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Adira was an [[Intern]] at [[Future Worlds Center]] from September 2010 to May 2011 as an exchange student from the [[Portland State University - Conflict Resolution Graduate Program|Portland State University]] in the context of the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]. While at [[Future Worlds Center]], Adira worked | Adira was an [[Intern]] at [[Future Worlds Center]] from September 2010 to May 2011 as an exchange student from the [[Portland State University - Conflict Resolution Graduate Program|Portland State University]] in the context of the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]. While at [[Future Worlds Center]], Adira worked on several EU funded projects such as [[JUMPSTART the Peace]], [[Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders]], [[TeachMDGs]], and [[Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center]]. | ||
For [[JUMPSTART the Peace]], a project aimed to promote peace among Turkish and Greek Cypriot youth, Adira helped to coordinate and implement several workshops and special events for youth across the island. She planned travel and lodging details, recruited participants by writing press releases and speaking at a local school, facilitated a panel discussion on youth community activism, and met regularly with the implementing partner NGO to plan project activities. | |||
As part of the [[Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders]] project, Adira traveled to Israel/Palestine to implement capacity building workshops. While in the region Adira met with different civil society organizations to recruit future participants. Other duties included: writing narrative reports, researching funding opportunities, writing content for the project newsletter, and creating digital-media[[File:http://youtu.be/dhAUD646xp0]] to be used for promotional materials. [[Media:http://youtu.be/dhAUD646xp0]]. | |||
For [[TeachMDGs]], Adira wrote content for a textbook that educates youth on MDG advocacy campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa. | |||
Adira assisted in the planning and facilitation of Structured Dialogue Workshops for the project CARDIAC [http://http://www.cardiac-eu.org/], and created accompanying digital media [http://accessible-assistive-sdd-cardiac.wikispaces.com/Videos+of+participants+taken+in+Pafos]. She also created digital media for the project [[Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center]]. | |||
Adira contributed to several other administrative assignments for Future Worlds Center including: compiling the organization's annual reports for 2009 and 2010, and writing two project proposals to the European Refugee Fund and the European Centre for Modern Language. | |||
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