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This high-definition video captures a transformative research initiative aimed at highlighting the invisible labor and socio-economic challenges faced by mothers in South Africa.

: The video showcases the 2025 exhibition, featuring the photographs taken by the mothers themselves. It serves as both a research archive and a powerful advocacy tool, presenting stories of resilience, poverty, and the complex navigate of family life in urban and rural South Africa.

: Initiated to explore the "motherload"—the mental, emotional, and physical burden of caregiving—this project uses Photovoice , a qualitative research method where participants document their lived realities through photography.

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