USAID needs your stories and photographs to educate the public about our programs,
explain how U.S. development assistance works, and demonstrate the impact USAID has
on peoples' lives around the world. We want to convey information that the everyday
reader can care about and understand. Photo and Caption uses a powerful photo and
succint caption to illustrate how USAID is making a difference. Two or three
paragraphs of body text provide background to the situation.
Please fill in as many fields as you can. Those marked with an * are required. Use the
Tab key to move from field to field.
Use the Submit button after you have completed the form to submit your story to the Telling Our Story Initiative.
Review our model photo and caption story.
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| * Headline |
Good headlines or titles are simple, jargon-free, and have impact; they summarize the story in a nutshell; and include action verbs that bring the story to life. Your headline should include few words.
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| Subhead |
Use the subhead to expand on the headline, humanize the story or highlight a key fact. Titles are simple, jargon-free and have impact. Your subhead should use very few words (100 characters maximum, including spaces and punctuation). This section is not required.
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| * Photograph |
The before photograph and caption should capture what conditions were like
before USAID provided assistance. Please attach only a .jpg, .bmp, or .gif file, and maintain at least 300 dpi (dots per inch).
We request that digital photos be shot with at least a 3-megapixel resolution. The
larger the file, the better the quality and final result.
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* Photograph File
Upload the photograph file here by clicking the "Browse..." button and locating the file on your computer.
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* Permission to Use Photograph
Do you have permission to use the photograph?
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Yes |
* Photographer's Name
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Photographer's Organization
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* Portrait or Landscape
Is your photograph orientation landscape or portrait? Example proportions:
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| * Caption |
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The caption should succinctly summarize the story and capture the reader's attention. (Up to 50 words)
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| * Supporting Paragraph |
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Provide a broader background to the picture, including statistics, quotes or descriptions of the individual, community or USAID program featured (Up to 350 words)
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| Background Information |
Please let us know these details about the photograph.
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* Date
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* Country of Story
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* City or Region of Story
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* USAID Program
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Presidential Initiative
Is the story about a presidential initiative?
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Yes |
Contractor, if any
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| Other |
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| Submitter |
Please tell us who we should contact regarding this story.
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* Name
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* Organization
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* Email
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* Phone
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