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Updated 1st May 2012

Matriarchal Project. 2005 to 2012
(Where women rule!)
By Simon & Kateřina

This is a project to highlight the last societies on the planet that have naturally placed women as equals or even leaders, without them having to fight for their rights.

New Article: Cosmopolitanu 08/2011 - Czech Language
„HLEDÁM ŽENSKÉ KMENY“
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Buganda Kingdom - Uganda 2006-10
By Kateřina

For 4 years I worked on development projects in Uganda, in the area known as the Kingdom of Buganda. To wind down from my work I went out and painted the people and the local culture. The gate to the Buganda Kingdom opens here…

Karamojaland - Uganda 2006/10
(The land of old tired men)
By Kateřina

The Karamojong are feared by all other tribes in East Africa. They live in a completely different world to the Royal Baganda. Hunger and ethnic violence are the main reasons why many Karamojong are leaving their magical homeland and fleeing to the city. It was in Kampala the capital of Uganda where I first met them begging on the street…

People of Maize - 2006
(Life in the Guatemalan Countryside 10 years after the civil war)
By Kateřina

Portraits of the Mayan villagers who lost their loved ones during the genocide in Guatemala. These people, whose ancestors believed the humans were created from maize, are still seeking for justice.

The story of a Mayan village starts here.