{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} Indigenous and intercultural communication allows people not only to feel and be aware, but also to act and react.{/teaser} By Maria Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager
Communication lies at the core of the increasing social and political ‘protagonism’ of Latin-America’s Indigenous...
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} WACC project partner the Himalaya Trust has successfully concluded its community radio project.{/teaser}By Alana Green, WACC volunteer
In Baijnath, India, WACC project partner the Himalaya Trust has successfully concluded its community radio project. Activities included three major training workshops and supplementary training for...
The Centre for Communication Rights facilitates people’s informed and democratic participation in decision-making processes about issues that directly affect their lives. Despite the rapid spread of digital technologies, millions of people on every continent lack access to communication platforms, have limited access to relevant and accurate information...
Si Jeunesse Savait (SJS), Democratic Republic of Congo€ 6,000Ref. 1667According to statistics commonly used in the country, 50 women and girls are raped every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These victims of sexual violence are often left with physical scars or diseases...
Association for Progressive Communications (APC), South Africa€ 17,000Ref. 1909The potential of the internet and other information and communications technologies (ICTs) to amplify the voices of marginalized men and women and to enhance people-centred development is indisputable. This project addresses two problems: the absence, in most...
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APPM), China€ 10,000Ref. 1585 As global migration increases, many East and Southeast Asian countries have emerged as major receiving countries of migrant workers. Despite their contributions to the labour force of many nations in the region, migrant workers are among...
ICCO South East Asia, Indonesia€ 11,000Ref. 1957 ICCO South East Asia and the Pacific is the regional Office of the Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation (ICCO) based in the Netherlands. ICCO South East Asia works to promote human rights, democracy and peace building in the...
Pinoy Media Center (PMC), Philippines€ 8,000Ref. 1857Despite their involvement in various movements aimed at advancing their political, socio-economic and cultural rights in Filipino society, the voice of women from marginalized communities such as the urban poor, youth, and migrant family communities is frequently excluded from...
Association Vesta, Bosnia and Herzegovina€ 10,000Ref. 1691 The fair and equal representation of people from different backgrounds in decision making is an important component of participatory citizenship and building more inclusive communities. Marginalised groups, especially women, are disproportionately represented in mainstream media coverage in Bosnia and...
Movimiento Campesino de Santiago del Estero Vía Campesina (MOCASE VC), Argentina€ 7,980Ref. 1822MOCASE belongs to the National Movement of Indigenous Peasants which in turn is part of La Vía Campesina, the international peasant movement. Based in Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina, MOCASE brings together...