In 2013, Bonnie Chiu launched her social enterprise Lensational to help underrepresented women share their stories. Since then, Bonnie and her team have taught photography to a thousand women in 23 different countries. The Lensational program provides women with practical vocational skills as well as emotional and financial support and training. These women’s stories invite the audience to see the world through their lens. Bonnie’s success is Lensational launched her career in global development and gender equality.
More recently, Bonnie has been appointed to the board of LHA London, writes as a Forbes Senior Contributor, and serves as a member of the Expert Review Committee of the World Benchmarking Alliance’s Gender Benchmark, a member of Steering Group of Big Society Capital’s Women in Safe Homes Fund and as a Non-Executive Director of City to Sea.
I wish would have gone more in-depth into what she does but I think what she does is great. I think it is important to teach people skills that are not necessarily common skills taught in schools. I also think that this organization should be open to teaching both men and women.