PROJECT
Youth for Socotra
A training program targeting young men and women from Socotra to enhance their skills and abilities in creating visual and audio content documenting Socotra's human and natural heritage. This heritage, which is at risk of disappearing, benefits greatly from preservation and documentation efforts. The program also supports advocacy campaigns and calls to protect these invaluable resources.
A training program targeting young men and women from Socotra to enhance their skills and abilities in creating visual and audio content documenting Socotra's human and natural heritage. This heritage, which is at risk of disappearing, benefits greatly from preservation and documentation efforts. The program also supports advocacy campaigns and calls to protect these invaluable resources.
Artworks
10
Videos and Photos
Trainees
50
Male and Female
Trainings
5
Theoretical and Practical
Video Shooting Training
Trainer: Ammar Khalaf
A set of basic training sessions on video shooting techniques, skills, and tools, including proper preparation for the shooting process and camera settings such as lighting, focal length, angle selection, and scene composition.
35%
Young women
65%
Young men
Participants
45
trainees
Video Editing Training
Trainer: Ammar Khalaf
A set of basic training sessions on photography techniques, skills, and tools, including the types of cameras used, proper preparation for the shooting process, camera settings such as lighting, focal length, angle selection, and scene composition to creatively convey the image’s message.
35%
Young women
65%
Young men
Participants
46
trainees
Photography Training
Trainer: Abdullah Jamal
A set of basic training sessions on video shooting techniques, skills, and tools, including proper preparation for the shooting process and camera settings such as lighting, focal length, angle selection, and scene composition.
35%
Young women
65%
Young men
Participants
46
trainees
Administrative Skills Training
Trainer: Mohammed Nizar
A set of basic training sessions on video editing, covering the fundamentals of selecting appropriate shots, linking them, creating professional transitions, color grading, adding text, and exporting the final outputs.
39%
Young women
61%
Young men
Participants
52
trainees
Practical Training
Trainer: Ahmed Waleed
A set of basic training sessions on video editing, covering the fundamentals of selecting appropriate shots, linking them, creating professional transitions, color grading, adding text, and exporting the final outputs.
39%
Young women
61%
Young men
Participants
41
trainees
Qadheb Beach
Five field visits to four significant sites on Socotra Island with importance in natural and cultural heritage:
Socotra Museum
Objective: Explore the museum's valuable artifacts documenting Socotra’s human and natural heritage.
Qadheb Beach Cleanup Initiative
Objective: Organize a plastic waste cleanup campaign that had been accumulating for years. The initiative was widely welcomed by the local community, who contributed to collecting and transporting waste to designated areas in collaboration with the Socotra Wildlife Association and the Cleaning and City Improvement Fund in the Socotra Archipelago Governorate.
Dixam Plateau
Objective: Document the extinction threats facing the Dragon's Blood trees due to past cyclones and the negative and rapid effects of climate change on Socotra’s ecosystem.
Qaiso Area
Objective: Document an old Socotri folk tale and highlight the importance of Socotra’s intangible heritage in recording and preserving the island’s history and cultural legacy.
Partners
