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ABOUT US
Our journey began in the summer of 2017 as a group of eleven University of Pennsylvania students traveled to the Kalobeyei, Kenya, to partner with FilmAid International and create a series of short documentaries on the Refugee Settlement's new approach to the global refugee crisis. Moved by the FilmAid mission, we wanted to bring the impact of their work back to UPenn and to the greater Philadelphia area. Co-founders' Nicholas Escobar and Sonari Chidi, Now, we not only use video and other media to bring to life stories from refugees resettled in the city but provide them with technical film production training to empower them to be their own storytellers.
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WHAT WE DO
• Advocate for Policy Changes to support Refugees& Immigrants
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FILMAID INTERNATIONAL
"PROJECTING HOPE. CHANGING LIVES."
"FilmAid was founded by independent filmmakers in 1999 in response to the refugee crisis in Kosovo. After nearly two decades of innovation, FilmAid has become a leader in humanitarian and crisis communications. Using a community-based, and multi-platform approach, FilmAid provides refugees and displaced people with access to life-saving information about their rights, their safety, their health and their future.
Through video, radio, print and digital media campaigns created and distributed in collaboration with refugee communities, FilmAid is able to reach over 500,000 people in refugee camps and urban areas every year. In addition to public information campaigns, FilmAid trains young people in all aspects of storytelling and communications. FilmAid offers year-long film, journalism and photography training courses that empower the next generation of storytellers with the skills they need to advocate for themselves, their community and their right to a future filled with hope."
(https://www.filmaid.org/)
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Interested in learning more about Penn FilmAid?
Read personal accounts by students on what it was like to work with FilmAid International in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement on our trip to Kenya, which gave rise to Penn FilmAid: https://penninkakumakenya.wordpress.com/