Project work in Africa
 The Managing Director of The Big Issue Australia, Steven Persson, will soon lead a 6-day training in Malawi for The Big Issue Malawi staff, board and vendors. The training visit, supported by the Scottish Government International Division, will include will include training workshops on editorial development, distribution, marketing and advertising. The purpose of the training is to help transfer skills within the INSP network, to ensure the that Malawian paper becomes self-sustainable in 3-5 years. |
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Street News Service development
 A working group of street paper editors have been working with INSP staff on the next exciting phase of development for the Street News Service (SNS) - INSP's global independent news service. Planning is underway for a new-look SNS website, which we aim to launch in the first quarter of next year; and the recruitment process for our first-ever SNS Editor will begin in February. |
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Croatian street paper joins the network
 INSP recently welcomed a new member street paper to the network. Ulične
Svjetiljke ('Street Lamps') is Croatia's only street paper and distributes in several towns and cities throughout the country. INSP is delighted to add another paper,
another country and another language to the growing network. Click here
to read more about Ulične Svjetiljke
on their Facebook page.
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News from HQ
- INSP's Executive Director, Lisa Maclean, was recently invited to meet the High Commissioner of Malawi as part of her board duties for NIDOS (the Network of Development Organisations in Scotland) and INSP's Scottish Government funded project in Malawi. Following their recent AGM, Lisa is now Treasurer of NIDOS, which brings INSP even closer to like-minded partners, supporters and government.
 Invitations were recently sent out for an exclusive networking event hosted for INSP by Reuters, in London. David Schlesinger (pictured), our Honorary President, is very keen to help INSP establish new corporate and media connections and this event will bring some 100 individuals together, as part of INSP's 15th Anniversary celebrations. |
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Donate online
 Make a difference today by donating online to INSP. Your donation will enable us
to provide much needed employment, training and support to people who,
in many cases, have no other means to survive. Your support could help
to feed families in Kenya or provide warm winter clothes to homeless
vendors in St Petersburg.
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Support us
If you would like to support INSP's projects and ensure our continuing success, please visit our corporate sponsorship page and find out more about our individual projects.
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Book a hotel
 Book
your hotels through us and help fight poverty. Hotels4Change a
collaboration between INSP and Booking.com, Europe's leading online
hotel provider. On every online hotel reservation that is booked
through Hotels4Change, approximately 5% of the total amount is
transferred to the INSP, at no extra cost to the customer! Book now!
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 Donate air miles
 If
you have air miles to spare, you could allow a street paper colleague
to attend INSP's 2010 conference in Melbourne. Using your air miles to
book a flight would mean that a street paper editor could attend
invaluable training and networking sessions. Please contact us for more information.
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In kind support
You
can also support INSP or your local street paper in other ways. If you
have time to spare, equipment that you would like to donate or
expertise to share, please contact us.
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