A WACC-supported project led by Journalists for Christ has brought online misogyny and technology-facilitated gender-based violence into the mainstream as priority public policy issues in Nigeria. ...
WACC’s Annual Report 2023 “Communication Justice for All” showcases the organization’s collective work last year to speak up for and advance just, inclusive, and community-led communication worldwide.“WACC believes in communication that builds and shapes community, enhances participation, and promotes freedom. Communication that demands accountability, builds...
WACC’s 2022 Annual Report “Building a Network and a Movement for Social Justice” highlights the organization’s vital, collective work throughout the globe to remove obstacles to communication for all. The newly released publication presents activities from the first year of WACC’s strategic plan for 2022–2026 to...
There are over 2.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Nigeria, according to latest figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Many live in “traumatic and deplorable living conditions,” largely due to the “apathetic attitude and non-responsiveness by policymakers,” according to...
Migrants are struggling to have their voices heard, whether in Europe – where far-right populist parties are stoking a backlash against migration— or in Asia, Africa and South America, where they face growing xenophobia and negative portrayal in the news media, WACC panelists told an...
Nigerian media pay “little attention to the real issues” affecting the country’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), ignore their voices and often rely on statements from government officials when reporting about them, a WACC-supported media monitoring project has concluded in its report.
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