Muskan, a student from Pakistan, discusses her experience attending Civic Education Week.
Sixteen YES alumni from Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and the USA gathered in Alexandria, VA for a digital storytelling workshop designed to provide them with video, photography and other skills to enable them to better capture, promote and share program impact stories and YES alumni activity.
Through a series of discussions, films, experiential learning activities and fieldwork, participants explored topics such as the narrative arc, elements of a good story, how to pitch a story, storytelling on social media, interview techniques and practical skills such as basic video and sound editing and photography.
Participants were divided into four teams, with each team working towards creating a short film about one of their team member’s YES program experience. Each team was tasked with collaborating on every aspect of production – writing a script, filming, storyboarding, video and sound editing.
You can check out one of their completed short films, “Shine On”, on the YES You Tube Channel.