Social Media for Social Change

Social Media for Social Change is an intensive 4 weeks course for youth and volunteers that will introduce you to social media tools that will help you to be the driver for social change

Dates: 5^th -30^th of March 2012

Social Media for Social Change is an intensive 4 weeks course for youth and volunteers that will introduce you to social media tools that will help you to be the driver for social change. The education will provide you with skills in how to plan and organize a basic social media communications strategy for your organization or own work as a volunteer that strengthens networking. Social media for social change course is a practical-oriented education based on “learning by doing” principles.

As a participant you will gain greater awareness about yourself and your strengths in social media. Receive personal guidance from experienced trainers in a small group setting. And learn new tools that are easily adapted as well as principles of social media for social change.

• Introducing social media component to your work (Becoming a social media steward)
• Strengthening social media skills in selected platforms
• How to be a strategic social media person.
• Discussing the role of training in social change processes.
• Developing a communication strategy.

Practitioners-especially youth – who are involved in civil society work as volunteers, activist or staff. Social media for Social Change is open for Activists and organizers wanting to use social media more effectively in their work also those who would like to strengthen their communications and networking skills.

US$1000