UNITAR Hiroshima Launches “Faces of the Fellowship” Photo Exhibition

UNITAR Hiroshima Head speaks to the Media 6 November 2014, Hiroshima, Japan – The UNITAR Hiroshima Office, together with the Hiroshima Prefectural Government, recently launched the inaugural “Faces of the Fellowship” Photo Exhibition. The Exhibition celebrates twelve years of the UNITAR Hiroshima Offices’ successful “Fellowship for Afghanistan”, an annual seven-month long programme, which builds the capacity, and enhances the leadership, management and professional skills of a core group of senior government officials, academics and practitioners from Afghanistan. The exhibition is part of UNITAR Hiroshima’s community outreach, highlighting to the people of Hiroshima, and Japan, the important role that the programme plays, and the connection that they share with Afghanistan and its present journey.

The photographs have been provided by a number of the over 400 graduates of the programme and representatives of the alumni community, and serve to personalise Afghanistan’s current journey by showing their everyday life and setting, countering common images of Afghanistan as often depicted in traditional media. The exhibition also includes comments from the Fellows about their experiences whilst on the programme in Japan, with particular regard to peace and post-conflict reconstruction.

The exhibition, held at the symbolic former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch – itself a survivor building of the atomic bombing – is supported by the Hiroshima Prefectural Government; the Hiroshima Peace Creation Fund; RCC Broadcasting; the Chugoku Shimbun newspaper; NHK Hiroshima; Hiroshima TV; Hiroshima Home TV; TSS TV; and Hiroshima FM.

Following the conclusion of the Exhibition in Hiroshima, it will travel to several locations around Japan, including United Nations University in Tokyo.

The exhibition opening ceremony was covered by NHK Hiroshima and the Chugoku Shimbun newspaper (Hiroshima Peace Media Centre article – in Japanese only).

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