Proposals from February 25, 2013
Morocco: Theatre and Music, a Voice for Freedom
due to a lack of understanding of cultural differences and lack of opportunities for intercultural encounters, exchange and collaboration. 15,000 sub-Saharan migrants living in Morocco today,suffer of discrimination that's why we believe that things can change if the Morocan can see them differently if only we can have the possibility to informe them and to bring them to undertstand knowlege and reconaissance of the other is a source of grouth
Albania: Youth Together for Local Representation and Rights
Youth representation and participation in decision-making processes remains a concerning matter in Albania. This leads to policy approaches that are out of touch with the views of young people and fail to adequately address their demands and aspirations. The project aims to bring young people of 16-21 age group in Durres city, to network and blog on issues such as youth policies, concrete actions that should be taken by Durres local organs.
Sierra Leone: PeaceItOut
PeaceItOut (Peace It Out) is a project by the Young Peace Builders in Sierra Leone that is aimed at creating an online and offline interactive forum for youth in Sierra Leone and abroad to share their concerns on issues affecting them and their communities, and further exchange ideas for partnership & collaboration with other youth groups and individuals in different part of the Country and beyond.
Ecuador: Promoting the Amazoic Voices
The project will help the Shuar indigenous and mestizo communities inhabiting the city of Macas, in the Amazon of Ecuador, to tell their experiences and customs via podcast and forming citizen journalism to young teenagers of the town using the Media Center Facilities Atasim Foundation
Nigeria: Resuscitating Efik Culture
I intend to bring together youths 20 years and older who are natives of Efik ethnic group in Akwa-ibom State,Nigeria using Radio broadcast,street search and social media and educate them for 1month on the need to speak their native language and use it as a the primary means of communication. I intend to teach the participants how to create blogs and use social media to promote their native clothings,dress and dance.
Palestine: Media Monitoring Project
“Global Media Monitoring Project” address a very serious issue and shall record the first precedent in this regard. The aim of the project is to promote communication for social change through; – Building the of Palestinian women’s rights activists in monitoring the representation of the Palestinian women in the local media. – Supporting the Palestinian women to improve their representation in the local media .
Kenya: Digital fishermen of Oyamo Island
This project is to transform the fishermen in Oyamo island from traditional inadequate ways of communication by training them in computer and internet usage. The project is to enhance these fishermen global participation in environmental issues especially water and marine conservation. They will have a voice in global major environmental forums organized by UNEP and other stakeholders, something they are not even aware of currently.
Ukraine: Building Collaboration and Transparency through Media
“Ukraine has severe and worsening problems with economic inequality, which in turn are fueling corruption and poor governance.” (Economist Intelligence Unit) Technology training courses in Lugansk for NGOs and govt will increase transparency and trust as well as maximize the reach of current services. Video sharing will help individuals create a forum for sharing issues and developing collaborative solutions; connecting individuals with services
Uganda: Girl Child Education Advocacy Among Rural Communities.
There are wide gap between boys and girls concerning education due to bad culture that tend to make female sex inferior to their male counter part.80% illiterates among rural communities are female and because of these there are high level of poverty among women. Employment opportunity therefore belong only to men making female sex almost slaves and because of all these problems,we have risen up to advocate and shout to the top of our voices.
Pakistan: Radio Vision
Aiming to provide a job market to youth with visually impairments. Radio Vision Pakistan is a project initiated by Visionary Foundation Pakistan, for persons with visual impairments, in this online radio, RJ’s that will conduct the show will be persons with visual impairments. This unique project will open a new window of job opportunities for persons with visual impairments also play a very vital role in the mainstream of the society.
