Feature · December, 2007 · Rising Voices

Feature · December, 2007
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New Bloggers Use Poetry to Describe Their Communities, Feelings, Friends

Hiper-Barrio31 December 2007

The new bloggers of Rising Voices outreach projects in Colombia, Bolivia, and Bangladesh are more than just up-and-coming citizen journalists. They have also discovered the power of prose to reveal...

Congratulations New, Rising Voices

Announcements28 December 2007

The Rising Voices citizen media outreach initiative will start out 2008 with five new and innovative projects based in Kenya, Madagascar, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Iran.

Nari Jibon: Women bloggers and dowry problem in Bangladesh

Nari Jibon27 December 2007

This week we look at some brilliant articles from Nari Jibon’s women bloggers. They discuss the menace of wedding dowries, which make the lives of poor families difficult by forcing...

The First Six Months of Rising Voices

Hiper-Barrio26 December 2007

As we all get ready to enter 2008, Rising Voices celebrates its first six months of existence. It is time to step back, reflect on where we've come and think...

TBCS interns talk about the development of Sierra Leone

TBCS21 December 2007

This week we have updates from the Think Build Change Salone (TBCS) initiative in Sierra Leone. Participants of the TBCS project post more of their experiences as interns in local...

Suso, Gratitude, and Human Dignity

Hiper-Barrio20 December 2007

Every neighborhood has it's own local set of celebrities who become either famous or infamous for their talents, idiosyncrasies, and personal histories. In San Javier La Loma, a hillside working...

Neigbourhood Diaries: Growing Citizen Journalists from Grassroots

Introduction13 December 2007

This week we have the pleasure to introduce to you the fifth of the first round grantees of the Rising Voices. 'Neigbourhood Diaries' is a citizen writing program moblising young...

Interview with Cristina Quisbert of Voces Bolivianas

Interview7 December 2007

Voces Bolivianas, a citizen media outreach project supported by Rising Voices, has trained 23 participants how to blog, post digital photos, and even shoot video. One of the most consistent...