Hope for Afghan Children - Forum: Promoting AFCECO http://www.hopeforafghanchildren.org/discussion/promoting-afceco/ Simple:Press Forum Version 4.1.2 rosevines on Bring "AFCECO" to your community http://www.hopeforafghanchildren.org/discussion/promoting-afceco/bring-afceco-to-your-community/#p24 Promoting AFCECO http://www.hopeforafghanchildren.org/discussion/promoting-afceco/bring-afceco-to-your-community/#p24 Ian Pounds spent five months volunteering at the AFCECO orphanages in Kabul. Many of you will have read his journal and seen his video clips on YouTube. I've just had the chance to meet Ian in the flesh and I felt like I already knew him.

Ian has returned to the US and will be spending the next months of his life travelling the country promoting the work of AFCECO. He has already started talking to schools in the northeast and has had an enthusiastic reception. People are eager for good information about Afghanistan.

We'll be putting up a special page on this site to publicise Ian's travels and workshops and to encourage you to get him to your community. We'll post a schedule and some of his promotional video clips, so look for that to appear as soon as I get back from my vacation and onto a decent Internet connection.

- Rose


]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:25:43 +0000 rosevines on Using video to promote AFCECO http://www.hopeforafghanchildren.org/discussion/promoting-afceco/using-video-to-promote-afceco/#p21 Promoting AFCECO http://www.hopeforafghanchildren.org/discussion/promoting-afceco/using-video-to-promote-afceco/#p21 I've been thinking about ways to get the word out about AFCECO and sponsorship. I know Ian Pounds has done some excellent videos. We may also want to think about something shorter and very snappy, which people can watch without having to invest too much time, but which will leave them thinking and connected.

A couple of videos by other people have caught my eye. One is by Emily Troutman, about the situation in the Congo and our response to it. I think it is a little long - my guess is that anything more than about 90 seconds to two minutes takes some commitment on the part of the viewer. The other is The Girl Effect, which is a beautiful piece of work. I find them both inspiring, and they both make me want to act, and feel that my actions can have an effect.

Worth thinking about for us?

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