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The Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention

admin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:26:41 +0000

Do you think you have an idea to prevent mass atrocities? USAID wants to pay you to hear about them! Visit the website (here) to find out more about how to enter and compete for cash prizes. This is also a great way to build a resume.

Youth Media Curriculum

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:57:25 +0000

Organization: TBD About Students participating in the Cape Town, South Africa IFP hope to have 3-4 short documentaries (10-12 minutes each) produced by youth about their lives. Per IFP faculty Sean Jacob’s suggestion, these documentaries will focus on the politics of post-apartheid cultural memories and identities, and may work with South Africa’s “Born Free Generation” …

UNDP: Social Media and Democratic Transition

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:06:29 +0000

Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Faculty Supervisor: Rafat Mahdi About Social media tools are reputed to have played a critical role in mobilizing significant numbers of citizens, especially the youth, against established authority in the MENA region perceived as autocratic and unresponsive to their needs. While in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria, these tools …

Center for Democracy and Development: Liberian Webzine Project

admin — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:29:22 +0000

Media Report Presentation Team Michelle Betton Carolina Hernandez Therese Vana Organization Center for Democracy and Development About In October of 2008 a team of U.S. media specialists conducted a ten days series of workshops, seminars and site-visits in Liberia. One of the purposes of the visit was to expose Liberian media workers to the possibilities …

Urban Science Academy: Global Video Letters

admin — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:34:35 +0000

Media Global Video Letters Presentation Team Nadia Claudi, Scott Miller, Sean Thomas, Ximena Maroto, Flannery Miller, Ayelet Vardi, Christoffer Naess Organization MS325 Urban Science Academy About Engaging Youth Creating Partnerships Seeking Funds Video Letters Video Letter Portals Curriculum