These impact stories show the use of video for change in different communities.

Impact Story: Impact Story: Poor People’s Campaign

A national call for moral revival in the United States of America
“you can’t develop a strong movement without a strong independent people’s media along with it.”
Issue: Poverty, Systemic Racism, Ecological Devastation and militarism
Video 10 mins. Year 2019

Impact Story: Call to action for a victim of unlawful military violence in Kashmir

Location: Kashmir, Northern India.
Issue: Human rights, military violence
Aim/purpose of the video: To bring unlawful military violence to the wider public’s attention and raise support for a victim.
Organisation: Kashmir Unheard
Featured methodologies: Video for Advocacy, Community Correspondent, Impact Video
Video length: 3 mins. Year: 2017
Toolkit Section: Participation and Inclusion
Written by: Egbert Wits

Impact Story: B’Tselem and the Impact of video in turbulent environments

Location: Israel, occupied territories
Issue: Human rights, military violence
Aim/purpose of the video: To bring to justice a soldier who murdered a Palestinian activist. Organisation: B’Tselem
Featured methodologies: Witness Video, Video for Advocacy
Video length: 3 mins. Year: 2016
Toolkit Section: Understanding Risks [Risk Management]
Written by: Egbert Wits

Impact Story: Ahu Parmalim, a short documentary inspiring debate on the rights of religious minorities in Indonesia

Location: North-Sumatra and wider Indonesia.
Issue: Rights of religious minority groups
Aim/purpose of the video: To instigate debate about the rights of religious minority groups.
Organisation: Kampung Halaman, Indonesia.
Featured methodologies: Short Documentary, Video for Advocacy
Video length: 24 mins. Year: 2016
Toolkit Section: What is Impact?
Written by: Egbert Wits