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International women’s day: Sharing experiences on media literacy and gender |
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WACC calls its networks, members and partners to participate in UNESCO’s "Women Make the News" campaign during International Women’s Day, 8 March 2011
| | In commemoration of the International Women’s Day, March 8, the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is calling on its networks, members and partners from civil society groups, associations of media practitioners and media organisations to participate in UNESCO’s Women make the news campaign. The theme of the campaign, “Media and Information Literacy and Gender”, calls attention to the ‘importance of fostering media and information literate societies as a way to improve the understanding of women and men about gender perspectives in media and information systems’. Read more...
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Participate in WACC photo competition 2011 |
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| | The annual WACC Photo competition 2011 is going on. The theme is Zero tolerance for HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination. Photographers are invited to submit inspirational photos illustrating people and communities working for zero tolerance of HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination.Winning photos will be seen around the world, so preference will be given to photos that convey meaning without relying on the written word. Photographers must take care to respect the wish of any person with HIV or AIDS who does not want to be publicly identified.
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Programme updates |
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2011 project support partnership selection |
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By Lavinia Mohr, Director of Programmes, WACC
WACC received 250 concept notes from organizations seeking support for projects in 53 countries
| | By the 30 January deadline, WACC had received 250 four-page concept notes from organizations seeking support for projects. The combined value of the proposed projects was over 3.4 million Euros – about 17 times more than anticipated available funds. Concept notes came from 53 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific. Colombia was the origin of the highest number of concept notes, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more...
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Nepali journalists speak out from the margins |
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WACC partner in Nepal advocates for peace and the rights of marginalised minorities
| | Nepal is facing ongoing tension and conflict following its transition to a secular democratic republic with a new Constitution-in-the-making. Tensions are rising mainly because of misinformation, communication gaps, intolerance, and the absence of balanced dialogue on contentious issues related to justice, rule of law, insecurity, impunity, human rights, secularism and federalism. In a society like Nepal, where illiteracy is high, dialogue is more important than ever in order to help avert and resolve conflicts. Read more...
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Regional News |
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World Social Forum in Africa: Delegates commit to extend the right to communication |
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By María Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager
Communicators attending WSF in Senegal commit to defend communication rights
| | Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, during the World Social Forum, 6-11 February 2011, representatives of more than 60 communication organisations declared that the right to communicate is a fundamental right and a common good of humanity. The delegates committed themselves to defend, support and promote all initiatives that ensure and extend the right to communication and information as a fundamental human right. Read more... |
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Guatemala: Media monopoly "squeezes out alternative voices" |
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By Teresia Mutuku, Communication Officer and Web Manager, WACC
“Controlling information is taking away people's right to information, something that is fundamental for real democracy to exist” (Gonzalo Marroquín, Guatemalan journalist and President of Inter American Press Association)
| | Over the past 30 years, information and communication technologies in Guatemala have evolved significantly, but media monopoly has remained unchanged. “One thing that has stayed the same is the concentration of media ownership in a very few hands,” says Dennis Smith, President of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), in a recent interview in Guatemala City. Read more...
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