smonday
12-07-2005, 09:59 PM
Looking for people, organizations interested in showing an amazing documentary on microlending in Kenya made by 3 high school students.
Three high school students at Sonoma Academy are making a 25 minute documentary on microlending in a small village in Kenya. They went there, shot 17 hours of footage, and with the help on an editor, have almost completed it. They did this in connection with Village HopeCore, a small non-profit providing microloans to women and men to start businesses in Chogoria, and with a service program at their school.
The film develops an understanding of microlending and demonstrates the positive economic effect the loans have had on the village. It also portrays the warmth and vitality of the villagers -- their enthusiasm, creativity, customs, and a sense of who they are as people. It creates a strong sense of village life and lifestyle.
Last year when we needed some technical help before we went to Kenya, several people wrote us that they would love to see it when it was finished, and they had some uses for it that would educate, generate interest etc.
We want these kids to be rewarded for a year long project of several hundred hours, so if you, or anyone you know might be interested in viewing this, or having the kids make a presentation -- probably starting in February or March - please let us know.
A pretty good rough cut of the whole thing should be ready in early January.
Three high school students at Sonoma Academy are making a 25 minute documentary on microlending in a small village in Kenya. They went there, shot 17 hours of footage, and with the help on an editor, have almost completed it. They did this in connection with Village HopeCore, a small non-profit providing microloans to women and men to start businesses in Chogoria, and with a service program at their school.
The film develops an understanding of microlending and demonstrates the positive economic effect the loans have had on the village. It also portrays the warmth and vitality of the villagers -- their enthusiasm, creativity, customs, and a sense of who they are as people. It creates a strong sense of village life and lifestyle.
Last year when we needed some technical help before we went to Kenya, several people wrote us that they would love to see it when it was finished, and they had some uses for it that would educate, generate interest etc.
We want these kids to be rewarded for a year long project of several hundred hours, so if you, or anyone you know might be interested in viewing this, or having the kids make a presentation -- probably starting in February or March - please let us know.
A pretty good rough cut of the whole thing should be ready in early January.