Nomvula Mabuza, 33, Lobamba. “It’s hunger that makes me not comfortable, not confident.”

Nozipuo Dlamini, 31, Lobamba. "Powerful, confident…when my stomach is full. I’m now Nozipuo."

Xolile Jele, 27, Malkerns. “Powerful…In life I believe in God, I always pray. I’m using condoms and contraceptives so yeah, I feel confident about myself.”

Tanya Aab, 30, Mbabane. “Sometimes what you fear is what you attract. I think somehow every woman, likes that from a man, some sort of control.”

Simangele Maseko, 52, Lobamba. "When I was young I didn’t think anything about wearing a mini skirt. But now I am getting old. I started to feel shy about my body."

Ella Hussey, 16, Mbabane. “I’ve got this fetish for shoes. So when I get a new pair of sneakers I feel a lot happier.”

Simangele Tpumbatsi, 31, Lobamba. “I don’t like men. I don’t feel comfortable with men, besides my husband.”

Tive Dlamini, 19, Lobamba. “I like my culture. It teaches us everything. How a person can grow. Everything you need, and for my child, you get in Swaziland.”

Phindile Dlamini, 26, Lobamba. “When I wear traditional outfit, I’m more respected than anything else. It’s to look like a woman, like a ‘Mama’, and like a widow.”