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26 Feb 2020 Here’s how WACC helped to advance communication rights in 2019

Posted at 15:52h in Communication Rights, Gender, News, Peace 0 Comments

In 2019, a year marked by divisive politics, attacks on journalists, xenophobia, digital surveillance and harassment, and other threats to freedom of information and democracy, WACC Global continued to make a positive difference, especially among vulnerable people and communities around the world. With WACC’s support, 79...

25 Oct 2019 WACC, other NGOs urge UN to address issues around women, peace and security

Posted at 10:30h in Gender, News, Peace 0 Comments

WACC Global has joined more than 400 civil society organizations from 94 countries in signing an open letter urging all UN member states to give their full support to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda by prioritizing five key issues, including gender equality. “As non-governmental organizations dedicated...

09 Mar 2018 Youth Peace Project a Sign of Hope in Conflict-Ridden Mindanao

Posted at 11:06h in Citizen Journalism, Communication Rights, One Year Projects, Peace 0 Comments

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23 Jun 2017 Communication, Jeunesse et Paix au Cameroun

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16 Jul 2012 Sierra Leone’s Radio Shalom prepares peace message

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} A WACC- supported radio station is about to hit the airwaves with messages of peace and reconciliation.{/teaser} By Fredrick Nzwili, ENInews

In Sierra Leone, a West African country still recovering from civil war, a church-operated radio station is about...

12 Jun 2012 Global Giving Bonus Day, June 13

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser}WACC is urging its networks to donate to its new project in Papua New Guinea{/teaser}

Tomorrow June 13, Global Giving will add 30% to any donation made. WACC is urging members, partners and its networks worldwide to donate to its...

04 Jun 2012 WACC launches campaign to empower villagers affected by mine in Papua New Guinea

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser}Money raised will benefit indigenous people living in 50 small villages along the Sepik River.{/teaser}By Alana Green, WACC volunteer

A GlobalGiving campaign to raise USD 10,900 has been launched marking the beginning of WACC’s work in the Middle Sepik River area...

16 May 2012 A brief history of Radio Shalom in Sierra Leone

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser}With less than USD 4,000 left to be raised, continued support is needed.{/teaser}By Alana Green, WACC volunteer

Fundraising continues on GlobalGiving for Radio Shalom, a station dedicated to promoting peace in Sierra Leone. WACC’s GlobalGiving Open Challenge received many responses and...

11 May 2012 Global giving challenge, how they did it in Tahiti

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} The Maohi Protestant Church continues its tradition of charity and generosity.{/teaser}The Maohi Protestant Church continues its tradition of charity and generosity.

By Alana Green, WACC volunteer

As the GlobalGiving fundraising challenge for Radio Shalom kicked off April 1, members of Maohi Protestant Church...

30 Apr 2012 Solidarity and generosity for Radio Shalom

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser}Over USD 7000 was raised by April 30.{/teaser}By Teresia Mutuku, Communication Officer and Web Manager, WACC

On the small Pacific island of Tahiti, located over 15,000 kilometers from Sierra Leone in West Africa, members of Maohi protestant Church generously responded to a WACC...