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Up to You: Women Correcting Media Images 2008-2009
The idea
A project to promote women’s active participation in the public space through the active use and development of culture and gender sensitive media in the Middle East, North Africa and Denmark. For this purpose, the project is being developed in partnership with MENA civil society organisations and media outlets in Egypt and Yemen.
The objective
The primary objective is to promote equal participation of women in the public space through their active participation in media leadership, cultural journalism, production and dissemination of information, that is cultural and gender sensitive.
My target group
Young women media workers and cultural journalists who represent a broad range of social, political, geographical backgrounds and come from various Middle East/ North African countries and Denmark. The number of beneficiaries of the seminar and the follow-up workshops are 5 persons.
Justification
Crossing Borders is of the opinion that true democracy and human rights can exist only with equal participation and just representation of women’s issues in the media through active women participation in media leadership, production and dissemination.
Activities
- 10 day Training of Trainers course in Denmark
- 1 public event
- Action plan for future activities
The overall point of the programme is to enable women participation in the public space through the active, conscious use of culture and gender sensitive media.
Date of the course is 1-10 October 2009
Interested applicants should contact
- Crossing Borders on
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- Moltaka, Egypt on
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- Yemen Times on
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