TYO Recommends: December 2, 2011

We can't believe it's December already! How time flies when your having fun and working hard. Here are this week's fantastic recommendations from around the web.

ECONOMICS: Strong women build STRONG ECONOMIES (CNN Money).

HIGHLIGHTS: Top 10 things to see and do in PALESTINE from Sarah Irving, author of Bradt's very first guide to Palestine.

VIDEO SERIES: The struggle for education under occupation, as examined in a series called "WITNESS." The "Two Schools in Nablus" part of the series offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of students in our very neighborhood (Al Jezeera).

INSPIRATION: Forbes announced the world's top 30 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS.

TECHNOLOGY: TYO Fellow, Clare, has been blogging about the current debate surrounding the use of technology in early childhood classrooms and how TYO uses tech in Nablus. Another author adds perspective EDTECH for young ones (Huffington Post).

A powerful Tedx talk by COURTNEY SPENCE--friend of TYO and founder of TYO partner org, Students of the World about the transformative power of multimedia storytelling:

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