Telling the Good You Wish to See in the World

"One of our board members, who lives in Nepal, always does a little spin on Gandhi's famous quote, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." She says, "Create the media you wish to see in the world."

Britt Bravo comes through again with an inspiring interview with Cristi Hegranes, the President and Founder of The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World.  Cristi founded the Press Institute in order to train women in developing countries to become investigative reporters and to report their own news.

Cristi says, "The goals of the organization are three-fold. We use journalism because it is a very empowering profession, enabling people to become the "question askers" in their societies. It is a really exciting and empowering position, especially for women in developing countries. Our primary goal is to provide that empowering employment."

I encourage all women to read it and then think about putting your own "citizen journalism" to work in a personal or business blog.

Meanwhile, stay tuned to GoodTube.org, which will be launching soon. Non-profits like Cristi's can post videos of their work and share them with the world. Kimberly Klintworth is behind Good Tube. It's an extension of Profiles in Caring, a syndicated TV show that reaches millions and already has over 140 shows dedicated to distributing the good work of non-profits around the world. While the website is getting ready to launch you can go register your favorite non-profit now and start mixing your own video for it.

In the mail this week I received Ode Magazine (to people, to passion, to possibilities) it takes the same path of focusing on the good. It's run mainly by men who value a "just and sustainable world" and see themselves as "intelligent optimists." It's based out of Rotterdam, Netherlands. A look down the list of blogging contributors, however, shows a balanced mix of male and female voices and also a cross section of nations.

Is this a great time to live or what? 

We have individual blogs, highlighting Non-profits, which GoodTube joins/shares with the world, mixed with international magazines jumping international lines... It's enough to give us all hope regardless of who is elected. The people of the planet are rising and no one president, party, nation or even terrorist will ever take away their collective voice or soul again.

What to you think? Is it a good time to live or what?

Comments

[Britt Bravo]

Thanks for spreading the word about The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World's great work!