your moto na nga

“Moto n’a nga” in Lingala signifies a friend, pal, pote, chica, or the girl next door. I approach my work first and foremost as a friend to people and in solidarity with communities leading social change and claiming justice. I aim to uplift the stories of marginalized groups around the world with a special focus on women and black and brown communities.

Céline Apollon is a Haitian-American "ATLien" born and raised in Atlanta suburbs. Her passion lies in using creative storytelling, research, and design methods to support initiatives within the realms of women's empowerment and urban development. She has developed a love for generating global visibility of non-western art and culture as a way to protect, honor, and celebrate their precious value in our world. Her work is focused on women's economic security, with a focus on young women, caregivers, and survivors of gender based violence in locations including Atlanta, Philadelphia, Botswana, South Africa, Congo Brazzaville, and wherever else the wind blows her!

Céline's work has been featured in the 19th and the Washington Post, and recent clients include the Aspen Institute, Botswana Gender Based Violence Support and Prevention Centre (BGBVC), Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children, UN Women, and the World Bank. She is a member of Black Girl Doc Mafia and the in-house videographer for the Emmy award-winning Men's Story Project. She is a current John Lewis Fulbright Scholar based in Congo Brazzaville, and an avid lover of grooooooving !

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