Profile: Naomi Williams
Toronto, Canada Youth
By Kyle Venktes and Sanjeev Singh
The opening day of the YourCity International Youth Crime Prevention & Cities Summit was an eventful one. We had the opportunity of interacting with other delegates from all over the world. One of these delegates was Naomi Williams from Toronto, Canada.
She is a talented amateur photographer, chosen by the Baobab association, to share her knowledge and also exchange ideas on how we can change our society for the better.
Naomi studied towards a degree in Economics at the University of Waterloo for 4 years. She has recently been involved in amateur photography and community upliftment programs through photography. Naomi has a passion for photography and she integrates this into the various programs that encourage the youth of Canada to express themselves and their communities with the power of pictures. Through this initiative awareness is created about the harsh reality faced by the under-privileged, this initiative also gives the youth an opportunity to showcase their community through their own eyes.
Williams creates a parallel between Durban and Toronto as both being multicultural societies. She feels at home in Durban and enjoys the atmosphere and friendly people. It is Naomi’s opinion that a bad stereotype is created around Durban as a city with crime statistics adding what can be seen as ‘fuel to the fire’. She also feels that it is our duty as residents to welcome visitors to Durban and stand to together towards a common goal of a safer society.
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