RNW Media Annual Report 2019
RNW Media staff around the world continue to work under increasingly demanding cirumstances to support our young audience with multi-media content speaking to their concerns. Our Annual Report 2019 offers an overview of what we achieved last year and the foundations we have laid for even greater impact in the future.
Human rights also hit by COVID-19
Human rights and freedom of speech may prove to be victims of COVID-19 as authoritarian states around the world respond to the Coronavirus pandemic with increasingly restrictive measures.
The trauma of war in Yemen
Five years of civil war have left Yemen devastated on many levels. A testimonial by a Manasati30 colleague about the effects of the conflict on her mental health prompted many users to say she had expressed exactly how they too are feeling.
Strategy and flexibility for impact in China
Influencing policy-makers and bringing about change usually takes years of effort and advocacy. But the Justice4Her platform in China succeeded in influencing new anti-GBV regulations within six months.
Taking the fight against COVID-19 online
As COVID-19 forces more and more people to isolate themselves, the digital space has become increasingly important as a source of both news and social contact. RNW Media’s teams around the world are working hard to support the young people in our digital communities.
Changing the face of bodybuilding in Libya
Huna Libya profiles young Libyans who challenge their society’s restrictive social and gender norms, like Fatima Elgumaty who hasn’t let such norms stop her following her sporting dream.
Media for gender equality
RNW Media is one of 10 organisations that have signed a joint statement emphasising the crucial role media can play in advancing the rights of women and girls and achieving gender equality.
Inclusive governance for RNW Media
Inclusion is a core value for RNW Media and to help reflect this, the Supervisory Board recently welcomed two new members who represent our audience of young people around the world.
Breaking the silence around sexual harassment in DRC
Better grades in return for sex – it’s a dilemma confronting many university students in the DRC, but not one that gets talked about much. Until Habari RDC broke the silence with their campaign #Univsansharcelement
An unusual school day in Bujumbura
Burundi’s authoritarian government cracks down hard on any kind of citizen activism, and this repression can even extend to high school students.