Dear Abdullah,

thanks for this update - it sounds really great!

This effort to join forces will certainly be fruitful.

Can we think of a meeting of the "shared communication initiatives" and press activities on the 5th of February?  At the media center, around lunch time?

Who could / would be present?

cheers,

Jason

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Abdullah Vawda [IPS Africa] <avawda@ips.org> wrote:

Dear friends,

Hope you are energised and ready for a great event?

Below is a small update from Inter Press Service, following our fundraising and collaboration efforts:

* The IPS TerraViva WEBSITE is now active, http://www.ips.org/TV/wsf which will host the latest news, features, interviews and images from Dakar.

* IPS will be producing MULTI-LINGUAL POSTERS of TerraViva (size 40 x 60 cm) every day with French, Arabic, English Swahili stories included.

* IPS and Flamme have agreed to SHARE CONTENT produced by the respective teams, for publication in print and to be circulated across various networks.

* IPS is speaking to e-joussor to make ARABIC CONTENT available for publication in TerraViva (online and poster editions)

* A joint TRAINING WORKSHOP for selected  journalists on 3-4 February is being organised by the Panos and Amarc teams, as IPS does not have an office or resources in Dakar.

* Three IPS REPORTERS from Senegal will provide daily coverage of the WSF and their reports will be published online.

* IPS Director General Mario Lubetkin will be participating in three SIDE EVENT seminars. Additional joint events may be confirmed in the next few days, such as a proposed 'Media Rountable' discussion.

* IPS will be producing a tabloid size TerraViva newsletter IN PORTUGUESE language, for distribution on the final day, as the South American sponsors specifically requested Portuguese language material at the WSF.

* Out team is looking forward to working with other communications organisations that seek to promote the messages of the Forum, such as AMARC, CIRANDA, AMANDLA, WSF TV, SACSIS, Pambazuka, CIVICUS, e-Joussour, etc, etc


See you soon,
Regards,

Abdullah Vawda
Marketing Manager
Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa
www.ips.org/africa
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Johannesburg, 2196 (South Africa)
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Email: avawda@ips.org

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