Nobody could have guessed that within a few months, Mercy would be the one holding the camera — directing where the light should fall and confidently telling other people where to stand.

It happened gradually, through Mwelu's creative arts sessions. Mercy didn't have to speak to participate — she just had to look. Behind a camera, she found a language that felt entirely her own: composition, framing, timing. Session by session, the girl who couldn't find the words to introduce herself started finding entire stories to tell through a single photograph.

Her mentors noticed the shift before she did — the way she began offering opinions on shots, laughing more freely, standing a little taller. The camera hadn't just given Mercy a skill. It had given her a voice.

Today, ask Mercy about her work and she won't just show you a photograph. She'll tell you the whole story behind it — no longer whispering, but wide awake to just how much she has to say.