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I ran into Anni Lyngskaer founder of This is my Story during one of many sessions at South by Southwest a few weeks ago. Look at her project as a great example of positive social change for the world. The project engages women in a participatory video workshop teaching the participants to express themselves and engage in their community. I asked her to tell me more and here are her answers:

The next one is Anni and Mariatu and editing her film

Why do you do what you do?
Well, this is always such a hard question. But I guess I’m working within the nonprofit industry because I believe that all humans are equal and have the same rights. Unfortunately, the world today is so unjust, but I believe it is possible to create chance. It makes me happy when I’m working with This is my Story because I can see it works. I can see that the participants learn and actually gain self-esteem. One of the female participants in Sierra Leone said “I’ve learnt that a woman is also valuable in a community.” – and that quote really says it all, that is why I’m doing what I do.

This is Fanta, one of the participants. They all have so many stories to share, and I feel so happy and blessed that they are willing to share them with me and the rest of the world

What is the key to your success?
I get a lot of ideas, some of them are kind of crazy, but I’m not afraid to fulfill them and follow my dreams. And then I’m curious and always trying to learn new things and skills.

You can aid them by voting for their video “I got rhytm” here>>

Any ideas on where their workshop might be needed, get in touch!

Anneli Egestam’s motto is – you can not shake a hand through an e-mail. Every year she arranges business meetings for people to meet, be inspired, connect and do business. On November 28, I feel honored to be in a team of women who will aim to share new views, thoughts on leadership and entrepreneurship. Here is the invitation to “Entreprenörs- och Ledarskapsdagen Exklusivt för Kvinnor>>

My wish is of course to inspire about the “Why of social media” and “How your personal brand is affected by your actions in various channels”. I plan to tell the story of Awoque and share my personal strategies for a successful work day.

Join us if you can. We will share our thoughts from the event in Göteborg with you here on the blog as well as on our Twitter accounts @awoque and @victoriaahlen.

Any thoughts you have on the subject, please share your views in a comment here or at the Awoque Facebook-page.