Archivi tag: Rights

Woman-Web

Women & Web: Bridging the Internet gap & creating new global opportunities in low and middle-income countries

The report was released as the lead-in at a vibrant forum hosted by the State Department and UN Women that brought together people from organizations around the world Continua a leggere

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Browser-For-Kids

New innovation case on THINK!: Browser for Kids

Browser for Kids is a useful tool for all those parents who refuse the logic of the ban and would rather prefer to check in advance all contents children are exposed to while using online technologies Continua a leggere

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Fightback

New innovation case on THINK!: Fightback

FightBack, the women’s safety application, sends SOS alerts from your phone. FightBack uses GPS, SMS, location maps, GPRS ,email and your Facebook account to inform your loved ones in case you are in danger Continua a leggere

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app-child-protection

Mobile Tech and Child Protection in West Africa

The purpose of this briefing note is to provide an overview of current applications of mobile technologies with relevance for child protection Continua a leggere

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media-in-africa

Media in Africa: twenty years after the Windhoek Declaration on press freedom

The publication begins with an overview of the past two decades and shares assessments on the status of press freedom in Africa Continua a leggere

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sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights

Engaging media in communicating research on sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and lessons learned

The mass media have excellent potential to promote good sexual and reproductive health outcomes, but around the world, media often fail to prioritize sexual and reproductive health and rights issues Continua a leggere

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twitter africa

Texting, Tweeting, Mobile Internet: New Platforms for Democratic Debate in Africa

New media platforms are changing how people communicate with each other around the world. African mobile phone penetration will reach 100 per cent by 2014… Continua a leggere

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Ushahidi

New innovation case on THINK!: Ushahidi

Ushahidi is an innovative platform initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008 Continua a leggere

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Take-Back-the-Tech!

New innovation case on THINK!: Take Back the Tech!

Take Back The Tech! is a collaborative campaign that promotes creative and strategic use of technology in the fight to end violence against women Continua a leggere

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User-generated-content-and-social-networking-in-the-Arab-spring-and-beyond

Twitter Revolutions and Cyber Crackdowns: UGC and Social Networking in the Arab Spring and Beyond

User-generated content played an important role in the recent protests and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, collectively referred to as the ‘Arab spring’ Continua a leggere

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