Azwikonisaho Ramavhuya

Azwi Ramavhuya is a South African human rights educator, writer, filmmaker, and founder of Serene Pictures. She self-published “Falling for the Girl in the Mirror”, a self-love guide, at 15 and became a published poet at 16. Her work centres on social justice, accessible education, and ethical storytelling.

She has participated in international forums hosted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, contributing to discussions on youth engagement and human rights education. Through literature and film, she creates narrative-driven projects focused on identity, dignity, and community mobilisation.

Azwi is applying to the ZOOM Children’s Museum residency to develop I Exist in “Unconventional Spaces”, an interactive photographic collection initiated in 2024 under Serene Pictures, the production company she founded. The project documents how girls in South Africa’s peri-rural communities assert identity and presence in spaces where they are often overlooked. Participants interpret “unconventional spaces” through personal, cultural, and educational perspectives using participatory photography and guided storytelling. ZOOM’s child-centred, play-based model will provide Azwikonisaho with practical skills in designing interactive exhibitions and facilitating structured creative workshops.