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HasNa proposes to work with Cypriot media organizations to design and deliver a two week journalism training program in Washington, D.C. for up to 10-12 Greek and Turkish Cypriot journalists in January or February 2005. HasNa seeks to create a group with balanced representation from both communities. The training program will target journalists and editors, and it will combine journalism training with training in intercultural communications, conflict resolution and mediation. The goals of the training program are to: | |||
1. strengthen the role of the media in resolving the Cyprus problem through cutting-edge news analysis and reporting that seeks to inform and educates the Cypriot public | |||
2. provide journalists with new knowledge and skills to enhance their job performance | |||
3. provide journalists and their employers with post-training support to ensure that the skills that participants acquire are applied on-the-job, and that the bicommunal contacts that are made are sustained over time | |||
HasNa will cooperate with two local NGOs, CNTI and the Management Centre, to manage all aspects of project support in Cyprus, including advertising and selection of participants, travel, visas and other arrangements, pre-training needs assessment and post-training follow up activities and support. HasNa will manage all aspects of the training program in the United States, including training program design, local transportation, lodging and social and cultural activities in the Washington area that will allow participants to learn about and experience American life during their stay in the U.S. | |||
Program Costs | |||
A successful training program will require shared responsibility between HasNa and the media organizations nominating and sponsoring participants. The estimated total tuition cost is $6,670 per participant. Sponsoring organizations are requested to provide $2,345 per participant to cover the cost of airfare, lodging and meals, visas and medical insurance. HasNa will pay the remaining $4,325 covering all tuition and all other program costs. | |||
Who We Are | |||
HasNa Inc. was established in 1998 in Washington, D.C. as a nonprofit charitable organization (NGO). Its mission is to foster cross-cultural understanding and economic empowerment in order to bridge differences and enable individuals and communities to work together towards peaceful co-existence. HasNa’s Young Journalists Training Program brought five Greek Cypriot and five Turkish Cypriot journalists to Washington in July 2002 for two weeks of technical training, visits with American media organizations and personalities, and conflict resolution training. The goal of HasNa’s current program in Cyprus, begun in October 2003, is to expand opportunities for Turkish and Greek Cypriots to cooperate in two strategic areas: media development and business cooperation. CNTI and The Management Centre have joined HasNa in managing this program, marking the first sustained partnership between a Greek Cypriot, a Turkish Cypriot and an American NGO. | |||
Our Training Model | |||
HasNa brings people together through programs that combine professional and vocational training with structured training in conflict resolution and mediation. HasNa’s training methods are based on research on workforce development and how adults learn best, combining group instruction with role plays and other experiential learning activities that allow participants to immediately apply their learning. HasNa will also arrange site visits to newsrooms and broadcast studios, job-shadowing and mentoring and training in relevant computer applications and the use of the Internet as a productivity and research tool. | |||
HasNa begins by working with sponsoring organizations to assess training goals and needs specific to the participants, then designs a plan and identifies the best training providers to match those needs. HasNa works with expert trainers, American universities or vocational schools, and other reputable training institutes. | |||
With a view towards advancing cross-cultural understanding, the structure of the journalism training will require participants to interact daily through activities designed to develop new perspectives among the participants regarding bicommunal relations. The technical training will include workshops and seminars on ethics in journalism, news, investigative and special topics reporting conducted by faculty at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. HasNa supplements these classroom experiences with field visits to local television and radio stations, meetings with journalists associations and small group discussions with famous reporters and commentators. | |||
The journalism training is supplemented by three days of conflict resolution training conducted by the Center for Dispute Settlement of Washington, D.C. Subjects covered include conflict management, effective communications and mediation. Shared living and training experiences will also help participants to overcome biases and promote cross-cultural understanding. | |||
The HasNa team looks forward to discussing this exciting program with you. Please address inquiries and nominations of participants to: | |||
Patricia Scheid, Executive Director | |||
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