Thanks to a generous commitment from our Board of Directors, all donations made by December 31 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $25,000.

This means your support — no matter the amount — brings twice the opportunity for youth to access the tools they need to understand their experiences, feel more connected to others, and discover confidence in their own voice. Every contribution directly supports youth in classrooms and communities around the world, and now your impact can be doubled.

At 100cameras, we believe every young person deserves a meaningful way to make sense of their experiences, share their perspectives, and feel seen.

This year’s 'Through Your Lens' campaign invites us to reflect and celebrate moments and memories that inspire gratitude, connection, and hope.

Throughout the season, our students, educators, and community are sharing photographs and stories that capture what they hold dear. These moments don’t simply reflect beauty — they speak to the human need to process experiences, feel connected to others, and build a sense of belonging.

When you donate today, you help equip youth with the tools and support they need to strengthen emotional intelligence, improve well-being, develop resilience, and build community-building skills.

Every young person deserves more than survival. They deserve tools to understand their experiences, share their stories, imagine their futures with hope, and feel connected to others.

Our research in partnership with United Nations Institutions confirms that when youth are not given meaningful ways to process what they have experienced or feel seen, they are more likely to disengage, isolate, or “opt out” of their surroundings. This lack of belonging impacts confidence, connection, and well-being — the foundations of thriving communities.

The 100cameras curriculum experience changes the trajectory

Through photography and storytelling, youth gain a new access point to make sense of their world, reflect on their emotions, build resilience, and strengthen emotional intelligence and community-building skills.

Students consistently report greater optimism about their futures, a stronger belief in their ability to contribute, and increased confidence in expressing what they feel and think.

Your donation directly funds scholarships that ensure no student is excluded.
Each scholarship provides curriculum access, camera equipment, and the tools and support youth need to process emotions and experiences, and new tools that build lifelong belonging, confidence, and self-understanding.

$500 equips one student to participate.

Consider becoming a monthly donor to sustain participation year-round. Your first month’s gift will be matched as part of the $25,000 year-end match - doubling your impact from the very start.

Across our programs, students shared:

• 93% reported greater optimism about their future.

• 94% reported a stronger belief that they can make a difference in their own lives and in their communities.

• 92% reported greater confidence in expressing their emotions and feelings.

These numbers are not abstract - they reflect the lived reality of youth who finally feel seen, supported, and connected

Your Impact, Lasting.

As you reflect on what you hold dear this season, we invite you to help youth build tools for well-being, resilience, and connection through the 100cameras curriculum. Together, we can reach our $25,000 match and bring transformational opportunities to more students.

THANK YOU

Every contribution — whether one-time, monthly, or part of the matching campaign — directly supports the students who need it most. With your help, we can continue to provide tools that help youth process experiences, connect with others, and feel more grounded and hopeful.

KHANKE, KURDISTAN IRAQ

A 9 year old and his neighbors were highly persecuted by the Islamic State fighters for their Yazidi faith, and their entire region of Sinjar was in grave danger. After a miraculous weeks-long escape, his family arrived at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Northern Iraq. When this program met him 5 years later, he took photographs of a single flower that grew alone in the middle of dirt during the curriculum activities and would express -- for the first time according to his community elders -- that it sometimes could represent loneliness or hope or fear to him and his family.

BRONX, NEW YORK USA

One of our outcomes and measurement tools that tracks impact is a Pre-course Survey that identifies how students feel about themselves, their role in their community, and their place in the world. During this program, a 12 year old stood up at the beginning of the first class, and her answer to the survey question, How do you feel knowing that other people want to see your perspective and hear your story? was “No one will care. No one has ever cared. And that’s all I have to say about that”. At the end of the curriculum and course, when asked the same question again, she stood up and said, “I am really proud.”

Established in 2009, 100cameras is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization in the United States of America and funded by programming partnerships with schools, districts, and local nonprofits as well as donations from corporations, foundations, and individuals.

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