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Four Men Severely Injured by Bomb near Khe Sahn, Vietnam
Last month, January 2010, Amanda Koster and the rest of the SalaamGarage team visited Khe Sanh to experience first hand the work of NGO Peacetrees Vietnam. While there, they learned about UXOs (unexploded ordnance) left from the Vietnam War and the dangers they cause to the local farmers and their families still today.
Unfortunately the event [...]
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From Dong Ha to Khe Sanh Vietnam by Daysha
The past few days have been a whirlwind. Before we left Dong Ha, the group traveled to the Truong Son Cemetery, the Vietnamese equivalent of Arlington National Cemetery. I lit incense and placed it before the towering monument at the entrance then proceeded to walk around the beautiful grounds. The scene was stunning and the [...]
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El Paraiso Guatemala- Agros International SalaamGarage Trip July 2010
photo by Agros International
Join us in Guatemala this summer.
Our partner NGO is the amazing Agros International- putting land ownership into the hands of rural indigenous peoples. Check out their photo stream on Flickr.
Contact us for more info and sign-up now before the trip fills. Deadline this february!
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Village Batzchocola- Agros and SalaamGarge Summer 2010
photo from Agros International
For more beauty from Agros International and the villages, like Batzchocola, they work to help throughout rural Guatemala.
www.agros.org/ag/our-villages/guatemala/batzchocola/
Join Us in Guatemala Summer 2010
Here are the stories we will be working on in Guatemala with Agros International. Choose yours!
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Eduardo in India with SalaamGarage- Identity for the women of Shampura Village
Eduardo Sciammarella, CEO of Los Angeles based Protohaus, joined the SalaamGarage India 2009 team to help make a difference for disadvantaged women and children. We asked Eduardo what stood out as he worked on his humanitarian stories in a rural village called Shampura outside Jaipur where NGO Vatsalya works.
Eduardo interviewing Santosh with the help [...]
Also posted in India September 2009, cultural immersion, media, photography Tagged citizen journalism, India, Rajasthan, SalaamGarage, voluntourism 3 Comments
Udayan Home for Children, Part of Vatsalya.org
This past week the SalaamGarage team of storytellers for India 2009 have been hard at work building stories, interviewing, recording, observing and participating in so many of Vatsalya’s great projects around Jaipur, India.
Here are a few flip videos I recorded at Udayan home for children and Anoothi shop run by Vatsalya.org
Also posted in India September 2009, media Tagged Anoothi, India, Jaipur, Udayan, Vatsalya, Women's Self-Help Group Leave a comment
Get Funded
Apply for a Grant
For the professional journalist, your best exposure and most support could come from applying for a grant.
Center for Investigative Reporting Grants
and
Pulitzer Center Grants
We talk about SalaamGarage team member Daysha Eaton and her grant application with Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and her fundraising efforts here.
Spot.Us is a nonprofit project of the Center [...]
Also posted in Engagements and Events, How-To, Resources, Self Publishing, fundraising, media Tagged fundraising, grants 1 Comment
Hey Citizen Journalist, Get Published
Citizen Journalism Sites
Opportunities to get your stories and projects published online are exploding just as traditional media outlets implode.
CNN and Reuters
Submit your stories to the citizen journalist components at major news outlets like CNN.com/iReport and Reuters/YouWitness, are publishing photos, videos, and stories by ….anyone. CNN’s iReport “is a user-generated site. That means the stories submitted [...]
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