Since Panoply Digital began our collaboration with CIPE, training sessions we have delivered on their behalf have occurred both face-to-face and online. From our extensive online training experience, we’ve developed 5 top tips that can help you host meetings successfully and securely.
Read MoreCo-creating Content to Combat Gender Based Violence (and Other tongue twisters)
One of the hardest things to get right when it comes to M4Dev, is content. This is especially true when working on complex and sensitive topics such as gender based violence, where even mentioning the subject can be considered taboo.
Read MoreTo monitor, evaluate, and communicate in Kathmandu: training on ICT for Women's Business Associations in Nepal
Panoply Digital is busy with developing a training curriculum for upcoming workshops for our partner the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and their partner network afield. We are doing several such two-day training events in the upcoming months with the first one being Kathmandu, Nepal in a few weeks with subsequent trainings in Argentina, Kenya, Jordan, and more.
Read MoreThree Opportunities for Digital Development in Myanmar
In July 2016 and on behalf of the GSMA (the corporate hat I wear!), I traveled to Myanmar with my friend and colleague Ramat Tejani for the first time. We were there to conduct a mobile telecoms policy training workshop with Myanmar government, private sector and multiple civil society stakeholders. However, before the work began, we took a mini-vacation and I saw a few potential opportunities for digital development in this relatively recently opened country.
Read MoreSITUATING MOBILE IN “THE JUNGLE”: THOUGHTS FROM MY 24 HOURS IN CALAIS (PART 2 of 2)
The tragedy of what is occurring in Calais can be read in various media outlets online, so I will not take time here to rehash the details. What I will do in the second and last of a two post series is highlight some of the opportunities for mobile that I saw while volunteering. In my first post, I focused on my experience working in the donation processing warehouse in support of the refugees. In this second post, I will share the power and potential of mobile for refugees based on my visit to “The Jungle.”
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