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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

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To localize Networked Nonprofit concepts to an Arab NGO context, as appropriate, for improved project outcomes. The Team from Tunisia identified Sawty as an example of a networked nonprofit in Tunisia, while the Lebanon Team pointed to Nasawiya. They’ve simplified and focused on what they do best.

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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

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The program is managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE), and implemented with a coalition of leading new media experts and local and international partners from the public and private sectors. E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

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Both conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society goals. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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E-Mediat Day 3: Digital Activism

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Nada, In-Country Team Leader for Lebanon. Localize and make it relevant. 4) Mary had a “laptops down&# rule and only allowed participants to be online during breaks. There was a link from Day 2 about Networked NGOs which included a case study of how the project took a “networked approach&# to its campaign.

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E-Mediat Day 1: A Networked Mindset To Capacity Building

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In the morning, we did a team building exercise to better understand the network core, the in-country teams from Yemen, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan. The Train the Trainers also included “laptop time&# for participants to write reflections in their blog journals for the project.

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