Want to stay up to date with everything related to our journey in Myanmar through the “Burma Telling Its Own Story” Fellowship? Don’t miss our regular blogging on Huffington Post through the “Burma Journal” blog. Below is an excerpt from the Chairman’s opening blog post. By Jay T. Snyder Founder, The Open Hands Initiative This […]
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June 12th marked the official first day of the “Burma Telling Its Own Story” Cultural Exchange & Reporting Fellowship in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). This project, a partnership between Open Hands Initiative and GlobalPost, has brought together a team of 20 incredibly talented young writers, photographers, videographers and radio broadcasters from the U.S. and Myanmar. […]
The following is the Burmese language version of the call for applications for the June 2013 Cultural Exchange and Journalism Fellowship in Myanmar (Burma). All writers, photographers, radio broadcasters and videographers are encouraged to apply. For the full details, please read the press release in Burmese.
Open Hands Initiative, The GroundTruth Project and GlobalPost “Special Reports” are now accepting applications for the 2013 Myanmar (Burma) Reporting Fellowship! We are looking for 20 top, young correspondents — 10 from America and 10 from Burma — to take part in an all-expense-paid fellowship in Burma from June 10 to June 30. All writers, photographers, […]
The new year in the U.S. is very much underway, the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, long hours and increasingly long nights do not distinguish 2013 much from previous years. Yet in Myanmar (Burma), this is a very different story. In 2011, the 17 year long peace treaty established to end the nation’s […]