Das Megaphon

Das Megaphon ("The Megaphone")[1] is a street newspaper sold by homeless in Graz and other cities in Styria, Austria. It was started in October 1995 and is run by Catholic charity Caritas.[2] The paper is published monthly with a circulation of about 13,000 copies.[2] It is sold mostly by Nigerian and Liberian male refugees.[3][4] Megaphon was one the street papers initiating the Homeless World Cup in 2001 and hosted the first cup in 2003.[1]

For the sound amplification device, see megaphone. For other uses, see megaphone (disambiguation).
Megaphon logotype

In 2004, Megaphon sponsored a lecture series aimed at improving homeless people's access to education; the program paid for university professors to give lectures in homeless shelters, and arranged for homeless individuals to have access to local university facilities.[5]

References
  1. "World Cup blows whistle on problems of homeless". Daily Times (Pakistan) / Reuters. 2 July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  2. "Magazin". Megaphon website (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2009. Alternate link Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Swithinbank, Tessa (2001). Coming Up from the Streets: The Story of The Big Issue. Earthscan. p. 160. ISBN 1-85383-544-7. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  4. Sweetman, Caroline (1997). Gender and Poverty in the North (illustrated ed.). Oxfam. p. 49. ISBN 0-85598-393-0. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  5. Clare Chapman (12 November 2004). "Homeless offered degree of respect". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
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