I want to be an actionaid blogger!

'ActionAid Australia is searching for an energetic Australian to be our next outreach blogger, to help give poverty a voice'.

I would love to be the next ActionAid Outpost blogger! The aim of the game is for ActionAid to find a suitable candidate to travel to one of their program countries and assist/teach the locals to use social media to enhance their human rights & give them a voice (ie Facebook, Twitter, blogs and the likes). Considering I am studying a Masters in Communication for Development, and the module I am studying right now just happens to be Social Meida and Development - How much more perfect could this be for me?

If you feel I would be right for the job (cause I certainly think/hope I am the perfect candidate!) then I would love for you to leave a comment supporting my request to be the next blogger! see here.

Why not follow Actionaid on Twitter. Hell, why not follow me on Twitter (Casisverige), Tweet me, RT my request to vote for me, add me on facebook (Cassandra Doyle), Do it however you want - just do it!

While your doing all this, you might as well check out ActionAid's site & hopefully lend your support - they are doing some fab things all over the world!

Clean drinking water for all?

Whilst enjoying all the yummy goodness of 5th Elements Tapas menu with friends last night, Lib decided to share a little more than the last herb crumbed goats brie with me. She (and subsequently myself) has become hooked on a website titled TED: Ideas worth spreading. Now I would have liked to have thought I was reasonably up to date on developments which could enhance AID work; especially ones which could potentially allow the meeting of one of the UN's Millennium Development goals - and yet I had completely missed the ball on this one (lets blame it on a year upheaval, uncertainty and travel!) For those who are interested check out this potentially revolutionising invention by Michael Pritchard which turns filthy water into drinking water! It's titled the Lifesaver water-purification bottle.



While granted there are a few flaws in Michael's argument re: money already being spent on Aid; I'm not really interested in opening a debate on that. I am interested in hearing if anyone has seen these devices being used in the field, or if you have heard of any drawbacks to the system. And if not, why the hell are Governments and NGO's not distributing them, especially to agencies working in disaster zones?

Back to the start.....

It's been a while since I posted on Casisverige. Mostly because A) I'm no longer in Sweden and B) I have been a little confused about whether or not I really am 'Casisverige' anymore (as a blogger).

I've decided that I am Casisverige, despite my location. I wont be writing about my experiences as an Expat, but I will be writing about my life experiences, and interesting developments in the world!

Currently I'm focusing on finishing my Masters Degree in Communication for Development, and enjoying life. Join me if you will....