[kictanet] Deadline January 18th for Citizen Media Outreach Projects

[Janet Feldman]

http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/12/23/rising-voices-seeks-micro-grant-proposals-for-citizen-media-outreach

Application Deadline: January 18, 2009

Rising Voices (http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org), the outreach arm of 
Global Voices (http://globalvoicesonline.org), is now accepting project 
proposals for microgrant funding of up to $5,000 for new media outreach 
projects. Ideal applicants will present innovative and detailed proposals to 
teach citizen media techniques to communities that are poorly positioned to 
discover and take advantage of tools like blogging, video-blogging, and 
podcasting on their own.


As the internet becomes more accessible to more people, including mobile 
phone users, the so-called digital divide seems to be narrowing. In its 
place, however, we see a participation gap in which the vast majority of 
blogs, podcasts, and online video are being produced in middle-class 
neighborhoods in major cities around the world.


Rising Voices aims to help bring new voices from new communities and 
speaking new languages to the conversational web, by providing resources and 
funding to local groups reaching out to underrepresented communities in the 
developing world.

Please visit our current list of grantees for project examples:
http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/projects.


The sky is the limit, but unfortunately funding is not. Rising Voices 
outreach grants will range from $2,000 to $5,000. Please be as thoughtful, 
specific, and realistic as possible when drafting your budgets.


Successful projects will be prominently featured on Global Voices. Grantees 
are expected to host regular workshops to train participants how to start 
and maintain a weblog, upload and share digital photographs, and produce 
basic videos. Grantees are also required to post regular project evaluations 
and updates to the Rising Voices website.


Completed applications will be accepted no later than Sunday, January 18. 
Please submit your completed application on the Rising Voices apply page: 
http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/apply/

Feel free to ask questions in the comments section below or by sending an 
email to outreach at globalvoicesonline.org.


All the best,
David Sasaki
Rising Voices