In Jordan, Internews is organizing a Social Media Camp to bring people together to explore technological solutions to social problems.
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The Internews office in Jordan is coordinating a Social Media Camp that will bring together innovative individuals within the community to help find technological solutions to social problems. The event will host activists, journalists, social entrepreneurs, graphic designers, and programmers in a single space where ideas can quickly evolve, be developed and implemented. The overall goal is to develop creative solutions to existing social problems by bringing grassroots ideas and technical expertise together into one space. The camp will host 30-40 people who will be divided into groups to work on specific challenges. They will be mentored by rotating volunteer specialists. The participants will also benefit from talks and exercises provided by journalists/activists aimed at enhancing their capacity in the use of digital media to address social issues. 

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