Jennifer Huxta is a photographer and field poet. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, for four years, she completed projects focusing on issues of climate change, women’s health and, especially, the role of art in reeducating youth who have experienced trauma via violent conflict or daily poverty. Follow her on Twitter @jenniferhuxta and Instagram @huxtaj. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/jennifer-huxta/rss en Crisis and Conflict Health Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:05:52 +0000 Jennifer Huxta https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/14/the-volunteer-nurses-who-stepped-up-to-heal-victims-of-kenyas-police https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/14/the-volunteer-nurses-who-stepped-up-to-heal-victims-of-kenyas-police When protests against the election rerun in Kenya turned violent, volunteer nurses from around the country provided trauma first aid to victims of police brutality in Kisumu. Photojournalist Jennifer Huxta was there to witness a day of healing and loss. Health Solutions Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:34:43 +0000 Jennifer Huxta https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/17/the-sex-workers-leading-the-fight-against-hiv-in-kenya https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/17/the-sex-workers-leading-the-fight-against-hiv-in-kenya Homa Bay County has the highest HIV prevalence rate in Kenya, but a public health program that enlists sex workers to support and educate their peers is helping to slow the spread of the virus and tackle the stigma of sex work. Education Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:32:12 +0000 Jennifer Huxta https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/02/28/photos-film-kenyan-girls-tell-story-life-slums https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/02/28/photos-film-kenyan-girls-tell-story-life-slums Outsiders see Nairobi’s second-largest slum, Mathare, as a dead end. But a program that offers kids training in photography and filmmaking gives girls the chance to dispel the myth and show Mathare as a place of hope. Refugee Voices Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:03:02 +0000 Jennifer Huxta https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/15/two-sisters-journey-embodies-plight-of-young-refugees-fleeing-alone https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/11/15/two-sisters-journey-embodies-plight-of-young-refugees-fleeing-alone When Sarah and Jane fled South Sudan, they joined the thousands of unaccompanied minors living in Uganda’s refugee camps. Organizations help kids like them feel safe by providing money, therapy and even foster families, but their loss is harder to escape. Crisis and Conflict Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:50:56 +0000 Jennifer Huxta https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/11/two-sisters-journey-embodies-plight-young-refugees-fleeing-alone https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/11/two-sisters-journey-embodies-plight-young-refugees-fleeing-alone When Sarah and Jane fled South Sudan, they joined the thousands of unaccompanied minors living in Uganda’s refugee camps. Organizations help kids like them feel safe by providing money, therapy and even foster families, but their loss is harder to escape.