The caption reads: This is the only "toy" kids in a Rwandan day care program have to play with. Their mothers made it for them out of trash from the local dump. When this was photographed, the children were scooping sand from the ground with an empty cigarette package. 10 mothers bring their children to this in-home day care program. The mothers take turns caring for the children while the others work in the fields. This keeps the children safe while allowing their mothers to earn an income. So, your photo or video and accompanying caption should: Tell an emotional and personal story in less than 200 words. If sending in a video, you’re it should be less than three minutes. Showcase an intimate component of work. If someone who know much CARE’s didn’t about CARE came to the field, what would surprise or impress them? the small Often it’s details that make people feel the most connected not the numbers and big picture – summaries. Rather than a photo of just a person or a place, your photo should pique someone’s interest and make them is going on and why should I Photos or videos ask, “What care?” of people in action or unusual looking objects or scenes often accomplish this most successfully. Make sure to tie your story back to CARE. If it represents a component of a CARE program, what is it? If it represents a larger issue, what is CARE doing in your country to help? Feel free to share your impressions. Use the word tell us what you think about the “I” – picture you are presenting. Direct quotes from country office staff are a great way to connect a foreign audience to the work we’re doing. Be easy to understand. Remember, our social media followers are not your colleagues. They will not understand the complicated aspects of your work, so keep it simple. A good test is to ask yourself if your teenage self would understand what writing. If not, you’re start again. Grab your attention right away. On social media, we are competing with thousands of other people and organizations to get if your photo has a cool people’s attention. Even story to tell, if it attention-grabbing, people click to learn more. isn’t won’t Frequently Asked Questions Q: Who can enter the contest?
The caption reads: This is the only "toy" kids in a Rwandan day care program have to play with. Their mothers made it for them out of trash from the local dump. When this was photographed, the children were scooping sand from the ground with an empty cigarette package. 10 mothers bring their children to this in-home day care program. The mothers take turns caring for the children while the others work in the fields. This keeps the children safe while allowing their mothers to earn an income. So, your photo or video and accompanying caption should: Tell an emotional and personal story in less than 200 words. If you’re sending in a video, it should be less than three minutes. Showcase an intimate component of CARE’s work. If someone who didn’t know much about CARE came to the field, what would surprise or impress them? Often it’s the small details that make people feel the most connected – not the numbers and big picture summaries. Rather than a photo of just a person or a place, your photo should pique someone’s interest and make them ask, “What is going on and why should I care?” Photos or videos of people in action or unusual looking objects or scenes often accomplish this most successfully. Make sure to tie your story back to CARE. If it represents a component of a CARE program, what is it? If it represents a larger issue, what is CARE doing in your country to help? Feel free to share your impressions. Use the word “I” – tell us what you think about the picture you are presenting. Direct quotes from country office staff are a great way to connect a foreign audience to the work we’re doing. Be easy to understand. Remember, our social media followers are not your colleagues. They will not understand the complicated aspects of your work, so keep it simple. A good test is to ask yourself if your teenage self would understand what you’re writing. If not, start again. Grab your attention right away. On social media, we are competing with thousands of other people and organizations to get people’s attention. Even if your photo has a cool story to tell, if it isn’t attention-grabbing, people won’t click to learn more. Frequently Asked Questions Q: Who can enter the contest?
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