Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Youtube Videos - The Art of Equality: Finding Creative Solutions to Empower the Youth of Brazil

The Art of Equality: Finding Creative Solutions to Empower the Youth of Brazil

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 06:24 PM PST

Through literacy programs, empowerment training and the arts, NGOs in the favelas of Brazil are providing youth new opportunities and finding sustainable ways to create a more equitable future for a country long divided by poverty and violence. Elan Gepner was one of five grand prize winners in the Pulitzer Center/YouTube 2010 Project: Report contest. Learn more about the contest: http://pulitzercenter.org/contest/project-report-2010 See all Project: Report Videos from the contest: http://youtube.com/projectreport See Elan's related reports on the Pulitzer site: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/brazil-favelas-poverty-empowering-youth-creative-solutions
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Education Reform in Haiti: Haiti's Lost Children

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 06:22 PM PST

Haiti's post-earthquake tent cities house many willing students but lack accessible education. Alzire Rocourt has a passion for teaching. Working with nothing but her sweet voice, an old chalkboard and some cardboard posters, Rocourt teaches Haitian children about the music of Chopin, Beethoven and other classical composers. "School has become for them the way to hope," she said. Learn more at: www.haitiedstories.org Paul Franz was one of five grand prize winners in the Pulitzer Center/YouTube 2010 Project: Report contest. Learn more about the contest: http://pulitzercenter.org/contest/project-report-2010 See all Project: Report Videos from the contest: http://youtube.com/projectreport See all related videos and reporting by Paul on his Pulitzer project page: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/caribbean/rebuilding-haiti-education-system-earthquake
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