<span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Dear colleagues and
partners, </span>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">with
funding from the European Union and support from Germany's Federal Foreign
Office, Deutsche Welle Akademie is implementing in partnership with Al
Khatt (Tunisia) and AL-JANA (Lebanon) the project <b>Shabab Live</b>.<br>
Overall goal of the project is to promote youth participation through broadcasting
media and to build bridges between youth, civil society and broadcasters
in MENA countries</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">The
project' target countries are Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine
and Jordan.<br>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">As
one of its main activities, <b>Shabab Live</b> launched a <b>call for projects
wich will run until April, 19th:</b></span></p>
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local NGOs can apply for funding and technical support for initiatives
aiming at increasing youth media and information literacy</span></p>
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local broadcasters (TV/Radio) can apply for funding and technical support
to develop new formats targeting youth</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">In
total Shabab Live will award 18 grants:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><b>-
12 grants of 100.000 € for NGOs (2 per target country)</b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><b>-
6 grants of 125.000 € for broadcasters (1 per target country)</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">To
apply for a grant, interested organisations established in one of the target
countries can access the call and the online submission platform here:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">In
English: </span><a href="http://shabablive.com/wp-content/themes/shabablive/files/call-for-project-en.pdf"><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">http://shabablive.com/wp-content/themes/shabablive/files/call-for-project-en.pdf</span></a></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">In
Arabic: </span><a href="http://shabablive.com/wp-content/themes/shabablive/files/call-for-project-ar.pdf"><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">http://shabablive.com/wp-content/themes/shabablive/files/call-for-project-ar.pdf</span></a></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">In
French: </span><a href="http://shabablive.com/wp-content/themes/shabablive/files/call-for-project-fr.pdf"><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">http://shabablive.com/wp-content/themes/shabablive/files/call-for-project-fr.pdf</span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">We
would be grateful if you could share the call with partners who might be
interested. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Here
is also a link to a post promoting the call in case you would like to share
on social media: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/shababliveproject/photos/a.2578700522202270/2583987745006881/?type=3&theater" target=_blank><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif"><u>https://www.facebook.com/shababliveproject/photos/a.2578700522202270/2583987745006881/?type=3&theater</u></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">More
information about <b>Shabab Live</b> is available here: </span><a href=www.shabablive.com><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">www.shabablive.com</span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">
 / </span><a href=www.facebook.com/shababliveproject/><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif"><u>www.facebook.com/shababliveproject/</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:#0082bf;font-family:sans-serif"><u>
</u></span><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><b> </b></span></p>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Thanks a lot for
your interest and support!</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Best regards</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><br>
Chantal Mairesse <br>
Project Manager / Middle East & North Africa<br>
DW Akademie<br>
<br>
Deutsche Welle (DW)<br>
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3<br>
53113 Bonn<br>
Germany<br>
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T +49.228.429-2969<br>
F +49.228.429-3540<br>
chantal.mairesse@dw.com<br>
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