TEDxDar is happening in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, on 22 May 2010. The organizers are asking us to nominate speakers we think will be relevant to the mission, in particular relating to the session themes:

"What would Nyerere do?"

"Hadithi Zetu: Creating content to narrate our stories"

"The In-Between Spaces"

One group of people I nominated are the creators of Bongo: A Film & Web Series -- Film Makers Leah Nelson & Jay Grandin and Producer Leah Mallen.

Click on this link to learn more about Bongo, the film.

Also check out these links:

Giant Ant Media

Twofold Films

And visit Urban Project: opportunities through art. From their home page:

Playing it back

Safer housing

Danya

"Urban Project is a registered charity (No. 80611 9350 RR0001) dedicated to promoting employment, education and safer living opportunities for disadvantaged youth in urban locations throughout the world.

"As a vehicle for redistributing funds, our goal is to engage youth in artistic projects that fit with their current interests and passions.

"All funds raised are used to support a youth-focused project in a specific urban location.

"In 2008 we traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to conduct a music and filmmaking project with a group of young men who live and work on the streets. We returned in 2009 to follow up with these youth and pay for another year of housing and school fees."