As a high school student in 2014, Eva Soares Gama was both a participant and assistant facilitator of the inaugural Foto Friendship project in Dili, Timor-Leste. In 2017 Eva officially joined the Foto Friendship team as one of the Timor-Leste facilitators.
As a junior high school student in 2012, Eva acted in the role of Kamala in Beatriz’s War, Timor-Leste’s international award winning first feature film. In 2017 Eva played a supporting role in the television series, Laloran Justiça, which broadcasted on Timor-Leste’s national television station, TVTL.
In 2018 Eva worked as an interpreter and guide for a group of Journalism students participating in a Charles Sturt University New Columbo Plan study tour in Dili. In 2019 Eva worked with Western Sydney University as an interpreter, translator and assistant producer on an online documentary, Mobile Stories, which aims to connect university students in Timor-Leste and Western Sydney.
Since 2014, Eva has visited and travelled throughout Australia on many occasions. In 2019 Eva participated in the Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) units, Graphic Design Understanding the Principals and Image Design at Western Sydney University.