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E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Each module had a trainer’s guide and materials that was provided to the training teams in each country who customized the material — translated into French or Arabic and localized case studies. Each country team communicated with each other through an online site where the trainers shared lessons learned and ideas.

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E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have created the design and delivered an intensive Train the Trainers session in Beirut almost a year ago for master trainers and their teams from Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia. I also developed the curriculum for the 15 workshops that were localized and delivered by the in-country trainers to over 220 NGOs over 9-month period.

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Recreational drones banned in United Arab Emirates after oil facility attack

The Verge

The attacks were claimed by the Islamist, Iran-backed Houthi rebel group, which currently controls large portions of nearby Yemen and is fighting a coalition of forces supported by Arab countries including the UAE. The UAE withdrew its forces from Yemen in 2019, but continues to supply and train local militia opposed to the Houthi.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To localize Networked Nonprofit concepts to an Arab NGO context, as appropriate, for improved project outcomes. The Morocco Team discussed how Youth Without Borders is a networked network and the Yemen Team pointed out how the Youth Leadership Development Foundation is one as well. lack of time and not seeing the value of social media.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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COVID-19 case study: Changing funding practices in Europe

Candid

First, we learned that during the pandemic, European foundations engaged in both local and cross-border giving in new ways. Some foundations that lacked experience in local giving began investing more in communities, while others engaged in cross-border giving to show European solidarity. in the DRC and 1.4%

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E-Mediat Day 3: Digital Activism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Localize and make it relevant. The Yemen Team has some additional reflections on their workshop blog. A couple of tips I picked up from observing Mary in action that will be particularly useful for trainings for participants where English isn’t their first language. 1.) Simplify, simplify, simplify.