EVENTS: Conference asks what media can do to improve plight of children in Africa

Conference asks what media can do to improve plight of children in Africa

2006-06-19

By Ernest Waititu and Nick Claussen

Athens NEWS Writers

The Institute for the African Child's seventh annual conference was held on the Ohio University campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, bringing together experts from around the world to discuss how the media can be used to help children in Africa. The conference coincided with the International day of the African Child, which was held on Friday, and featured speakers from OU, experts from across the U.S. and representatives from the media, academia and non-profit sector in Africa. W. Stephen Howard, director of the Institute for the African Child and telecommunications professor at OU, said the conference was established "to bring attention to the world's most marginalized population group, children of Africa." The Institute for the African Child has a different theme for the conference every year, and this year focused on the uses of media for African children. Media experts from around the world were brought into share their skills and knowledge about how to use the media to improve the lives of African children and to improve the image of African children in the West, Howard said.

 

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