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سطر 12: − − The Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF) is an Arab platform that believes knowledge production and free expression contribute radically to building and strengthening engaged communities. Through active and grassroots interventions where technology acts as a key enabler, ADEF builds spaces, fosters environments, enhances skills and develops tools to support individuals and groups working on the ground to develop and strengthen their practices and engagement with society.+ − + − And for the eight year we are running our Arab Digital Expression Camps. A two-week summer program for youth between the ages of 12-15. + − + − ADEC is a two-week summer camp for 80 participants from all Arab countries. Emphasis in trying to ensure that 50% of the youth participating are female.+ − Residential fun-based summer camps allow for the creation of an environment conducive to free expression. Coupled with a carefully developed program – a series of workshops youth join daily – and highly trained, involved and enthusiastic trainers and staff; the results are astounding. Youngsters and trainers share experiences and bond through both the physical and digital spaces they create. ADEF provides the structure and then leaves the participants to explore and experiment with digital video, digital sound and music, creative applications on the web, creative physical activities and art workshops. Because of the diversity and intensity of the program and participants, the two-week time frame is often life-changing, for both youngsters and trainers. Youngsters go on field trips to explore the historic heritage of the host country.+ − Final products are displayed on the Web. Other avenues of exhibition are also arranged, through local and regional media and partner organizations.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − Campers themselves come not only from different countries but also from different socio-economic backgrounds (underprivileged, middle class and upper middle class). ADEF pursues funding to provide full scholarships (including travel) to underprivileged youth and partial scholarships for middle class youth while parents of upper middle class youth cover the full fees of enrollment. Funding organizations, companies, communities and individuals also contribute to scholarships. This collaborative approach promotes a larger sense of community and linkages and is enriching and empowering. + + + − We cannot do this without the ongoing support of people just like you who believe in building a foundation within our youth for a brighter future. + + + + + + + + + + + + + − With this campaign we are aiming to fund 30% of our total cost of running the annual camp. To ensure a safe, healthy, productive and fun environment we have selected Morgan Village in Ismailiya, Egypt for the fourth year in a row for their superb level of care, privacy, security and access to amenities needed to produce this one of a kind event. The costs of an residential camp for 75 youth is high, and this year's budget is $100,000. Since we are a not-for-profit organization, our funding comes entirely by people who believe in youth empowerment, from organizations and companies down to individuals who can make all the difference. + + + + + + − The cost to fund one child is $1,450 from out of country and 10,000LE (Egyptian Pounds) to cover a child in country. We believe in offsetting costs, where those who can afford to pay full tuition, will offset the costs by providing scholarships to those who otherwise could not attend. + + + − Even if we don't reach our goal with this campaign, every penny raised will go to ensuring our camps are a success. + + + + + + − Arab youth often lack in resources to express themselves, their identity and their culture. It is through this unique experience that they gain knowledge of their world around them and their space in that world. Campers go on to become mentors who go on to become trainers. Our community continues to grow and that is our main indicator for success. . − ADEF has been successful in managing these summer camps for the last seven years and have the tools, know-how and curricula needed to ensure a smooth roll out. + − Check out what some of the leading international media have said about the ADEF camps: + + + + + + + + + − “Access to Knowledge in Egypt” – Bloomsbury book release http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/pdf%20files/A2KEgypt.pdf + + − “Tweet Freedom” – Wired Magazine UK http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/01/features/tweet-freedom.aspx?page=all+ + + + + +
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== English text ==
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Short Summary
Short Summary
Our key activity and the reason behind our inception of the Arab
Digital Expression Foundation is the Arab Digital Expression Camps, a
two-week summer program for youth between the ages of 12 and 15. We
have been organizing the camps for the last eight years. Eighty
participants take part in the camps from across the Arab World, and we
try to strike a 50 percent women participation in every camp.
The residential fun-based summer camps act as an experiential venue
and ideal environment for learning and self-expression. With a
carefully crafted program born out of months of curricula development
and a highly trained and engaged team, the results are astounding.
ADEF crafts a structure where participants freely explore and
experiment with the rich programming in both digital and physical
activities that emancipate a sense of mental and physical expression.
From video-making, to sound and music production, to creative
applications on the web, creative physical activities, art workshops
and field trips, the two-week camp quickly evolve into a revolution of
expression.
Because of the diversity and intensity of the program and
participants, the camps are often a life-changing experience, for both
youngsters and trainers. Youngsters and trainers share experiences and
bond through both the physical and digital spaces of they create.
Final outputs from the camps are displayed on the web. Other avenues
of exhibition are also arranged, through local and regional media and
partner organizations.
Today, the camps sit at the heart of the Arab Digital Expression
Foundation (ADEF), a leading platform for knowledge production and
creation of self-expressive tools and avenues in the region to build
and strength engaged communities. Through active and grassroots
interventions where technology acts as a key enabler, ADEF builds
spaces, fosters environments, enhances skills and develops tools to
support individuals and groups working on the ground to develop and
strengthen their practices and engagement with society.
What We Need & What You Get
What We Need & What You Get
With this campaign we are aiming to fund 30 percent of our total cost
of running the annual camp. At US$100,000 total cost and at cost of
US$1450 per child, we ensure a high value indelible experience for all
participating youth on all levels, from the conceptual development of
the program to every detail in its execution.
The camp is an opportunity for youth of different socio-economic
backgrounds in the Arab World, where tuition is not a must for
participation and those who can afford it may also contribute toward
the scholarship of others, while those who cannot afford the full
tuition, are partially funded. This is why ADEF fundraises for the
camps from organizations, companies, communities and individuals.
Part of the camps becoming a meaningful experience is community
participation in making it unfold and successfully happen, in belief
of the critical value of youth engagement.
We cannot do this without the ongoing support of people like you who
believe in building a foundation within our youth for a brighter
future.
Even if we don't reach our goal with this campaign, every penny raised
will go to ensuring our camps are a success and a true product of
community engagement.
The Impact
The Impact
The growth of our community, its entanglement with a variety of causes
and its expansion into different territories of art making, expression
and technology creation are key indicators of the camps' success. The
camps sets the stage for this community by providing a unique
experience of learning, self-discovery, critical thinking and
expression, which are missing aspects in most mainstream education
across the region.
This is a sample of what has been said about the camps in the media
and in academia:
"Free Expression - The Arab Digital Expression Foundation in
conversation with Laura Cugusi" http://www.ibraaz.org/interviews/128
“Access to Knowledge in Egypt” – Bloomsbury book release
http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/view/AcctoKnowledgeinEgypt_9781849660792/chapter-ba-9781849660792-chapter-0005.xml;jsessionid=E83814E21E677C20B39A37CF67081B67
“Tweet Freedom” – Wired Magazine UK
http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/01/features/tweet-freedom.aspx?page=all
"ADEF Prepares Youth for the Digital Age" - Daily News Egypt
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/02/03/adef-prepares-youth-for-the-digital-age/
Other Ways You Can Help
Other Ways You Can Help
Every person can make a difference. Even if you cannot help us to reach our goal through a cash donation, please help us spread the word and check out our website for more information.
Every person can make a difference. Even if you cannot help us to reach our goal through a cash donation, please help us spread the word and check out our website for more information.