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Author Biography: mnewlands

Working in Ghana with Journalists for Human Rights is a dream job for Michelle. With a background in print and online journalism and a post-graduate certificate in International Support Work, Michelle has worked in media relations with numerous non-profit organizations and has freelanced for multiple Canadian magazines. She strongly believes in the power of media as a tool of development and is an experienced educational facilitator, with a focus on international experiential learning. She is pleased to have the opportunity to incorporate her knowledge in journalism, experience in facilitation and passion for human rights at the African University College of Communications working with students and faculty as a Rights Media Educational Officer.

Toronto Star’s Chair of the Board Visits Ghana

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands November 26, 2011

Newspapers are intended to deliver information, educate the public and beyond that – bring community together. This is what former publisher, editor and current Chair of the Board of the Toronto Star Mr. John Honderich shared with local journalists on his visit to Ghana as part of a Journalists for Human Rights initiative. During Mr. Honderich’s ten [...]

Tagged as: community development, Dialogue on Diversity, Role of the Media, Toronto Star

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Thanksgiving in Ghana

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands October 22, 2011

Our Thanksgiving adventure began with a three hour trip to the one place we figured we could get a turkey – Shoprite. This meant hoping on a tro-tro, switching over twice, and patiently waiting as the process took it’s sweet time. Most often we shop at local markets or roadside stands, but for this occasion [...]

Tagged as: tradition and customs

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JHR-AUCC Chapter Holds Official Executive Handing Over Ceremony

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands October 22, 2011

As the start of classes drew closer at the African University College of Communications, members of the Journalists for Human Rights School Chapter held their official Handing Over Ceremony. “For me, this was significant in the history of the chaper,” says Danny Bannah, two-term president of the school chapter. “This is the first time JHR [...]

Tagged as: Accra, Community Engagement, Ghana, jhr-AUCC Student Chapter, Power of Media, Youth Empowerment

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Rotary Launches Road Safety Campaign in Accra

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands October 20, 2011

The Rotary Club of Accra-Labone in partnership with the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit and the Driver and Vehicle Licencing bureaux have launched a Road Safety Campaign aimed at educating Ghana’s motoring public. This initiative is a result of increased numbers in traffic related deaths, as according to the MTTU’s nation wide accident statistics. These [...]

Tagged as: Accra, community initiative, road safety, Road safety initiative, Rotary

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Biking as a Tool of Female Empowerment

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands September 21, 2011

In Ghana’s northern regions bicycles are used as a necessary means of transportation, but in the capital city of Accra, this is not the case. Cycling in the city can not only be dangerous, but attached to social stigmas – especially for women cyclists. This is what Alba Kunadu Sumprim, along with ten others, discovered [...]

Tagged as: empowerment

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Commuters Crash

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by mnewlands September 21, 2011
Our tro-tro after the crash.

The evening was dark and the air crisp as we embarked on our journey to Accra from Ghana’s Western Region. It was not much past 7:00 pm but the quiet, urban roads made it seem as though the whole of the country would be asleep. The route home was anything but smooth, potholes causing our [...]

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From intention to interpretation

In Blog, Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, IYIP Rights Media Internships,
by mnewlands August 28, 2011

On the roof of our guesthouse in Kokemlemle, we sit and enjoy the African breeze that comes with the setting of the sun beginning around 5:30pm. In the company of our local friend, we sip Ghanaian produced Gulder beer and reflect on day’s events. We are soon joined by a fellow from Germany and a [...]

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So, we have moved to Africa

In Blog, Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by mnewlands August 11, 2011

Each time one moves they must adapt to a new culture of some sort – changing neighbourhoods, towns, cities, provinces, states – each signifies it’s own identity and culture. For us, we have left the continent in which was home and the differences in culture can seem extreme. Since arriving in Accra things have been [...]

Tagged as: Accra, CIDA, culture, Ghana, IYIP, jhr, personal reflection

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