The AjA Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in San Diego, California. Utilizing participatory photography methods and an assets-based model, AjA’s programs provide a tool for creative expression and critical dialogue. Since its founding, AjA has provided long-term, community-based programming for over 3500 individuals, and has shared visual narratives with over 3 million viewers through large-scale public exhibits.
Working from a social ecology methodology that believes a shift in cultural awareness and inclusion can only be achieved when change occurs simultaneously on the individual and social levels, AjA annually installs both small and large-scale public exhibits across San Diego. These exhibits serve to intersect the participant’s experience with the larger community, and increase intercultural understanding by illuminating the parallels of the human experience.