YES ~ Youth Empowerment Society

Friday, 31 July 2015

Sunday, 8 February 2015

YES Short Film Fake Post reach Top 10 in the World Competition

Fakepost, a short film about cyber harresment of women, produced by YES films reached top position in finals of The Girls Impact the World Film Festival. More

Fake post, a short film based on a true story. Sandya is a bright schoolgirl hoping to enter University. Her poor mother, plucks tea to educate Sandya and her three sisters. Kavan, a popular senior boy from her school; falls for her and proposes to start a love affair. Sandaya refuses to accept. Violence Against Girls begin with frustrated Kavan fake posting to cyber harass Sandaya. The fake posts become known in the community and school, bringing down Sandays World.

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Civic Media Curriculum for Youth

Shilp Sayura in partnership with Yourth Empowerment Society, released a Civic Media Curriculum for Youth reaching milestone 2 of the Paint a Rainbow Project funded by UNDEF and supported by Adobe Youth Voices, Microsoft, World Bank and UNHABITAT. Adobe Youth Voices "Create with a Purpose" youth media creation curriculum and School Civic and Governance curriculum were adapted in creating a practical civic media course to be delivered at schools and rural telecentres. The Civic Media Curriculum, notebook computers and cameras provided to schools and Telecentres to train youth in civic media creation for social change.