Above, a group of photographers head onto the lake before sunrise to catch the morning light. The Open Hands Initiative is proud to announce that it has recently sponsored six young Myanmar photographers and photojournalists to take part in “Burma in Transition,” a week-long photography workshop led by Gary Knight and Philip Blenkinsop in Myanmar […]
Author: Open Hands Team
The Open Hands Initiative’s Chairman and Founder, Jay Snyder, was honored at Job Path’s annual benefit, which was held on October 17th at HBO headquarters in New York City. The yearly event serves as a way to help bolster this vital non-profit institution that aims to empower people with developmental disabilities. “There’s a job for […]
What does the Silver Scorpion have to do with literature? Students taking English 110 this summer had the chance to find out. In another first, the comic book created by Americans and Syrians as part of the Youth Ability Summit, was part of a college course about literature, composition, and critical thinking. Read on about […]
The following entry is a guest post by Kim Badawi, a top, young journalist who participated in the “Covering a Revolution” journalism fellowship. This post is part of the “Where Are They Now?” series. Here is what he had to say about his experience in Cairo as a Reporting Fellow. What is a memorable moment from […]
The following guest post is written by Franz Knupfer, Project Coordinator at Mobility International USA. This is the second post in our series highlighting some of the inspirational work done by organizations in the fields of Disability and Accessibility, Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Journalism, and Diplomacy. The featured guest bloggers come from different NGOs, nonprofits, and organizations whose […]