Our Mission
Inform, Engage, Inspire
FilmAid Kenya harnesses the power of film to educate, inspire, and empower refugees and other vulnerable communities around the world. FilmAid Kenya’s unique training courses provide ambitious young people with the skills and confidence they need to tell their own stories and advocate for their communities.
Our Vision
FilmAid Kenya envisions a world in which all people can lead safe and healthy lives, enjoying full access to information, education and the opportunity for creative expression.
Our Values
FilmAid Kenya has an unwavering commitment to our core values and principles
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Information and education are critical to the health, safety, and dignity of all communities. During periods of crisis, timely and accurate information is essential to securing food, medicine, shelter, and emergency services.
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Visual storytelling transcends language and literacy, communicating crucial information while providing sustenance for the soul. The power of film, of a story well told, of a spectacle, of an adventure, or romance can open people's hearts and minds, rekindling joy and helping people heal. This is especially true for children, who constitute half of the world's forcibly displaced people.
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We value a participatory, culturally respectful, and inclusive approach to social change. A community that speaks for itself is a community that can change and heal itself. FilmAid believes in engaging communities in assessing their own needs and in managing, implementing, and evaluating the programs designed to meet those needs. We are committed to building skills and capacity in the communities we work with, laying the foundation for greater resilience and increased self-reliance.
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We are committed to addressing human suffering wherever we are able. We are dedicated to helping save lives, supporting physical and psychosocial well-being, and promoting dignity and human rights.
Our Impact
Harnessing the power of film and other multimedia channels to Inform, Engage and Inspire
387,397 REFUGEES
Refugees and host communities reached in Dadaab and Kakuma with lifesaving information through community engagement activities
69% REFUGEES
Have watched FilmAid Kenya educational films in the last 3 months of the financial year in 2020
83% REFUGEES
Have accessed information from FilmAid Kenya’s public address announcements
30,000+ HOSTS
Host community engaged in Garissa and Turkana through mobile cinema and film-based workshops
85% REFUGEES
Reported accessed critical lifesaving protection and health services as a result of FilmAid Kenya’s awareness campaigns
6,148 REFUGEES
Mass information campaigns completed
53 CONTENT
Media content produced to address beneficiaries’ information needs
50+
FILM TITLES
Different film titles used during this financial year in over ten thematic areas
2 COMMS
Early warning communication materials on seasonal outbreaks/emergencies on COVID-19 and flooding is pre-produced to enhance awareness
127 REFUGEES
Refugees received training, mentorship and incubation on arts-based projects through theatre, music, and visual arts
26,259 REFUGEES
Refugees participated in film-based workshops and promoted community action plans
47% REFUGEES
Demonstrated increase in knowledge and self-efficacy measured from FilmAid Kenya skills development workshops on health & protection issues
Our Journey
The power of story telling
FilmAid Kenya launched in 1999 delivering critical information to refugees displaced by the conflict in Kosovo. Since then programs have been implemented in Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Afghanistan, Haiti, Thailand, and the US. FilmAid Kenya has offices in Nairobi and in Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee Camps.
FilmAid Kenya is an Africa-focused Development and Humanitarian Communications Organization that harnesses the power and influence of media, arts, and technology to increase access to education, skills, learning, advocacy, and engaging with communities in the provision of critical information.
Since 2001, FilmAid Kenya has used participatory, culturally respectful, and inclusive approaches, to provide opportunities for creative expression, empower communities to tell their own stories in their own voice, and engage in their communities' informational needs to defend their dignity and lead safe & healthy lives in the East and Horn of Africa.
