A WACC-supported project in Kenya is helping an Indigenous community radio station to serve as an enhanced information channel for the Rendille people and preserve the tribe’s language and culture.
In 2021, the Fereiti Action Network, a Kenyan, youth-driven organization for social change, partnered with WACC...
The event “Digital Communication Rights: Empowering women for the digital age” on 12 March at the NGO CSW Forum 68 offered civil society advocates, academics, and media professionals tools to advance a gender-just digital world.
The Forum is a civil society gathering held annually in parallel...
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Civil society is a vital catalyst for change when it comes to addressing gender-based prejudices in the news, WACC gender and media expert Sarah Macharia reported at a side event to the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) on Monday...
Apple has been fined €1.8bn by the European Commission for breaking competition laws over music streaming. The EU Competition Commissioner said that Apple had restricted “developers from informing consumers about alternative, cheaper music services available outside of the Apple ecosystem.”
Although Apple says it will appeal,...
WACC and partner organizations are aiming to equip gender justice advocates to advance women’s digital communication rights with an event during the NGO CSW Forum 68 in New York on 11–24 March.
The Forum is a civil society gathering held in parallel to the annual session...
International Women's Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Each year, this day serves as a reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that still needs to be done.
For International Women’s Day...