WITNESS Trains Egyptian Activists to Use Video For Change

At WITNESS, we work to empower people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice. Video advocacy plays a pivotal role in prompting public engagement and policy change. With Egypt undergoing major social change, we decided to lend our support by launching a Video Advocacy project through a partnership with EDA. And what better way to support social change than to collaborate with a leading organization in the recent movement for change? This project's goal is to expose and strengthen the voices of victims of rights abuses; mobilize youth and citizens to participate and be engaged in democratic processes; and influence the deliberations of the constitutional commission in order to ensure that human rights and justice are protected.
Training period: June 18-26th, 2011