The Nengo Project, an exhibition by Nick Danziger highlighting violence against women, in Sarlat
27/03/2026
To mark Women’s Rights Month, the city of Sarlat-la-Canéda hosted a socially conscious photography exhibition from 7 to 21 March 2026 at the ancien Évêché, right in the heart of the city centre. Open to all with free admission, this initiative was a resounding success, attracting 1,091 visitors in two weeks – a particularly impressive figure, according to the town hall, when compared to previous exhibitions held over the same period.
An immersive exhibition at the heart of real-world realities
Curated by the internationally renowned photographer Nick Danziger, the exhibition offered a sensitive and well-documented insight into the Central African Republic, where the artist had travelled alongside teams from the Pierre Fabre Foundation and their partners as part of the Nengo project.
Through a series of portraits, accompanied by written testimonies, visitors were able to discover the stories of women supported by this programme. Information panels complemented the exhibition by shedding light on the country’s context, the challenges of gender-based and sexual violence, and the concrete actions being taken on the ground.
Hosted in Sarlat on the initiative of the town council, this exhibition was fully in line with a desire to raise local awareness of global issues, echoing the month of March dedicated to the defence of women’s rights.
The Nengo Project: a comprehensive and transformative approach
At the heart of the exhibition, the Nengo Project (which means ‘dignity’ in Sango, a Central African language) highlights a large-scale initiative to support victims of gender-based and sexual violence and to provide care for women suffering from serious gynaecological conditions.
Implemented between 2020 and 2025 and co-funded by the Agence Française de Développement and the Fondation Pierre Fabre, the Nengo project has achieved the following results:
- Nearly 11,000 patients treated during the project
- 618 patients operated on (notably thanks to mobile clinics deployed in remote areas of the Central African Republic)
- 16,138 psychosocial consultations
- 15,311 legal consultations
- 1,275 educational grants and 140 vocational grants
- Training provided to over 3,000 healthcare professionals and awareness-raising activities reaching over 60,000 people in the community
Raising awareness among the younger generation
Alongside the exhibition, awareness-raising workshops were organised at a local sixth-form college, reaching 130 students in Year 10 and Year 13.
These workshops provided an opportunity to address key issues such as gender equality and gender-based and sexual violence. For Year 13 pupils, a special focus was placed on careers in the humanitarian sector.
These discussions also helped to link the photo exhibition with the Nengo project, highlighting the challenges of gender equality. They also fostered a broader understanding, relevant to the pupils’ daily lives, by showing that violence is universal and systemic.
