Witness Media (Witness)

WITNESS is an international human rights organization that provides training and support to local groups to use video in their human rights advocacy campaigns. Beyond providing video cameras and editing equipment, WITNESS is committed to facilitating exposure for our partners' issues on a global scale. We help broker relationships with international media outlets, government officials, policymakers, activists, and the general public so that once a video is made, it can be used as a tool to advocate for change. To read more about us, visit the About WITNESS page.



WHO WE ARE



Mission: WITNESS (www.witness.org) uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.



Vision: WITNESS envisions a just, equitable world in which all individuals and communities are able to defend and uphold their human rights.



Philosophy: WITNESS embodies the values of partnership, shared learning, and adaptability in the face of change. The approach reflects WITNESS’ commitment to catalyzing change, and its knowledge that real impact comes from igniting the power, passion and potential of individual activists and frontline human rights organizations.



WHAT WE DO

Advocate

Core Partner Program: WITNESS partners with 12-15 human rights organizations for a period of one to three years to train and support the organization to use video as an integral tool within a campaign. about_us1.jpgThe goal of the partnership is to foster a campaign-specific relationship, designed to create high visibility and impact. WITNESS invites groups to apply to this program o