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KABUL (PAN): In the lead-up to the International Youth Day on August 12, Afghanistan's first Youth Voices Festival has been launched in 16 provinces of the country.
Led by Internews and Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, the festival is an opportunity for young people to express themselves, the Ministry of Information and Culture said.
Backed by information, higher education and education ministries, the festival (www.afghanyouthvoices.org) is an ongoing internet-based project with an emphasis on skill development and working with young people and new media.
"It features a multimedia portal in Dari, Pashto and English, which provides a platform for youth dialogue, exchange and expression," the statement said.
Mujeeb Khalvatgar, Nai director, said 1,300 young Afghans were being trained on blogging, video, photography and digital storytelling.
"More than 700 young Afghans have already sent their contributions to the festival and over 100 radio programmes have been produced, exploring the opinions, needs, fears and aspirations of Afghanistan's youth," he said.
The Afghan Youth Voice Festival is actively supporting the Ministry of Information and Culture's National Youth Conference. The three-day conference is aimed at sparking a discussion of issues facing Afghan youth and the progress towards having national youth policy in place soon.
The event would focus on practical interventionsto support youth development from the national to the district level. Taimoorshah Eshaqzai, deputy minister of youth affairs, hoped the multimedia training would help youths interact with their counterparts in other countries.
"Multimedia is a powerful and sustainable way to give voice to young Afghans and enhance their role in reconstruction," said Charmaine Anderson, country director of Internews
"This festival works closely with the Afghan government to provide a forum for young people to play an active role in the nation's development," he said.
Radio Production Unit Salam Watandar is being produced almost entirely by festival participants for the week August 4 to 10. A grant programme has been inaugurated to support the development of Afghan multimedia talent to create a 'factory' or centre for the development of outstanding youth-produced multimedia content.
More than 50 young Afghans media artists, who were trained as filmmakers, radio producers, photographers and on-line editors, have been given the opportunity to participate.
The eight winners of the competition will be provided internship at partner media outlets -- Tolo TV, Salam Watandar, Pajhwok Afghan News and 8AM Daily Newspaper.
The winners will be announced during the National Youth Conference.
The Afghan Youth Voices Festival is also collaborating with existing projects to promote young people in Afghanistan. This includes Youth in Action and Fanoos Magazine.
A film written and directed by a young Afghan filmmaker will be presented by the end of August 2010. Two programmes from the Festival will be aired on Tolo TV.
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Led by Internews and Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, the festival is an opportunity for young people to express themselves, the Ministry of Information and Culture said.
Backed by information, higher education and education ministries, the festival (www.afghanyouthvoices.org) is an ongoing internet-based project with an emphasis on skill development and working with young people and new media.
"It features a multimedia portal in Dari, Pashto and English, which provides a platform for youth dialogue, exchange and expression," the statement said.
Mujeeb Khalvatgar, Nai director, said 1,300 young Afghans were being trained on blogging, video, photography and digital storytelling.
"More than 700 young Afghans have already sent their contributions to the festival and over 100 radio programmes have been produced, exploring the opinions, needs, fears and aspirations of Afghanistan's youth," he said.
The Afghan Youth Voice Festival is actively supporting the Ministry of Information and Culture's National Youth Conference. The three-day conference is aimed at sparking a discussion of issues facing Afghan youth and the progress towards having national youth policy in place soon.
The event would focus on practical interventionsto support youth development from the national to the district level. Taimoorshah Eshaqzai, deputy minister of youth affairs, hoped the multimedia training would help youths interact with their counterparts in other countries.
"Multimedia is a powerful and sustainable way to give voice to young Afghans and enhance their role in reconstruction," said Charmaine Anderson, country director of Internews
"This festival works closely with the Afghan government to provide a forum for young people to play an active role in the nation's development," he said.
Radio Production Unit Salam Watandar is being produced almost entirely by festival participants for the week August 4 to 10. A grant programme has been inaugurated to support the development of Afghan multimedia talent to create a 'factory' or centre for the development of outstanding youth-produced multimedia content.
More than 50 young Afghans media artists, who were trained as filmmakers, radio producers, photographers and on-line editors, have been given the opportunity to participate.
The eight winners of the competition will be provided internship at partner media outlets -- Tolo TV, Salam Watandar, Pajhwok Afghan News and 8AM Daily Newspaper.
The winners will be announced during the National Youth Conference.
The Afghan Youth Voices Festival is also collaborating with existing projects to promote young people in Afghanistan. This includes Youth in Action and Fanoos Magazine.
A film written and directed by a young Afghan filmmaker will be presented by the end of August 2010. Two programmes from the Festival will be aired on Tolo TV.
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