2009 January 01

1 January 2009

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Stories from 1 January 2009

Blogging The Dream: Dreaming To Blog

Written by Rezwan · Feature, Blogging the Dream

The “Blogging the dream project” in Romania created a blogging club for mental health service users with the help of a Rising Voices micro grant. It trains them how to maintain a weblog, upload videos to online sharing sites, and use social networks. With these blogs these people are voicing their opinions and hope to break through stigma barriers, fight discrimination, and create awareness of mental health problems.

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Ségou Villages Connection

The Ségou Village Connection project seeks to link residents living in the rural villages of the Ségou region in Mali with former residents that now live in the larger cities through the use of mobile reporting and communication.

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Nomad Green

Nomad Green is training Mongolian citizen journalists how to use blogs, digital video, podcasts, and map mashups to report on local environmental news in Mongolian, Chinese, and English.

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Aché Djawu (The Aché Word)

Six Aché indigenous communities in Paraguay will use citizen media to tell the stories of their rich culture and reflect back on their difficult past. These digital tools will also allow the six communities to communicate with one another for ongoing support.

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