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Pakistan: Open Minds
Years active: 2009-2010
IWPR’s Open Minds project in Pakistan seeks to engage youth in public discussion and debate. It works in 42 state schools and madrassas across the country’s troubled areas – Northwest Frontier Province (including Swat Valley), Karachi and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas – training some 4,000 secondary school students, both boys and girls, in basic journalism and discussion skills.
The project’s young trainees have published a number of articles in Pakistani newspapers and a group in the remote northern area of Chitral has launched a radio show with all reports recorded by student trainees.
Pakistan: Aug/Sep ‘10
International broadcaster devotes programme to IWPR’s groundbreaking journalism project in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Aug/Sep '10
Authority responsible for registered madrassas in Pakistan eager to introduce IWPR media training into more schools.
Pakistan: Jun/Jul ‘10
Blog set up to host articles written by young people from some of worst-affected regions of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Jun/Jul ‘10
After just three months’ of training, latest IWPR recruits are reporting on strife-torn tribal areas.
Pakistan: Apr/May ‘10
Talented Open Minds trainee offered exciting opportunity on national radio.
Pakistan: Apr/May ‘10
Curfew in troubled region of northern Pakistan eased following IWPR trainee’s scoop.
Pakistan: Feb/Mar ‘10
Open Minds journalism students put their newly acquired skills into practice.
Pakistan: Feb/Mar ‘10
Student says IWPR Open Minds training contributed to his triumph in regional debating competition.
Pakistan: Feb/Mar ‘10
Talented Open Minds trainee offered big break on national radio.