A program called 'mobiCine' Since May 9, 7 motorcycles drive through Dakar and Bamako, looking for popular audiences. Almost all the cinemas and theaters have closed in West Africa. People no longer go to the movies. Then movies go to the people.
Development & capacity building
Supporting local NGOs
Saturday, July 7 2012
Paris City Hall services Local NGOs can get support with the Paris City Hall, witch provides services (free of charge) : meeting rooms, virtual head office, mailbox, a storage locker, work desks including computers (Internet access, printers)... It
Enjoy free outdoor films screenings in Paris Summer.
Sunday, July 1 2012
The outdoor La Villette Cinema Festival is back from July 18 to August 19, 2012. The opportunity to enjoy good movies, in a friendly atmosphere. Tips in the summer in Paris, I called the La Villette Cinema Festival. A nice opportunity to get out of
Safe road. All drivers, all players
Sunday, July 1 2012
On June 26, police officers accompanied by famous people (actors, comedians, TV people ...) will be aboard unmarked vehicles, and looking for good drivers along Paris streets. Unmarked motorcycles have to detect good drivers after several minutes of
Farms on the stage
Sunday, July 1 2012
An original project : going from farm to farm, showing professional performances, concerts, exhibitions, artistic workshops... and taste local food. 'Farms on the stage' is on national Tour every day during the summer. 2012.07.01 Farms on the stage.
The Chained Duck / Paper
Sunday, July 1 2012
Le Canard enchaîné (The Chained Duck or The Chained Paper) is a satirical newspaper published weekly in France. Founded in 1915, it features investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the French government, the French political world and
Apprenticeships : from Switzerland to Myanmar
Friday, June 15 2012
The difficulty in graduating and the lack of qualified workers is slowing development in Myanmar. A Swiss association hopes to ease this problem by exporting the concept of apprenticeships to the southeast Asian country. This class has gathered on
Quatre religions ensemble pour une clinique
Saturday, March 24 2012
En Birmanie, les gens ne meurent pas de faim, mais le pays souffre de deux maux principaux : la faiblesse du système éducatif et des failles béantes dans le système de santé. Un « Groupe caritatif interreligieux », réunissant des bouddhistes, des
HRW : Burma needs an independent judiciary
Tuesday, March 20 2012
The problem in Burma today is not that judges are struggling to be independent against a heavy-handed regime, but rather that judges are part and parcel of decades of a military governing system. Judges routinely impose unjustified sentences in
Une école hôtelière française à Rangoon
Tuesday, March 13 2012
Le Shwe Sa Bwe, ou "Table d'Or", est une école hôtelière montée par un français, François Stoupan, qui forme des jeunes issus de milieu défavorisés pour leur donner une chance "d'intégrer l'économie et la croissance du pays". Car
Push for the formation of free labor unions
Saturday, March 10 2012
A committee set up on Sunday to push for the formation of free labor unions throughout the country. Unions can only walk out after winning approval from the Labor Federation under the new legislation. The body is yet to be formed as is seen by many
Human Rights Watch : make urgent social needs a priority
Saturday, February 18 2012
The World Bank should promote civil society participation in proposed development programs in Burma, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the World Bank released today. The World Bank’s board of directors is scheduled to meet on February 16, 2012,
The Yangoon Photo Festival
Sunday, February 12 2012
On Jan 28, the best short photo films produced by the new generation were shown to the public. It is also an opportunity to train Myanmar photo-journalists and artists to multimedia storytelling. The jury presided by Aung San Suu Kyi awarded the top
Art of Freedom film festival. 54 films. 7,000 voters crowned “Cut this Scene”
Friday, January 6 2012
More than 7,000 voters crowned the film Cut this Scene at the Art of Freedom film festival in Rangoon on Wednesday night. 54 films were shortlisted by judges from a total of 188 entrants. Prizes were presented by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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