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Pamoja Together is a student-powered global news network that tells the stories of foreign aid from the perspective of the recipient. Pamoja, the Kiswahili word for together, connects students from aid recipient and donor countries in a student-to-student learning process.
The network’s first assignment brought eight Boston University students to western Kenya where they teamed up with 10 students from Great Lakes University and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology. Together they produced over 18 stories, miles of video footage, hundreds of photographs, and some lifelong friendships. Their reporting covered a wide range of issues including malaria in pregnancy, the plight of the disabled, and job training for women wishing to leave the sex trade.
PamojaTogether is part of Boston University’s Program on Crisis Response and Reporting. The project was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
To learn more, please visit the Pamoja website.
