RUBIS - 2019 Universal Registration Document

4 CSR AND NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Working responsibly and with integrity

Of Soul and Joy, a learning platform for photography With Easigas (Thokoza, Johannesburg, South Africa) Of Soul and Joy is a long-term social and artistic initiative launched in 2012 by Rubis Mécénat and Easigas in Thokoza, a township located south-east of Johannesburg in South Africa, to transmit professional photography

skills to disadvantaged young people of the township and surrounding areas. It aims to teach young adults about photography as a means of expression, personal vocation and professional perspective. A visual platform, Of Soul and Joy offers workshops led by recognized photographers, meetings with participants in the art market, collaborations with cultural institutions and the organization

of art events in South Africa and abroad. Each year, the project awards study grants to the most promising students to enable them to access higher education at a university of their choice in Johannesburg. The program now attracts young photographers from various townships located around Johannesburg, thus extending its reach.

© Jabulani Dhlamini

In Thokoza, workshop "Magnum Photo" with Matt Black in 2017…

… and workshop with Yann Delacour in 2019.

© Jabulani Dhlamini

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