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To Aid Syrian refugees

by Hummingbird | April 25, 2012 at 12:01 PM

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Please find my video about Syrian refugees by clicking on the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHR-wz8N1bA

This digital story is part of an assignment for Voices of Our Future a program of World Pulse that provides rigorous new media and citizen journalism training for grassroots women leaders. World Pulse lifts and unites the voices of women from some of the most unheard regions of the world.

Comments

Hummingbird, this is a great digital story. I am impressed at the quality of your final product-- is this the first video you've produced?

Your interviews bring a much needed perspective to the crisis in Syria. Thank you for your brave work.
-Scott

Scott Beck
World Pulse Online Community Manager

I wanted the video to leave an impact and stir attention, and maybe a will to do something about it. It is my first video I ever produced, I had many concerns in my head when I traveled and shot the images: what if the video was not good, what if there was so much noise in the background, what if the video didn't leave an impact..etc. But things went really smoothly this time, as if it should be that way.

Thank you Scott for your help with the subtitling.

A drop of rain can revive the earth, be the drop.

Hummingbird

Thank you for bringing their voices to the world.

Thank you hummingbird for telling the urgent stories of these refugees and ensuring their voices are heard. Your video is powerful!

In friendship and solidarity,
Jade

Dear Hummingbird

I liked the way you asked questions to bring out extra information - overall, a job well done!

Stella Paul
Twitter: @stellasglobe

You did a nice job, Hummingbird!! The quality of your video is really good. I hope Syria will find peace again one day soon. Are you now in Amman? It's not so far from me!

Noreen

Thank you dear. I am not in Amman, just went there for couple of days to talk to the refugees and bring their voices to the world. I didn't know you are in Amman, I would like to meet you. Maybe next time, I am thinking of going there again, but don't know exactly when, I will surely contact you when I do.

Take care dear Noreen..

A drop of rain can revive the earth, be the drop.

Hummingbird

You did a nice job, Hummingbird!! The quality of your video is really good. I hope Syria will find peace again one day soon. Are you now in Amman? It's not so far from me!

Noreen

Dear sis,
Very very great! loved it.

Live and Let Live
Usha

Well done. the story touched me. I hope those who see this story are touched too and action in favour of the Syrian refugees prevails.

Grace Ikirimat

"It takes the hammer of persistence to drive the nail of success."

Dear Hummingbird,
Thank you for producing this compelling video and giving those of us in the west an up-close and personal perspective on what we read in the papers. The trust between you and the refugees you interviewed is obvious, and I felt very moved to hear them tell their stories.

Warmly,
Amy Kessel

Hummingbird, you did an incredible job on this piece. I'm surprised to learn it's your first time working with video! The quality is stunning and the execution is great. The final result is a powerful, emotive, professionally executed, moving, inspiring, and urgent video. This is what digital storytelling is about: highlighting the personal, the real stories that are behind the headlines, headlines that are often divorced from the realities of the people living in the midst of a current crisis/current event.

I very much feel you accomplished your goal with this piece. I feel connected to the people of Syria. I feel angered and compelled to act. I feel moved and stirred.

Well done.

Hummingbird, this is a fantastically produced piece, really well edited, and tells an incredibly important story. I'm so proud of you and it has been an honour to work with you in the last year!

Much love and respect,

Emily

This piece was so professional!! I am very impressed with the high quality of the production - you did a great job. You also were really able to convey the suffering of innocent people in Syria. Very impressive - keep up the good work!