What we do
Stories unite beyond borders. We harness their power for good.
The Visual Storytelling Accelerator (ViSA) Lab provides a transformative 8 weeks visual journalism education for early years documentary storytellers to lead change in theircommunities.
Through a multidimensional learning approach, participants' understanding is broadened to ethically document local stories for global audiences, making their significant contributions for a better world.
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The ViSA Lab is open to early-career documentary storytellers, visual journalists, and aspiring filmmakers who are passionate about using visual storytelling to drive change in their communities. Applicants should have a keen interest in ethical storytelling and a commitment to learning.
The program includes a mix of hands-on training, mentorship, interactive workshops, and real-world storytelling projects. Participants will learn the fundamentals of visual journalism, ethical storytelling practices, and strategies to reach global audiences with local stories.
ViSA Lab offers a hybrid learning approach. While most of the learning is conducted online, there are select in-person engagements for practical exercises and networking, depending on location and accessibility.
ViSA Lab aims to make education accessible. It's free