Rising Voices · August 2009

August, 2009

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FOKO: August 2009 Updates

The Rising Voices grantee FOKO Blog Club from Madagascar never has a dull moment. In this update we discuss about their recent photography workshop, updates on supporting the family of baby Kamba, interview of FOKO members by BBC, a blissful marriage between two FOKO participants and much much more.
Blogging Positively Guide Encourages Open Conversations About HIV/AIDS

We are pleased to announce the release of "Blogging Positively," a collection of case studies, interviews, and best practices about citizen media related to HIV/AIDS. You will be introduced to some of the leaders and veterans of the HIV-positive blogging community, and also to citizen media projects which aim to...
EWAMT: Joining The Global Conversation

The Yemeni society is very conservative and there are a lot of challenges for women who want to come out in the open and claim their equal share among the main workforce of the country. The Rising Voices grantee 'Empowerment of Women Activists in Media Techniques' (EWAMT) is conducting workshops...

FOKO: August 2009 Updates

Feature31 August 2009
Blogging Positively Guide Encourages Open Conversations About HIV/AIDS

Aids Rights Congo25 August 2009
EWAMT: Joining The Global Conversation

Feature24 August 2009

Stories from August, 2009

Hospice Casa Sperantei: Patients Share Stories and Struggles

Feature20 August 2009

Patients at Hospice Casa Sperantei in Romania are having their stories told, many for the first time, and preserved on the project's new blog.

Nomad Green: More Workshops In Ulaanbaatar

Feature18 August 2009

On July 28-31, 2009 the Rising Voices grantee Nomad Green arranged another series of workshops in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. The topics of these workshops were pollution in 'Tuul River',...

Drop-In Center: A Call to Action

Drop-In Center17 August 2009

Pavel Kutsev, leader of Drop-In Center, writes about issues impacting the lives of people living with drug addictions in Ukraine. In his recent post, he provides various strategies that patients...

Hiperbarrio: Campus Party And The Workshops In Ituango

Feature15 August 2009

The Campus party Bogota 2009 took place in Colombia during July 6-12, 2009. Several members of the Rising Voices grantee Hiperbarrio participated in that event and wrote about their experiences....

Liberian Bloggers Show Everyday Life in Monrovia

Ceasefire Liberia14 August 2009

Liberia was afforded a rare glimpse of international media attention this week when United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the capital Monrovia and Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Most...

Catalina Restrepo Awarded Miss Talent Medellín Award

Feature11 August 2009

The success of the Colombian citizen media project HiperBarrio has been the fruit of endless hours of dedication by many young leaders who pushed the project forward on their own...

Free Internet Depends on Costly Laptops

Feature9 August 2009

Cristina Quisbert of the Voces Bolivianas project was invited to this year's BlogHer conference in Chicago as one of five recipients of the International Activist Scholarship. While she was impressed...