HERArchive
Our Story
HERArchive is a social enterprise with a mission to support storytelling which
informs, educates and empowers women and girls around the world.
Women are so often missing from archives and history. HERArchive aims to correct this by collecting, archiving and sharing stories that highlight the contributions and experiences of women from all walks of life. Our grant programme supports young women in the creation, curation and continuous collection of experiences and ideas to build the largest digital archive of content
by women, for women and about women.​
Through innovative archiving and content creation, HERArchive strives to promote communication and discourse across a global community, with the aim of reaching a deeper understanding of women's ever evolving roles in shaping our society, while also inspiring future generations to continue the legacy of strength, resilience, and creativity.
HERA
Queen of the Gods and Protector of Women.
Hera is a 'badass'. A free-thinking and headstrong woman, eternally conflicted in her role as sister, mother and wife. A representation of all of us.
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Throughout history, she has walked her own path but her story has been exclusively authored by men, often presenting her as jealous, irrational and unhinged. But we all know the story would be very different if it had been told by HER.
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HERArchive tells our side of the story.
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Our Vision
​Our vision at HERArchive is to create a dynamic public platform, open to all. We aim to provide a safe space that hosts diverse content, ensuring that every woman has a voice.
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HERArchive is a collaborative and ongoing project, fostering consistent and sustained engagement.
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As a global educational resource, HERArchive will focus on discussion around subjects of importance to women. This will be driven by our Founding community who will shape a rich selection of programming.
HERArchive is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant and inclusive environment for meaningful dialogue and learning by supporting storytellers everywhere.​
Our Founder
Caroline Rowland
Originally a journalist in South Africa, Caroline is a prolific global film-maker and story-teller. Inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019 in recognition of her contribution to Olympic film-making, Caroline is a highly respected international creative leader. Through her work in 79 countries over 21 years, she observed first-hand the diversity of challenges facing women in different cultures - and the opportunity to achieve profound global change by supporting them. Emmy-nominated for FIRST: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games (2013), the film was also awarded the Moondance Award for best international documentary. Caroline produced and directed Generation Amazing (2011) which told the story of the inspirational power of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. She was also commissioned by the IOC to produce the short documentary film Rogge (2013), to commemorate Jacques Rogge’s presidency. Other documentary projects included the landmark 10 - part Olympic Channel series Legends Live On (2017) and Seve : Artist, Fighter, Legend (2022) for Rakuten, We Are The People We’ve Been Waiting For (2009), a collaboration with Lord Puttnam which explores the impact of education systems around the world , the ITV reality series Florida Fatbusters (2006) and the fine dining series Festival of Taste (2006) In 2020, Caroline founded Egoli Media, an AI-powered digital platform which is democratizing access to video, photographic and audio content via a public marketplace to create a new digital content economy. Caroline is the Chair of the Rhodes University UK Trust and serves on the Rhodes Board of Governors and has also served as a member of the England Cricket Board.
