PROJECTS / RADIO: Media foster cross-cultural connections for Moroccans

“Three, two, one, record!” Melanie, a German student, and Bouchra, a Moroccan student, both in their 20s, are producing their first radio interview as they stand in front of their peers and members of civil society in a Marrakech community center. “What do you learn in school in Europe?” Bouchra asks Melanie. “Why are you studying philosophy in Morocco?” Melanie questions Bouchra.

It was an exciting moment for the young reporters, who were pioneering the international youth media project “We are the future of Morocco,” organized by the German non-governmental organization Radijojo World Children’s Media Network. In a world in which misunderstandings between the Arab world and the West abound, and youth voices in both regions often go unheard, Radijojo’s mission is to create media based youth empowerment as a source for free expression, intercultural dialogue and peace

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PROJECTS: Nous sommes le future du Maroc - Joint radio project with children from Morocco and Germany

Welcome to Morroco – and welcome to “Nous sommes le future du Maroc”.

Our unique project is dedicated to peace, cultural exchange, education and youth empowerment – by using civil society media and creative artforms, made by young people for young people  from all regions of Morocco. It is designed to build a cultural bridge to partner organisations in Germany.

“Nous sommes le future du Maroc” is a project in the context of the transformation partnership agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of Morocco.

“Nous sommes le future du Maroc” is a project within the network of the Anna Lindh Foundation; the international framework of the member states of the European Union and the Mediterranean region (EUROMED region).

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AWARDS / PHOTO: Young global photography competition winners arrive in Ethiopia

Five young winners of a global photography competition run by UNICEF and the World Photography Organisation have arrived in Ethiopia this week to attend a unique workshop where they are receiving tuition by acclaimed photographer and humanitarian Reza.

The five youngsters – from Brazil, Morocco, New Zealand, Romania and the United States – are joining 24 Ethiopian children at the workshop in Awassa from October 31 to November 4, 2010.

The ‘EYE SEE’ workshop, themed around children’s rights, is a photo project supported by Sony Corporation and UNICEF that aims to provide children all over the world with the opportunity to express and share their experiences through digital photography.

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NEWS / AWARDS: UNICEF Announces Nominees for 2010 ICDB Award

UNICEF is proud to announce the nominees for the 2010 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Awards. The winners will be announced at the ICDB Awards Ceremony on 2 November 2010 in New York.

The nominees for television include ATN Bangla (Bangladesh), Ethiopian Radio and Television Services, TV3 (Malaysia), C7 Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión (SJRTV) (Mexico), SOREAD/2M (Morocco), Télévision Togolaise and UzNTT (Uzbekistan).

The nominees for radio include Radijojo World Children’s Radio Network (Germany), All India Radio, Tejarat Radio (Iran), TRAXXfm Radio Televisyen Malaysia, Radio y Televisión de Aguascalientes (Mexico), Voice of Nigeria and Maputaland Community Radio Station (South Africa).

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PROJECTS: The Team (MOROCCO)

The Team in Morocco promotes the positive social transformation of disenfranchised communities through the fictionalized story of a Moroccan soccer/football* team and its players as they confront interpersonal and societal problems and challenges both on and off the field. The underlying goal is to provide young people from marginalized communities with positive messages that encourage active civic participation, tolerance, mutual understanding, and moderation.

By targeting young people, the show reaches out to the largest segment of Moroccan society. The median age of Moroccans is 25 years old, with 57 percent of the population below the age of 29, and 28 percent falling into the 15-to-29 age group.

The series is supported by a national outreach campaign led by 50 dialogue facilitators trained by Search for Common Ground in Morocco. The facilitators will host community sessions to discuss the issues tackled in the series. The Team in Morocco has launched a website – a social networking space at http://www.tanmia.ma/lequipe/ that incorporates an interactive blog, photos, videos and other links – and an extensive campaign to diffuse the show’s messages through the local press.

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OPPORTUNITIES: Young Moroccan journalists invited to 'inclusive journalism' workshop

Young Moroccan journalists invited to 'inclusive journalism' workshop

Posted on: 28/05/2009 Basic Journalism, Young Journalists Country: Morocco

Young journalists in Morocco are invited to take part in a training workshop in "inclusive journalism," to be held in Rabat from July 9 to 11.

The workshop is offered by the UK-based Media Diversity Institute. It will be led by Richard Cookson, a journalist working for UK TV Channel 4, and the Moroccan journalist Mounia Belafia, who contributes to Al Arabiya and France 24.

Among the topics to be discussed: the importance of giving voices to all segments of the society, not only the mainstream; the importance of alternative sources (not only official ones); basic principles of reporting diversity; managing prejudice, avoiding stereotypes and the use of language; and the importance of building bridges with civil society.

The workshop forms part of the Young Reporters’ Diversity Network segment of MDI’s 2-year training program, designed to promote inclusive journalism in Morocco.

To apply and for more information, please contact info@media-diversity.org.

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