Elizabeth Atalay's Blogs
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ONE Moms Travel to Ethiopia to Report on Newborn Health
Meet ONE Moms Elizabeth Atalay and Nicole Melancon – both world travelers, advocates, and social good digital journalists who met at a blogging conference several years ago. Although they live across the country from one another, they have frequently worked together on campaigns with ONE, World Moms Blog, and Mom Bloggers for Social Good to advocate for global health, and to help alleviate poverty. On June 14th the pair will embark on an epic two-week journey as international reporting fellows with the International Reporting Project (IRP) and seven other fellows. The New Media Fellowship focuses on newborn health, a topic critical in Ethiopia’s fight against extreme poverty, and to continue improvements in maternal, newborn, and child health. After meeting up in the capital city, Addis Ababa, They will travel to remote regions of the country where they will meet with a diverse...
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Traveling to Ethiopia With the International Reporting Project New Media Fellowship
“Eat only with your right hand, never with the left.” My friend advised, referring to the injera pancakes used in Ethiopian cuisine to scoop up food. Her advice aimed to spare me the disapproving looks and awkward moment of a cultural lesson learned the hard way. Leaving in just a few days for my trip to Ethiopia, I have been gathering all the travel tips I can get. I am thrilled be traveling to Ethiopia along with the eight other New Media Fellows selected for the International Reporting Project trip to report on Newborn Health. The International Reporting Project was established to fill the void in reporting on global issues. The IRP fellowship gives U.S. Journalists the opportunity to travel to foreign countries, and share the stories that would not typically be seen in the mainstream media. ...
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