So Point Youth Media found itself back in Kampala, Uganda in May 2010 working with AGYA on another round of media arts training. After a month of workshops conducted by Benny Etienne, Nicolas Guay-Ross, Nasra Mire and Krystie Babalos and workshops still being conducted by Hawa Mire and Parisa Azadi, there are many final products.
Benny Etienne and Nicholas Guay-Ross taught Stop Motion Animation over a period of 5 weeks where youth were able to complete a final stop motion. They decided to focus on doing a promotional video for our host organization, Amagezi Gemaanyi Youth Assocation. It is an amazing video and was cheered by their peers at the AGYA June Showcase.
Nasra Mire and Krystie Babalos ran a intensive leadership facilitation training program where aspiring future AGYA youth leaders signed up to prepare for their final youth leader interviews. The youth were trained on how to create inclusive environments and improved upon their own leadership skills that hopefully are to be put into practice by the NEW AGYA youth leaders.
Hawa Mire and Parisa Azadi are currently conducting film and photography workshops respectively over the next six months where youth will be asked to determine their own projects and to teach their peers what they have learned thus far.
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