My story for a story
Stories are the lifeblood of social media as people reach out to others with their thoughts, feelings and opinions. But not everybody is able to tell their story freely We are launching a campaign to encourage young Dutch people to show solidarity with their peers in countries freedom of speech is restricted.
Advocating for change in China
RNW Media’s cross-sector Justice4Her project aims to strengthen the rule of law to reduce GBV against China’s millions of women migrant workers. It has successfully advocated for improvements to provincial anti-domestic violence laws.
Can we kiss? Love Matters India and the end of lockdown
As India began to ease its lockdown restrictions, the local Love Matters team were inundated with questions from their community of users about just what it was or wasn’t safe to do.
Real men change nappies
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.
Safeguarding young people online
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.
Fighting GBV in Nigeria
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.
A toolkit to tackle COVID-19 disinformation
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.
Love and relationships – a new dimension for Huna Libya
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.
Black Lives Matter—also in Mali
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.
“No one helped me”- testimony of a rape survivor
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.