The World2xPress Xplorers project has started. World2xPress together with Xplore is sending twelve journalist students to Ghana, Nicaragua and Suriname. Here they will work in a development project, visit local media organisations and experience local culture. Through the project our World2xPress Xplorers will learn about development cooperation. They will experience the perspective of local journalist on local news, which topics are important to them and where do they place the emphasis.

In April the project was approved by Xplore. Xplore is a new programme that subsidizes exchanges, voluntary work and internships in developing countries. It is meant for young Dutch people from 12 to 30 years old. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Development Co-operation) finances the Xplore programme. Xplore is executed by the International Department of the Netherlands Youth Institute in cooperation with Plan Netherlands. www.xplore.nl

We selected twelve journalist and media students out of the many enthusiastic reactions. On May 13th World2xPress held the projects first preparatory meeting. That day the participants meet World2xPress, Xplore and each other for the first time. In the afternoon Bertico Frans professor at the HvA gave a workshop in Intercultural Competences and the discourse in the Dutch media in the frame of interethnic relation patterns.

The Suriname group consist of Alieke, Kim, Laura en Linda will leave on the 19th of june. Gerbrich, Hieke, Shantih en Tom are the Nicaragua group and will leave on the 28th of June. Fenna, Leonie, Marica en Wendy head for Ghana on the 14th of August. Read their blog and see how they will do in their new environments.

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