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Low Cost Video for Ag Development: USAID and other awesome organizations show how it’s done!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

[September UPDATE: Interested in learning even more about the toolkit below? Contact FHI 360 at: jwoodard@fhi360.org] Interested in utilizing video in your projects around the world? USAID recently released a great toolkit: Integrating Low-Cost Video into Agricultural Development Projects. The guide includes … Continue reading →

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SIPA! What are your summer plans?!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Are you preparing for a summer internship (or new job!) in an exotic locale like Caracas, Cape Town, or Cleveland, and wondering if any other SIPA students or alumni will be around? Are you looking for connections in a certain … Continue reading →

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ICT4Ag – Mobile Data Collection – Africa Soil Information Service

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

On Friday, January 13, 2012, SIPA alum Eric Couper (MPA in Development Practice 2011) gave a talk at the MVP colloquium focused on his work in Arusha, Tanzania testing, deploying, and refining mobile data collection tools and processes. Mr. Couper … Continue reading →

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NMTF Situation Room – Satellite Imagery Analysis: Mapping IDP Settlements in Somalia

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Dear NMTFers, The New Media Task Force is pleased to introduce our first Situation Room of the 2011-2012 school year this Friday, November 4th, from 2:10 to 5:00pm in Room 1401 IAB on Satellite Imagery Analysis: Mapping IDP Settlements in Somalia - a New Media Task … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunities with Plan

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Below is a summary of some stellar internship opportunities for graduate students interested in new media, technology and development. We’re excited to have worked with PlanUSA to market these internships! For full position description and qualifications, see specific contact info … Continue reading →

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Africa going mobile

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

We’ve all heard that the use of cell phones is exploding throughout Africa.  But how many of us know about how mobile phones are making meaningful improvements in people’s lives? Last week the SIPA New Media Task Force, along with … Continue reading →

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