Rising Voices · August 2010

August, 2010

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The First Posts from the Exploring Taboos Project

The “Exploring Taboos” project conducted by the Nazra team has finally started with a workshop attended by five participants. The first day the training was about video journalism, the second day was about sexuality theory, and the third day was about the use of social media. In this post, we...
Global Citizen Media Guide Now Available in Macedonian and Albanian

Rising Voices is pleased to announce that our Introduction to Global Citizen Media Guide is now available in Macedonian and Albanian, thanks to the efforts of Elena Ignatova and the Metamorphosis Foundation. The Guide is now available in seven languages and counting.
Ceasefire Liberia: Thoughts On The 163rd Independence Day Of Liberia

Africa's oldest republic Liberia celebrated its 163rd Independence anniversary last month (July 26, 2010) and it is disheartening to see that after all these years Liberia is still is a developing country with all its challenges. The citizen journalists of Rising Voices grantee Ceasefire Liberia are doing their parts in...

The First Posts from the Exploring Taboos Project

Feature29 August 2010
Global Citizen Media Guide Now Available in Macedonian and Albanian

Announcements24 August 2010
Ceasefire Liberia: Thoughts On The 163rd Independence Day Of Liberia

Ceasefire Liberia22 August 2010

Stories from August, 2010

Minya: A Visit to the Bride of Upper Egypt

Feature20 August 2010

Rising Voices recently visited the village of Dawadeyya in the Minya governorate in Egypt, which is known as the "Bride of Upper Egypt." This is where the Women of Minya...

HiperBarrio: Campus Party Colombia And Pin Hole Photography

Feature15 August 2010

This year Hiperbarrio was invited for the Campus Party Colombia in Bogota and was told to do something different - to use the pin hole camera technique to record the...

Abidjan Blog Camps: Théophile Kouamouo Has Been Released

Abidjan Blog Camps11 August 2010

The African blogosphere exploded with anger and concern when Théophile Kouamouo was arrested with his two colleagues of the Ivorian Daily Le Nouveau Courrier for refusing to name the source...

Inclusiveness Of Citizen Media In Egypt

Feature8 August 2010

In the latest post of the series highlighting the current state of citizen media in Egypt, Eman AbdElRahman tries to answer the question: "are all the voices on the Egyptian...

Nomad Green: More Workshops in Mörön, Khatgal and Ulaanbaatar

Feature5 August 2010

Nomad Green, the Rising Voices grantee in Mongolia, arranged workshops in the North Eastern Khövsgöl Province. The region is well-known for its natural beauty and Lake Khövsgöl is one of...