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26 Oct 2021 DRC project aims to increase access to information in rural areas

Posted at 09:00h in Africa, Communication Rights, Digital Literacy, Digital Rights, Gender, News 0 Comments

A WACC-supported project will train about 90 women, young people and persons with disabilities in the use of digital media to enable them to have their voices heard and increase their access to information in disadvantaged communities in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The...

19 Oct 2021 Costa Rica project helps to promote Cabécar culture, language

Posted at 05:34h in Communication Rights, Indigenous, News 0 Comments

With Western-style education and the Internet taking over traditional learning processes in many parts of Costa Rica, the Indigenous people of the Cabeca nation, in Talamanca province, have expressed concern about threats to Cabecar culture and language, including their broad cosmovision. A WACC-supported project, La antena...

11 Oct 2021 Project to develop climate change curriculum in the Philippines

Posted at 05:25h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, News 0 Comments

The Philippines has been identified as one of the top 10 countries most at risk from the effects of climate change, and yet millions of marginalized Filipinos who will be hit the hardest are not aware of it, according to the Center for Environmental Concerns...

05 Oct 2021 Global input invited for actions to promote ‘Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age’

Posted at 14:46h in Calls for Action, Communication Rights, Digital Rights, News 0 Comments

The fruits of a September symposium on “Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age” are being shared globally—with an invitation to contribute to an action plan for steps on the way to digital justice.The manifesto drawn up at the symposium is being distributed, along...

04 Oct 2021 WACC supports program to help improve climate journalism in Uganda

Posted at 07:06h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, News 1 Comment

WACC has announced its support for a project in Uganda that will establish a network of specialized climate and environmental reporters for community radio stations who have limited resources and are unable to hire journalists trained in climate sciences and environmental disciplines. The project, to be...

29 Sep 2021 Pioneering feminist Kamla Bhasin dies at 75

Posted at 11:16h in Communication Rights, Gender, News, Uncategorised 0 Comments

Kamla Bhasin, a beloved pioneer of the women’s rights movement in South Asia who also wrote poetry, songs and books about feminism and human rights, died in Delhi on Friday, September 25, after a short bout with cancer. She was 75. Bhasin who described herself as...

28 Sep 2021 Support Afghan Women Journalists – Donate Now

Posted at 09:10h in Communication Rights, Gender, News 0 Comments

WACC and the *Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) today launched a fundraising campaign to support Afghan women journalists within its network who are in urgent need of support after the Taliban gained control over the country August 15, 2021. “The space that women journalists...

27 Sep 2021 WACC partners with NGO to promote ‘feminist journalism’ in Argentina

Posted at 08:34h in Communication Rights, Gender, GMMP 2020, News 0 Comments

WACC announces its support for “Feminist Journalism for a Better World,” a project that seeks to generate greater awareness in Argentina about the need for inclusive, non-sexist coverage and fair representation and remuneration in the news media and how this can benefit society. Results of the...

21 Sep 2021 Georgia project taps youth in fight against disinformation

Posted at 09:16h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Literacy, Digital Rights, Europe, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

WACC announces its support for a project in Georgia that aims to empower disadvantaged youth from 25 secondary schools and universities by helping them acquire and develop digital skills that will increase their capacity to address social challenges faced by their communities. The Digital Solutions for...

26 Oct 2021 DRC project aims to increase access to information in rural areas

19 Oct 2021 Costa Rica project helps to promote Cabécar culture, language

11 Oct 2021 Project to develop climate change curriculum in the Philippines

04 Oct 2021 WACC supports program to help improve climate journalism in Uganda

29 Sep 2021 Pioneering feminist Kamla Bhasin dies at 75

28 Sep 2021 Support Afghan Women Journalists – Donate Now

27 Sep 2021 WACC partners with NGO to promote ‘feminist journalism’ in Argentina

21 Sep 2021 Georgia project taps youth in fight against disinformation

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26 Oct 2021 DRC project aims to increase access to information in rural areas

19 Oct 2021 Costa Rica project helps to promote Cabécar culture, language

11 Oct 2021 Project to develop climate change curriculum in the Philippines

05 Oct 2021 Global input invited for actions to promote ‘Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age’

04 Oct 2021 WACC supports program to help improve climate journalism in Uganda

29 Sep 2021 Pioneering feminist Kamla Bhasin dies at 75

28 Sep 2021 Support Afghan Women Journalists – Donate Now

27 Sep 2021 WACC partners with NGO to promote ‘feminist journalism’ in Argentina

21 Sep 2021 Georgia project taps youth in fight against disinformation

20 Sep 2021 Manifesto for digital justice makes urgent call for ‘transformative movement’

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