WACC is partnering with the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) to equip the Alangan-Mangyan people in the Filipino province of Mindoro as storytellers to bring their voices into the public sphere and protect their unique environment. A long-time WACC partner, CFA was established in 1968 to...
A WACC-supported project run by the Woman of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) is strengthening community-based connectivity in the rural North of the country, with a particular focus on bridging the digital gender gap. WOUGNET, which brings together women-led Ugandan civil society organizations, was established in 2000 to...
WACC partners advanced a vision for just, inclusive, and community-led digital communication at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 last week in Kyoto, Japan. “The Internet We Want — Empowering All People” was the theme of this year’s meeting of the IGF, a UN mechanism bringing...
WACC project partners from 17 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have outlined a vision for a process of digital transformation rooted in justice and focused on the common good as the international community moves towards the 20-year review of the World Summit...
WACC project partners Africa, Asia, and the Middle East will focus on advancing digital justice in a world in digital transformation when they meet for a learning, exchange, and networking consultation on 1–3 August in Nairobi, Kenya. The gathering “Communication Rights: Towards a Digital Justice Agenda”...
A WACC panel on 8 December at the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, will highlight the crucial intersection between communication rights, localization, and climate justice. Organized by UNICEF and communication for development (C4D) agencies, the SBCC Summit on 5–8 December is...
The work of WACC regional partners strengthens the right to communicate of peoples in different contexts and helps restore their autonomy and human dignity....
On April 26, WACC partners from across Latin America participated in aknowledge sharing event organized by the Latin American Association for Radio Education (ALER) and the International Centre for Communication Research in Latin America (CIESPAL), both leading institutions in the struggle for communication rights in...