RNW Media is marking Gay Pride 2020 with the launch of its 6-month campaign #MyStoryForAStory which aims to encourage young people in the Netherlands to show solidarity with their peers in restrictive countries. The campaign kicks off with the story of Kenyan human rights activist, Atieno.

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.

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.

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.

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.