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On the eve of the Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty Rising Voices discusses how citizen media can raise awareness and initiate actions to eradicate poverty.
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A BarCamp was held in Madagascar on October 4, 2008 in the capital Antananarivo. Organized by the Rising Voices Grantee FOKO it was the first event of such kind in Madagascar.
more »Hospice Casa Sperantei: Preserving Patients’ Stories
posted by Juhie Bhatia on Oct 05, 2008 - 3 comments
Hospice Casa Sperantei will be training its nurses, doctors, and staff in the upcoming months to use audio recording and photography equipment to collect the stories of their patients, who are all suffering from life-limiting illnesses such as cancer.
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Kwa Mashu, the largest of Durban’s three townships, is known for its high levels of crime, HIV infection, and poverty. But Kwa Mashu is also well known throughout the region for its thriving cultural scene, which is well represented by the new bloggers and videographers from the Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre.
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Ever since the Uruguay government had started to implement the Ceibal project, with the goal of providing one free XO laptop to every public school student, a transformation has began. The children of Uruguay who are receiving these XO laptops are embracing them as a part of their lives.
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Elders, traditionally revered as society’s storytellers, have been largely excluded from the benefits of social media and online publishing. Today 600 million people are over the age of 60, and by 2025 this figure is expected to double. Using blogs, the Muthande Society for the Aged in Durban, South Africa is ensuring that elders can advocate for their own rights in today’s media ecology.
more »Rising Voices Blog Carnival: Celebration in Communities
posted by Rezwan on Sep 25, 2008 - 2 comments
We present to you the first Rising Voices Blog Carnival. We requested articles from different Rising Voices grantees communities. The topic is “What is the biggest celebration in your community each year?”
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Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is much more than a Disney movie. By training Malagasy bloggers how to publish online and interact with the wider world of Web 2.0, Foko is helping put Madagascar on the map.
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Rising Voices microgrants provide citizen media training projects in the developing world with just enough funding to get off the ground. Many of these projects, however, have become so successful that they are now attracting the interest of more local community members who want to learn how to communicate effectively online. In order to continue their training workshops and outreach activities, they have had to come up with creative strategies for financial sustainability.
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Many REPACTED members have their own blogs now but they can rarely update because of costly Internet connection. They have produced videos and images of their magnet theater production aimed at behavioral change in marginal societies in Kenya but cannot upload in their blogs because of slow Internet connection. Read about their challenges and dreams.
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