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    Amanda Koster | TEDxSeattle

    Amanda Koster – Founder of SalaamGarage

    Amanda Koster is an internationally acclaimed photographer who combines her anthropology background with media skills to create projects about human rights, cultural diversity and global equality. She has received numerous awards and grants for these projects around the world.

    She is the founder of SalaamGarage and organization which connects citizen journalists with international NGOs and local non-profits. She created SalaamGarage for a few reasons 1) many asked “Can I Come With You” [on her international projects] 2) wondered what would happen if tourists visited an NGO and added that to their photo album 3) wondered what would happen if people plugged intentional, powerful content into their social media sites.

    Her book “Can I Come with You?” (Bennett & Hastings, 2008) is a collection of over a decade of international social documentary projects, including excerpts from her personal journals. Currently Amanda is working with the NYU Dept. of Global Health creating a multi-media project related to HIV/AIDS research and tech in Kenya and also with the International YWCA creating a multi-media project, “African Women of Empowerment,” which begins in South Africa.

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    This entry was posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 7:01 am and is filed under Speaker Spotlight. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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