The Habari RDC team are in the thick of a two-month online and offline campaign, #RealMan, aimed at fighting deeply rooted sexist attitudes in the Democratic Republic of Congo and promoting positive masculinity.

RNW Media is proud to have taken part in one of the working groups that drew up the new Guidelines on Child Online Protection – a comprehensive set of recommendations on how to contribute to a safe and empowering online environment for children and young people.

Gender-based violence is a daily reality in Nigeria and has been worsened by the Corona virus related lockdown. Love Matters Naija is participating in a concerted push by civil society organisations to advocate for concrete and lasting measures to end the crisis.

The spread of COVID-19 has been accompanied by a rise in disinformation, but many journalists are not equipped to counter this online. RNTC has developed a toolkit to equip journalists and bloggers in Uzbekistan with everything they need to effectively tackle rumours and fake news around COVID-19.

RNW Media’s Huna Libya platform has launched a new sub-section focusing on SRHR. Along with providing evidence-based information for young Libyans, it will tackle issues around gender equality, harassment and gender-based violence.

RNW Media’s Benbere platform in Mali has been highlighting the situation in the Kayes region where ‘slavery by descent’ has become an increasingly volatile issue.

A culture of silence surrounds rape in Mali and it’s not easy for survivors to share their experience, not least because they know they are likely to be blamed themselves. A young woman recently had the courage to speak out on RNW Media’s Benbere platform.