Amsterdam, June 2021- Witness Change, a not for profit organisation dedicated to amplifying the voices of marginalised groups, has created the 1000 Dreams; a campaign sharing refugee stories authored by refugees.
Refugee stories have always been told by outsiders. 1000 Dreams supports refugees to tell their own stories, their strengths, their challenges and their dreams for themselves:
Witness Change, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, exists to improve life for marginalized groups by amplifying their stories. Their projects have reached more than 250 million people worldwide and have been on the cover of National Geographic and Time magazine. They have partnered with dozens of international organisations such as Doctors Without Borders, Handicap International, UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, Elton John Aids Foundation, and Open Society Foundations. They aim to make an impact on the international stage through campaigns that engage international leaders, such as presentations at the United Nations. They also work at a regional level by collaborating with grassroots organisations and creating campaigns that impact specific audiences through localised events, targeted social media campaigns, and skill transfer workshops. Witness Change’s current projects include Where Love Is Illegal, stories of discrimination and survival from the LGBTQI+ community, In My World, a campaign to amplify stories of people living with mental health, psychosocial, intellectual, and cognitive disabilities, and 1000 Dreams, a project to change the narrative of the refugee experience authored entirely by refugees themselves.
