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Stories about Feature from March, 2008

The Read and Write Library

28 March 2008

Public libraries are transforming from centers of reception to centers of creation, transmission, and communication. In Latin America, the movement toward a more participatory library system is being led by...

FOKO: engaging more and more new voices

26 March 2008

FOKO Madagascar was full of activities this month. It went on to explore new voices from the high schools, introduced citizen media workshops in a city far from the busy...

[Podcast] Cristina Quisbert Describes the Importance of Voces Bolivianas

21 March 2008

In this three-minute podcast recorded with Cristina Quisbert while she was in Miami for the annual We Media conference, we discover the importance of Voces Bolivianas and citizen media in...

Voces Bolivianas: From outreach efforts to a movement

20 March 2008

Eduardo Ávila and Cristina Quisbert presented Voces Bolivianas at the We Media conference in Miami last month and got much appreciation. On March 18 2008 the closing program of El...

Kathryn Ward on the Benefits of Blogging for Bangladeshi Women

15 March 2008

For this week's Rising Voices podcast we listen in on a live interview with Nari Jibon founder Kathryn Ward from WBDX's Big Muddy radio program in Carbondale, Illinois. Kathy describes...

Five Minutes with Lova Rakotomalala

14 March 2008

At We Media Miami I was able to sit and talk with Lova Rakotomalala, one of the coordinators of the FOKO Madagascar blog outreach program. We recorded this brief interview...

HiperBarrio: Achievements and looking ahead

14 March 2008

HiperBarrio's presence at Medelink 2008, a local festival of digital culture, might have helped the citizen media outreach project discover a model of sustainability while extending their work to more...

Women Hold Up Half the Sky: A Poetry Jam

8 March 2008

In celebration of International Women's Day, Rising Voices grantee and Nari Jibon founder, Kathryn Ward, came up with the idea of a friendly poetry competition among Rising Voices bloggers. Participants...

FOKO: Bloggers bringing Madagascar in the spotlight

6 March 2008

While the devastations of Hurricane Ivan were under reported in the international media, Malagasy bloggers from the Foko Blog Club filled the void using photos, videos and a map mashup....

Three Women Leaders Make Their Voices Heard

2 March 2008

When Rising Voices first launched in May of last year, we hoped that at least some of the participants of the outreach projects would emerge as strong leaders and capable...

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