 2025, a group of young men faced communal judgment after publicly embarrassing the nation’s president. But instead of prison cells or courtrooms, their fate unfolded through a cultural gathering steeped in tradition.
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