Mobilizing Caribbean journalists for Education for All
14/02/2006 (Saint Lucia) - Some 15 journalists from seven Eastern Caribbean States will participate in a two-day workshop on Education for All. The workshop starts today in Saint Lucia. The aim is to sensitize journalists to the six Education for All goals.
"We hope that it will equip journalists with the tools, knowledge and information to boost their interest in covering education issues," says Ushio Miura of UNESCO Kingston.
The workshop is jointly organized by UNESCO and the Association of Caribbean Media Workers. The participating countries are Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and St VincentThe Saint Lucia workshop is one of several UNESCO initiatives to involve media workers in the Education for All movement.
An online workshop on writing, reporting and investigating the goals of Education for All is taking place from 14 February to 1 March. Forty-five journalists from 14 countries worldwide will join this initiative. It is organized by UNESCO and in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). The training is building on the Education Makes News - An EFA Media Training Resource Kit, produced by UNESCO and ABU in 2004.
Links:
Online workshop for journalists on Education for All
Education Makes News - An EFA Media Training Resource Kit
This kit consists of an interactive CD–ROM with a printed handbook. It will help journalists to acquire better understanding of international Education for All initiatives.
Tags: Caribbean Development capacity building Institutional Strengthening international development Knowledge Management
14/02/2006 (Saint Lucia) - Some 15 journalists from seven Eastern Caribbean States will participate in a two-day workshop on Education for All. The workshop starts today in Saint Lucia. The aim is to sensitize journalists to the six Education for All goals.
"We hope that it will equip journalists with the tools, knowledge and information to boost their interest in covering education issues," says Ushio Miura of UNESCO Kingston.
The workshop is jointly organized by UNESCO and the Association of Caribbean Media Workers. The participating countries are Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and St VincentThe Saint Lucia workshop is one of several UNESCO initiatives to involve media workers in the Education for All movement.
An online workshop on writing, reporting and investigating the goals of Education for All is taking place from 14 February to 1 March. Forty-five journalists from 14 countries worldwide will join this initiative. It is organized by UNESCO and in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). The training is building on the Education Makes News - An EFA Media Training Resource Kit, produced by UNESCO and ABU in 2004.
Links:
Online workshop for journalists on Education for All
Education Makes News - An EFA Media Training Resource Kit
This kit consists of an interactive CD–ROM with a printed handbook. It will help journalists to acquire better understanding of international Education for All initiatives.
Tags: Caribbean Development capacity building Institutional Strengthening international development Knowledge Management
