Mobile phones and the Albanian Youth Movement

The FT on how mobile phones help keep an Albanian youth movement in the picture.

Quoting Erion Veliaj, one of the young activists behind Mjaft!, an Albanian youth movement whose name translates as “Enough!”:

Veliaj believes technology is a powerful tool in prompting political, social and environmental change. “It changed our world here in Albania,” he says. “Increased internet access, mobile connectivity, speedy information and ways to network via technology have contributed to getting a rather apathetic public in 2003 into a vibrant community of genuine interest groups fighting around a cause, making their stories heard, and inviting others to join in.”

emily | 9:12 PM | SMS and Politics |
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