Accepting Applications for an International Teen Media Project: Inspire Civic Action through Film

Please spread the word to students about an opportunity to participate in a media program with their peers in the Caucasus. PH International is now recruiting 14-16 year olds interested in using media for social change. DOTCOM is a program for media-savvy and civically-engaged American and Caucasus youth. Through DOTCOM, students will create socially conscious films to impact communities across the U.S. and the Caucasus.

Ninety students – including 30 U.S. students – will be selected to participate in online training to create media that fosters civic action and community involvement. Among the 90 students involved in the program, ten students from each country will participate in an advanced media education program in Vermont in the summer of 2009. All students will then travel to Azerbaijan, Armenia and then the Republic of Georgia for a regional media conference in Tbilisi to showcase their media to an audience that will include the Department of State, UNICEF, media organizations and NGOs. The program is sponsored by the Department of State, so all expenses are covered.

Visit http://dotcom.ph-int.org for more information or to apply to the program. You’re also welcome to join the DOTCOM page on Facebook.

Thanks for encouraging your students to apply!