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AUSTIN (KB
for APCNews) -- In Cambodia women are traditionally considered
subordinate to men and violence a socially acceptable way to resolve
domestic conflicts. Now a grassroots group has brought together the
locals and police in 25 villages using education, mobile phones and ham
radios to break the silence that keeps violence against women a
terrible family secret as part of APC's Take Back the Tech! More>
MONTEVIDEO
(KAH and AF for APCNews) - “It was an eye-opener,” says privacy
advocate Gus Hosein when he talks about the findings from APC's
exploratory research on sexuality and the internet in Brazil, India,
Lebanon, South Africa, and USA. And it's given him some good ammunition
with which to field those annoying radio callers who question the need
for privacy online. More>
Download the
EroTICs research in short version (final report out later this year)
RISHIKESH
(LC for APCNews) One of Paraguay's most widely-listened to community
radio stations, Radio Viva, has recently joined the APC community as a
member through its parent organisation, Asociación Trinidad
Comunicación, Cultura y Desarollo. Asociación Trinidad works towards
the democratisation of communications and improving civil participation
through solidarity in action for a sustainable Paraguay. One of
the ways it achieves this work is through Radio Viva. More>
JOHANNESBURG
(APC for IDRC) - The climate change and water program of the
International Development Research Centre are calling for researchers,
practitioners or organisations working in the area of ICT applications
for addressing water-related climate challenges in Africa, Asia and
Latin America and the Caribbean to share their experiences through
short project write-ups. More>
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