Creating Change through Digital Communities
The report Creating Change through Digital Communities details research into the impact of our Citizens’ Voice and SRHR programmes. It shows a large majority of users experienced positive changes as a result of engaging with RNW Media’s platforms.
COVID-19 vs Elections – a tough choice in Burundi
Elections are taking place in Burundi and adding to an already tense situation is division and uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic and how the government is handling it. Yaga Burundi blogger Jeanne Rugira sets out the divisions he sees among his peers.
Advocacy for LGBT in Nigeria
The Love Matters Naija team met with the UN Special Rapporteur for Housing when she visited Nigeria to handover a report they helped prepare about the discrimination Nigeria’s LGBT community faces when it comes to access to housing.
Exposing university rituals in Burundi
A recent Yaga article provoked a lot of angry and critical comments from the platform’s male followers. The discussion shows just how important Yaga’s work is in addressing gender-based violence in Burundi.
#Voices4freedom
On World Press Freedom Day, RNW Media is calling on decision-makers, citizens and young people to stand in solidarity with young media-makers and defend freedom of expression.
Press freedom in the times of Corona
Reliable information is more important than ever at the time of the Corona pandemic. But how can independent media continue to do their work in the new world of lockdown and social distancing? Join a special virtual edition of The Hague talks to discuss the issues with media professionals.
Love matters in times of crisis
Coronavirus is taking its toll on sexual and reproductive rights around the world. RNW Media’s Love Matters platforms are responding in a range of ways intended to inform and support their young audience.
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.