Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Advocacy Project - Blogging Connects Women Across the World, October 21, 2008

Advocacy Project - Blogging Connects Women Across the World, October 21, 2008: "Blogging Connects Women Across the World

October 21, 2008, Washington, DC: The Zonta Club of Washington and The Advocacy Project (AP) have launched a blog group to connect professional women in the Washington area with young American women volunteering for human rights overseas.

This innovative use of information technology was developed during the summer, when eight Zonta members in Washington decided to follow the blogs of graduate students serving as AP Peace Fellows in Serbia, Kosovo, Uganda, Jordan, El Salvador, Nepal and Kenya.

'This is a fantastic program,' said Heather Dolstra, a Zonta member and Washington travel agent who followed the struggles of Jordan's landmine survivors through the blogs of Peace Fellow Krystal Sirman. 'I am in awe of what these young people are doing out there.'"

2 comments:

Becky, Sam, Merel, James, Adrienne, Asa said...

wow, what a great idea. this is really cool. Not only does it connect people, but it also provides insight and often a first hand account of experiences overseas. I can imagine that the content within these blogs is not censored which supplies us with a more accurate depiction of life overseas than say a new show might provide.

-Adrienne

Becky, Sam, Merel, James, Adrienne, Asa said...

OOPS ^^

* a news show, not new show


-adrienne