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Despite Challenges, 37 Western Saharan Activists Attend WITNESS Training Sudanese activist and WITNESS trainee Nahla Mohaker reflects on her experience training Western Saharan activists at FiSahara 2014. WITNESS June 3, 2014
The Video-For-Change Africa Network is Born! WITNESS is pleased to announce the formation of the Video for Change Africa Network, a network for video activists to share their knowledge, materials and challenges with others working for social change in Africa. WITNESS March 11, 2014
Activists Gather in Cape Town, South Africa for First Video-for-Change Convening in Sub-Saharan Africa Activists from 13 different Sub-Saharan African countries are meeting today in Cape Town, South Africa to learn from one another during the first Video-for-Change Convening in Sub-Saharan Africa. WITNESS March 3, 2014
20 Citizen Journalists We Follow Who Covered Human Rights in 2013 On Human Rights Day, we've compiled a global list of citizen journalists we follow who cover human rights and share video. Please share the list and add to it! WITNESS December 10, 2013
Togolese Use Video to Reflect & Shape Elections TogoVisions, a West African citizen video organization, has mobilized to document contentious elections, pushing them into the worldwide news cycle. WITNESS May 24, 2013
Progress for Kenya through the Lens of a Camera Having kept peace throughout the 2013 presidential elections, Kenyans look forward. Bukeni Waruzi explains the current situation, and how incorporating video can help to resolve remaining tensions. WITNESS March 25, 2013
All Eyes on Kenya–and Cameras, too. As polling stations close their doors today after huge voter turnout in, everyone is wondering: will this election remain peaceful, or will it follow in the path of the turbulent 2007 election? Kenyan citizen journalists, trained by WITNESS, weigh in. WITNESS March 4, 2013
Can Cell Phones Save Kenya’s Elections? Across the country, pockets of Kenyans are determined to use video to protect their democracy during the March 4th elections. Bukeni Waruzi just returned from training these activists and citizen journalists, and here's what he taught. WITNESS February 23, 2013
“Half the Sky,” or Half the Story? I was disturbed by PBS’s new film, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women. The two-part series is inspired by the 2010 book of the same name written by New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. Accompanied by high profile celebrities, Kristof takes viewers on a tour of the dangers that women face in the developing world. WITNESS October 25, 2012
Video Advocacy Example: LGBT and Transgender Awareness in the Anglican Church This video is an example by activists to bring an under-represented "voice" to the discussion of human sexuality to a group of leaders charged with making decisions on a global scale. WITNESS February 15, 2012
Actions against land-grabbing in Cambodia shared in Africa At an international conference for African communities facing land-grabbing, LICADHO presented a video showing how communities in Cambodia are resisting forced evictions and land grabbing. The three-day conference, Land grabbing in Africa – Dangers and Challenges, was hosted by Caritas Senegal in cooperation with other groups like, FIAN - that is FoodFirst Information and Action Network. Ryan Schlief February 21, 2011
LGBT Rights in Africa: Malawi My last post on 'LGBT Rights in Africa' focused on Uganda's pending anti-homosexuality law and how it caused international outrage and expressions of support for LGBT community in Uganda. Now we will look slightly over 1,000 miles south of Uganda to Malawi. Ricky Cortez June 1, 2010
LGBT Rights in Africa: Uganda I'm the IT coordinator here and will occasionally blog about issues relating to tech inside a non-profit organization that uses technology all the time. I am also going to be sharing thoughts about human rights issues that are of personal import. Ricky Cortez April 28, 2010
Youssou N’Dour and local activists call for response to HIV/AIDS epidemic in Congo Our colleagues Becky Lichtenfeld and Bukeni Waruzi traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo last week to work with local organizations and government officials and help catalyze action in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region. Watch this short video with a roundup of their time in Kinshasa and then read the string of […] Priscila Néri September 9, 2008
Kenya in crisis: a search for citizen cameras… The crisis in Kenya may ultimately stem from a democratic failure, corruption and tribalism, or poverty and inequality, but either way, evidence of brutal violence continues to emerge, both in terms of killings and of violence against women and girls, and there’s news of an impending health crisis. For a quick tour d’horizon, including ways […] Sameer Padania January 10, 2008