Over the last two years, CARE implemented four Azraq Film School (AFS) boot camps with young refugees and youth from the Jordanian host communities in Azraq, and recently expanded to communities in Ramallah, West Bank. For the last three camps, CARE’s partner, Epic Magazine, sent members of their staff to volunteer their time as teachers and mentors. Through Azraq Film School (AFS), CARE seeks to provide youth in refugee and displaced contexts with creative educational opportunities in film-making and storytelling, and to provide them with a platform for self-expression. Through the student films, AFS counters the one-dimensional narrative in mainstream media about refugees and catalyzes the next generation of storytellers and creators amongst displaced youth.
