I am hoping you know by now about Public Achievement's WIMPS (Where Is My Public Servant?) project. If you don't, then check it out, because it is the best youth participation tool on the net. Don't just take my opinion about that, it won one of 3 'Young Active Citizens Awards' from the Council of Europe in 2005, and is currently a finalist in the education category of the biannual Stockholm Challenge Awards 2008. You can read about our entry here.
The Awards highlight good use of ICT in development projects across the globe - so even being a finalist is a huge honour. Being a finalist also means we get to attend 'Challenge Week' which gets underway today. To that end Ben Preston the new WIMPS Co-ordinator is attending the event with Christopher Madden and Nathan Shivers from the WIMPS crew. You can read all about their adventures on their own blog.
Good luck guys! It would be great if you can bring back the award, but make the most of the experience, and network like crazy!!
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