Monthly Archives: May 2009

Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon, Oh My! Digital and Social Media Training in the Arab World

Written by jessica. Posted on May 18, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , . 2 Comments.
We can’t keep up. It seems like every time we open our inbox, another digital media training is taking place in the Arab world, in Jordan or Egypt (update May 19: we learned about another training in Egypt from ifikra)—or, of course, at the end of this month in Lebanon, as we initiate our own [...]

Welcome to Lebanon! Photo Contest

Written by jessica. Posted on May 15, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , . No comments.
A few enterprising photo-lovers launched a contest today for the photos that best capture that all-too-familiar saying, Welcome to Lebanon! The group wants publish a set of postcards this summer, “with pictures of those ‘only in Lebanon!’ moments…like seeing a car reverse in the middle of the highway, or the fact that there is valet [...]

Does Citizen Reporting Work? Will It Work In Lebanon?

Written by jessica. Posted on May 14, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
As the Web improves and we begin to realize all that it can make possible in Lebanon, ideas abound for ways to leverage the Internet to transform the so-called situations that bog the country down. Our funder, OTI, and many others have focused their programs on youth empowerment as a best hope for nudging the [...]