Nata website is a semi-finalist in the Peace Corps ICT contest!
Originally uploaded by natavillage.
Peace Corps along with the National Peace Corps Association has just
announced that the Nata Village Blog is a semi-finalist in their first ever
Information, Communication, and Technology contest. In January of this
year, Melody submitted a story explaining how the website was started (see
about the Nata Blog) and how the Nata AIDS and Orphan Trust was formed to
manage donations from the website. The above photo shows two of Nata's
youth participating in an HIV educational program utilizing the sound system
purchased from website donations. Twenty-three entries were received from
18 countries and we are happy to be a part of the 9 semi-finalists. They
will be announcing the top two finishers at the end of this month. We've
also been contacted by Worldview Magazine for a possible article about the
website in their winter issue. The stories of the semi-finalists and winners
will be featured in Peace Corps internal and external publications. This
type of publicity could do wonders for our people living with AIDS and the
Nata orphans. We appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this contest
and want to offer congratulations to the other 8 volunteers who are using
technology to make a difference in the lives of people in the developing
world.
Nata website is a semi-finalist in the Peace Corps ICT contest!
Originally uploaded by natavillage.
Peace Corps along with the National Peace Corps Association has just
announced that the Nata Village Blog is a semi-finalist in their first ever
Information, Communication, and Technology contest. In January of this
year, Melody submitted a story explaining how the website was started (see
about the Nata Blog) and how the Nata AIDS and Orphan Trust was formed to
manage donations from the website. The above photo shows two of Nata's
youth participating in an HIV educational program utilizing the sound system
purchased from website donations. Twenty-three entries were received from
18 countries and we are happy to be a part of the 9 semi-finalists. They
will be announcing the top two finishers at the end of this month. We've
also been contacted by Worldview Magazine for a possible article about the
website in their winter issue. The stories of the semi-finalists and winners
will be featured in Peace Corps internal and external publications. This
type of publicity could do wonders for our people living with AIDS and the
Nata orphans. We appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this contest
and want to offer congratulations to the other 8 volunteers who are using
technology to make a difference in the lives of people in the developing
world.