BloggerBol 3.0 is a platform for training novice bloggers from different regions of the country on socially significant content distribution on social networks.
This time, the focus was on three thematic areas: culture and history, ecology and rational consumption, gender equality and prevention of domestic violence.
As the project coordinator Ismail Karypov noted, the goal of the project is not just to gather people for training, the most important thing is to convey to them the message that in social networks it is possible to create positive, educational content about goodness, people and love for all living things.
On the first day, Zara Sydygalieva, a blogger and TikToker, spoke about the specifics of the viral content distribution on social networks, shared life hacks, tools and skills.
Azat Ruziev, the founder of the Instagram channel “Bashtaaaa!”, conducted practical classes on creating positive content. He noted that recently people have less interest in the news, they are more interested in educational content or showing solutions to problems, that is, short videos in the genre of explainers.
He also spoke about the possibilities of using AI to create high-quality and original video content.
In the section on culture and history, Nazikbek Kydyrmyshev (Eleri Bitikchi) spoke about little-known historical facts and research that can be popularized on social networks. He also introduced bloggers to the peculiarities of the narration of history style, gave examples of interpretations and explanations.
Aziza Murzashova, a gender expert, enlightened the participants on gender equality and family relations.
She spoke about what violence is and what moments in a relationship should bother you, and why it is important not to be silent when violence happens. Also, novice bloggers got acquainted with an example of inspiring content.
Trainer and psychologist Azat Muradil and expert Gulmira Esengeldi enlightened the participants on climate change, environmental problems in the Kyrgyz Republic, the goals of eco-activist bloggers and sources of information on environmental topics.
The third day was devoted to the presentation of bloggers of their ideas. Based on the pitching results, the jury determined the 14 best out of 25 participants.
They will become Internews scholarship holders and over the next five months, under the guidance of mentors, they will create content within the framework of the selected thematic areas.
