Yasmine Amin, a young journalist in Aswan, Egypt, established a public campaign using social media tools to address discrimination against women and tribal power in elections.
“The winds of the Tahrir Revolution have not been felt strongly in Aswan,” said Amin, whose campaign grew out of a workshop as part of Internews’ “Partners II: Media and Youth for Community Participation” project.
The project works inside Egyptian universities to build citizenship clubs and teach practical multimedia techniques to address community issues. The aim is increased awareness, participation, and understanding of citizenship among students attending six of the country’s universities.
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