Rising Voices · April 2008

April, 2008

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Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Health-Related New Media Outreach

Rising Voices, the outreach arm of Global Voices, in collaboration with the Open Society Institute Public Health Program’s Health Media Initiative, is now accepting project proposals for the third round of microgrant funding of up to $5,000 for new media outreach projects focused especially on public health issues involving marginalized...
Nari Jibon: celebrating Bangla new year

The participants of the Nari Jibon project of Bangladesh continued to portray their culture, lifestyle and unique things to the world with citizen media tools. They celebrated the Bangla new year by participating in a cultural program. Watch the photos and videos and experience Bangladesh.
Introducing Iran Inside Out

Shaghayegh Azimi is the epitome of what is often referred to on Global Voices as a "bridge-blogger"; that is, someone who uses their weblog to bridge two or more cultures. There is only one catch - Azimi isn't really a blogger; her passion, rather, lies in video. Her project, Iran...

Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Health-Related New Media Outreach

Announcements30 April 2008
Nari Jibon: celebrating Bangla new year

Feature24 April 2008
Introducing Iran Inside Out

Feature18 April 2008

Stories from April, 2008

[Video] Dominique, the Street Kid

FOKO28 April 2008

FOKO blogger and United Nations Clum member Nombana produced this short documentary on Dominique, a street beggar in Antananarivo. The video was submitted to MySpace's Film Your Issue contest.

[Video] First Day of Spring

Nari Jibon28 April 2008

Taslima Akter, Sherin Sultana, and fellow bloggers from the Nari Jibon project take us on a tour of Dhaka University during celebrations for the first day of spring.

[Video] Iran Inside Out Trailer

Iran Inside Out19 April 2008

Shaghayegh Azimi offers a preview of what we can soon expect from Iran Inside Out, an outreach project which partners Iranian videobloggers with local film clubs in Iran to identify...

HiperBarrio: the social role of Libraries

Feature17 April 2008

The HiperBarrio project in Colombia has taken advantage of the Medellín's network of library park facilities which include internet rooms to teach the citizen media skills to young people from...

Online video is revolutionizing how people in the developed world inform themselves and participate in their communities. In the developing world, however, obstacles including slow internet access and a lack...

[Podcast] Bolivian Voices Day

Audio10 April 2008

On April 19, at eight different sites throughout six Bolivian cities, Voces Bolivianas will host Bolivian Voices Day, a one-day synchronized event that will train dozens of Bolivians how to...

[Video] A Little of the City of El Alto

Podcast6 April 2008

Juana Tambo is a participant of Voces Bolivianas citizen media outreach project in El Alto, Bolivia. With the help of trainer Mario Duran, she made this video explaining a bit...

REPACTED: Giving Voice To The Kenyan Youths

Feature3 April 2008

We have interviewed Denis Kimambo, Program Manager of one of the new Rising Voices grantees, the Youth Media Consultative Forum of REPACTED from Kenya. Through this interview we learn about...

Mialy Andriamananjara Discusses Foko

Feature2 April 2008

A couple weeks ago we spoke with Lova Rakotomalala, one of the four coordinators of the FOKO Madagascar blog outreach program. This week we feature a video interview with Lova’s...