Voices of young Yemenis at peace consultations in Sweden
It’s big news, and the voices of young Yemeni are a part of it! As part of our regular content production for RNW Media’s “Yemen Youth Panel” digital platform, locally called Manasati30, we ran a survey on the aspirations young people in Yemen have for the peace process. Read the peace consultations survey report. It’s […]
read moreJustice4Her video wins silver award
Launched in August 2018, the short film ‘Silence Hurts‘ has won the Silver Prize for Best Video at the 8th STDecaux Public Service Awards of th JCDecaux. The video, produced by our Justice4her-team in China and co-funded by the EU, has been viewed more than 500,000 times, and its hashtag #更好的women# has reached over four million […]
read moreThe urgent need for female voices
In times of growing social and political polarisation, the world is in urgent need of courageous women who speak up. Because compassionate female voices are indispensable while advocating for human rights and global solidarity. Amani, our vlogger for Huna Libya, is one of those much needed voices. While the bigger part of our world was […]
read moreLove Matters team present at the ICFP
Our sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programme, Love Matters, has participated at the International Conference on Family Planning in Kigali, Rwanda, 12-15 November. We put pleasure back into discussions on family planning and sex at a number of sessions. This conference is particularly meaningful to us because it marked the launch of our […]
read moreLove, sex and Egypt
Talking openly about love, sex and relationships is deeply taboo in Egypt, and new media laws may further shrink the online spaces where people can discuss these subjects. However, Love Matters Arabic is not only managing to negotiate this tricky landscape but also to achieve a remarkable increase in engagement on social media. The reason? […]
read moreA conversation for all to attend
On the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August, what better way to cherish diverse young voices than to bring them together and let them express what matters to them. Young people make up more than 18% of the global population. This means 1.8 billion young voices from different backgrounds, belief systems and social contexts. […]
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