Newsletter: ¡Growth & Collaboration!
- Joshua Holmes
- Apr 3, 2024
- 2 min read
The following is an El Terreno newsletter published on 3rd April 2024
While we took a break from internship programmes this quarter, we have still been very busy - building new infrastructure, visiting cool projects, running community programmes and planning for the future.
There's plenty more to come in next time, but here's some exciting news and upcoming opportunities for you to get involved in!
Joshua Holmes
Founder, El Terreno
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¿Do you want to become a professional film-maker able to compel others to action by highlighting the important issues of our time?
If so, his practical short-course will give you the essentials in how to make a powerful mission-driven documentary. With the guidance of award-winning activist, Solange Yépez, you’ll learn everything you need to know from the essentials in camera skills, how to style and structure a documentary, how to effectively engage local communities, tell your story, and edit to a professional standard.
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This is a practical course that is designed for you to implement what you learn and get feedback from the our team and your peers. If you don’t have a camera, don’t worry - we have real-world footage you can use to craft your own story from the comfort of your own home!
Course Dates
April 21st (1-2pm Ecuador / 7-8pm CET)
Camera essentials
April 21st (2-3pm Ecuador / 8-9pm CET)
Documentary styles, recording interviews & storytelling
April 28th (1-2.30pm Ecuador / 7-8.30pm CET)
How to work in communities & filming exercise
May 5th (1-2.30pm Ecuador / 7-8.30pm CET)
Transcripts & editing techniques (Premiere Pro)
May 19th (1-2.30pm Ecuador / 7-8.30pm CET)
Feedback on completed work
Cost
Only $95 for entire course
Classes will be recorded available for future viewing
'La Gran Minga'
After 3 months of research, led by our intern Quinten, on the 16th February his plan was realised to plant 15,000 trees between 7 community organisations, in coordination with local government and NGOs.
The estimated turnout was around 500 men, women and children, who helped to plant trees in around 25 springs to protect the vital sources of water that all communities surrounding Atandahua rely on.
The technical support of this success was partly funded by the El Terreno Foundation, as well as a documentary video from the aforementioned Solange Yépez - which we are excited to share with you soon!
Please continue to support our work in the Ecuadorian Andes on vital projects such as these, to create more vibrant, prosperous and regenerative communities, where migration is a choice, not a necessity.
Our Volunteering Programme Reopens in May!
After a break from our volunteering programme, it's back! If you're looking for a low-cost means to travel, live in community and contribute to something meaningful, check out our volunteering programme!
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