Born during the Kosovo War in 1999, to provide hope, education, and inspiration to refugee communities in Macedonia, FilmAid International is a non-profit humanitarian organization through using film to assist refugees suffering the effects of war, poverty, displacement and disaster.
Working in partnership with various global aid organizations, including the United Nations High Commission For Refugees (UNHCR), FilmAid has brought information and training to more than 2 million people worldwide on public health and safety issues such as maternal health, HIV, cholera, and gender-based violence.
The FilmAid Principle: Communities Are The Source Of Wisdom And Empowerment
One of FilmAid’s foremost principles is that communities are the source of wisdom and the center of empowerment.
By harnessing the power of film, FilmAid’s training provides young refugees with skills and confidence they need to tell their own stories and to advocate for their own communities.
By helping such communities develop their own internal talents, FilmAid is able to produce life-saving information and life-changing stories to over 400,000 displaced and vulnerable people across the world every year.
The goal of FilmAid’s strategy is to empower the next generation to advocate for its own rights and community needs. By offering marginalized communities a way to share their own voice on the issues that affect them, FilmAid opens the door for self-advocacy and self-determination.
Current And Past FilmAid Projects
The list of FilmAid’s past and current projects include working with refugee and displaced communities in the following countries:
- Afghanistan
- Colombia
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kosovo & Macedonia
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Uganda
To find out more about FilmAid’s programs, click this link: FilmAid Projects.
2020 FilmAid Film Festival
From November 12, 2020 through November 24, 2020, Film Aid will host its 13th Annual Film Festival, 10 days of inspirational student films and feature documentaries.
The Film Festival was created as a way to highlight the work of young and emerging film makers from around the world on the topic, “Vision Of The Future We Desire.”
This year, the filmmakers address a world forced into seclusion by a pandemic and yet brought together by the global movement for equality.
To access all the films, you can obtain a free pass here: 2020 Film Festival.
A donation of $50 is requested, though not required, to obtain a free pass.
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