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Strengthening WHO EURO Social Media Capacity

September 23, 2011 – 2:28 pm

We’re pleased to have been asked by WHO EURO to build the capacity of their technical health experts in using social media in their work.    The task includes, in addition to skills training, setting the foundations for a new organizational strategy.   We are also working on a “vision paper”, ie what could WHO and its [...]

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Music stars donate their Facebook profiles for good

September 20, 2011 – 9:53 pm

Tomorrow we launch our latest social media campaign, aiming to raise awareness and support for Dalit (”untouchable”) rights in Nepal.   For the campaign, the five most popular female singers in in Finland are donating their Facebook profiles to five individual Dalits from Nepal, giving this voiceless group an effective new communication channel.  Over five [...]

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Week in New York

September 19, 2011 – 2:32 am

We’re pleased to be in New York this week, where we will participate in the Social Good Summit.  We are also meeting up with the Women’s Refugee Commission about the next phase of Mama:Together for Safe Births in Crises, as well as meeting with UNFPA and Every Mother Counts, among others.  Exciting week!

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UN and social media

September 8, 2011 – 1:58 pm

It’s interesting to follow how the UN and the Secretary-General (SG) Ban Ki-Moon have stepped up their social media use recently.  On August 8th, in honour of World Humanitarian Day, the SG launched a month long YouTube driven contest where citizens, through a 30-second video, pitch to him their idea of what the world needs [...]

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Finalizing new campaign supporting Dalit rights in Nepal

September 5, 2011 – 12:56 pm

We’re on the final design stage of a new awareness and advocacy campaign being launched on behalf of Dalit rights in Nepal.  We are using a totally new approach to Facebook communication, where celebrities and known spokespeople hand over their profiles to a select group of Dalits in Nepal.  Through this approach, we want to [...]

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M4ID Awarded MacArthur Foundation Grant!

September 1, 2011 – 1:38 pm

We are thrilled to announce that MacArthur Foundation has awarded M4ID a three year grant to support organizations working on reproductive and maternal health in leveraging social media and new communications technology in their programmes.  The project focus is on India, Nigeria and Mexico.
There are immense opportunities in this field and we really look forward [...]

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Social Good Summit in NY

August 16, 2011 – 10:50 am

M4ID will also be attending the Social Good Summit held in New York 19-22 September, looking forward to seeing many of our partners and colleagues there.

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The Joy of Giving

August 10, 2011 – 1:10 pm

We love, love this video of Narayanan Krishanan -  companion to the forgotten. Check it and share his message of giving:

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Mama Mentor

August 5, 2011 – 11:24 am

The Mama: Together for Safe Births community of practice was launched a few months back by Women’s Refugee Commission (see below post), and we’ve continued to provide support to WRC and the health practitioners who have joined the Facebook community.  One of the latest tools is a refined Mama Mentors application, through which doctors and [...]

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Advocacy on behalf of Dalit populations in Nepal

June 27, 2011 – 6:47 pm

M4ID has been chosen as the partner for a new social media driven advocacy campaign aimed at pressing for improved rights and opportunities for Dalit populations in Nepal.  The campaign will be launched in September, and we’re very pleased to be able to contribute to such an important, yet neglected cause.

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