Disclaimer
The views expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation which I represent.
REPORT – DAY 4 – ARDYIS YOUTH EXCHANGE AND TRAINING WORKSHOP
REPORT – DAY 4 – ARDYIS YOUTH EXCHANGE AND TRAINING WORKSHOP
By Jason Haynes (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) and Rebeccah Sangwani Gondwe (Malawi)
Serenading the room, paper and pen extended, carefully jotting the phrase “I love you” in each language spoken in the respective countries represented by the approximately 27 participants at the 2011 Ardyis Youth Exchange and Training Workshop, being held in Accra, Ghana, was Mangena Gerald, one of the Zimbabwean representatives. Day 4 was indeed an enthralling experience which admittedly stimulated the interests of all participants as they were moved by thought provoking presentations by Mr. Chisenga and Mr. Richard.
The main focus of the day’s proceedings was on online collaboration both through the use of Wikipedia and google docs. These social networking tools were posited by the presenters as effectively facilitating the dissemination of information regarding ICT, Youth, Agriculture and Rural Development in ACP Countries. The tools, whose success is proven throughout the years, allow users to plan various events online from remote locations, make adjustment to various features and even publish to the Web. Indeed, if adopted, and to a great extent, effectively utilized, these tools can ably assist in promoting the views of Youths in ACP countries regarding various issues which affect their daily lives.
In addition, participants were introduced to ping.fm, a social networking tool which is specifically designed to allow users to post from ping while contemporaneously updating their statuses on several other media sites including twitter and facebook. This new discovery clearly intrigued participants and the addictive effects were already evident by several rather interesting posts:
“So little time left and I haven't seen the Makola Market, Cape Coast Castle and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park... Launching operation "Let's Make It Happen”
“ping ping”
“Tweet me on facebook”
“Day 4 of the Youth Exchange and Training Workshop, Accra, Ghana...Back after lunch and doing something with ping..lolz..”
“hi everyone!!!!!!!!!!”
Day 4, from Okra soup to a serenading Zimbabwean, Ardyis Web 2.0 has definitely intrigued and captivated the minds of all involved. The sun slowly goes down in the east, but the interest still lies in advancing the cause of the youth in ACP countries. Ardyis – Youth Exchange and Training Workshop – the future is in our hands!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment