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Jayne Cravens to Serve as Advisor to UN program in Afghanistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Just received word that Jayne is off to Afghanistan at the end of February 2007, to serve as Communication and Reporting Advisor for the United Nation's National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP), part of UNDP. I'll be in Afghanistan through part of August." You can follow her adventures in Afghanistan on her blog.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education. Our grassroots campaign involves all ages from teens to seniors. We know that creativity and freedom of expression go a long way in educating children to be tolerant and open minded.

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The Future Today: Empowering youth via social media

Amy Sample Ward

My presentation concentrated on a few case studies where certain technologies were the appropriate tools for engagement and aided work to connect, empower, and educate youth communities. I want to share my slides and notes here for those who attended as well as for all those out there who didn’t. Youth Empowerment with Social Media.