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Literacy takes Centre Stage at World Summit on Media for Children and Youth
World Summit on Media for Children and Youth in Karlstad Sweden 2010, will be a summit for 1500 delegates from 80 countries preparing children and youth for a new media world in the 21st century. It will offer great opportunities to network, to be part of debates, to be interactive and to be part of workshops to share different perspectives, experiences and expertise. The World Summit in Karlstad will be one of the most important meeting place in 2010. WORLD SUMMIT 2010 WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO
• Supporting teachers and recreation instructors so they can progress from an outsider position to involvement in the media and information society.• Providing a scientific basis for media training.
• Giving the decision-makers access to findings from the world of research as a basis for their decisions.
• Giving the media industry increased knowledge of modern research to be used in developing production and distribution.
• Giving decision-makers insight into the role of the media industry and the prerequisites for producing and distributing high-quality content for children and young people.
• Improving the status and availability of media education.
• Increasing children’s and young people’s involvement in and influence on media content.
• Helping children and young people make demands that will lead to better teaching about and involving the media.
• Create and develop an increased dialogue between the media production and content creation, media education and educators, media research and policy-making and children and youth participation in the media.
Speakers from Africa include:
Amanuel Teferi Mamo of Plan International Ethiopia, Ethiopia
Firdoze Bulbulia of Moments Entertainment, CIFEJ, South Africa
Julieta Langa of Educardo Mondlane University – UEM, Mozambique“Freedom is not free”
Presented by Futhi Ngubane, SABC:Education, South Africa (Read her bio)
This topic will look at the importance of democracy and human rights. Even with most democratic States / Countries human rights are still being violated. It is critical to find out from different countries how they are delivering on human rights; What are the key issues that lead to the violation of rights? e.g. traditions, cultures and the way of life etc. What is the youth's views on democracracy and rights? What is their understanding and interpretation democracy, human rights and responsibility? What role should media play in advocating for human rights? (Sharing of media material) Symbolic artwork of signatures (footprint on white sheet ) as a commitment towards respecting human rights and democracy.
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