Stories about Grantees
By the Numbers – Interaction in the Maya Tz'utujil Language Online
RV grantee project Tz'utujil Tziij Pa Nimk'atz provides some interesting statistics of the recent interaction in the Facebook Page and Group promoting this Mayan language in Guatemala.
Preparing for the Chariboan Joi Cultural Festival Festival in Shipibo Communities
The Chariboan Joi team tells us about the cultural festival, prepared along with representatives from involved communities, Betania, Palestina, Bethel and Alva Castro.
Building Tools for Musical Documentation
The Rising Voices grantee project "The South of South" has built a do-it-yourself rack for the recording equipment that will be transported from site to site to document musical collaborations in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
First Jatta Wöötanö Organizational Meeting in Boca de Ninchare
The project Jatta Wöötanö begins with a meeting with representatives and leaders from the Yekuana commmunity that live in the Caura River Basin in Venezuela.
Adding More Members to the Tz'utujil Tziij Facebook Group
The Tz'utujil Facebook has been enjoying increased growth from internet users in Guatemala interested in communicating in the Mayan language.
Some of the Challenges in Taking The Tz'utujil Maya Language to Social Media
In San Juan La Laguna, Israel Quic shares some of the challenges facing Guatemalan society when trying to promote the use of indigenous languages online.
Achuar and Shuar Community Voices Broadcasting Online
Radio stations in Achuar and Shuar indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon are preparing to establish an online presence to broadcast in their own language, as part of the Rising Voices Amazonia initiative.
Sarayaku: Images of Resistance and Alternatives
From the Ecuadorian Amazon, we get to know the community of Sarayaku that said no to road, but connect to the rest of the world through the Internet.
The Power of Feedback, Making Meaning With the Audience
The Rising Voices grantee project Theatre Technology House share information how they solicit ongoing feedback from their audience for their radio soap about governance and democracy in Lira, Uganda.
The First Stories about Girls’ Lives in Kyrgyzstan
The RV grantee project Girl Activists in Kyrgyzstan have been receiving the first submissions from girls around the country who want to share their stories. This first story comes from Jibek who writes about being discouraged from studying science.
Participant Selection for PCRC's “Media Literacy and Resisting Manipulation” Workshop
The PCRC recently launched an open call for participation for their upcoming “Media Literacy and Resisting Manipulation” youth workshop to be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from October 25 – 29, 2014. They received an overwhelming response from a diversity of places across the country.
Meet the Cloghers: Empowered Women Blogging for Human Rights
Meet some of the newly trained Cloghers hailing from all across Cambodia who are studying and working in diverse fields.
Jatta Wöötanö – Yekuana Ethno-Communication About Their Culture
Let's meet the Jatta Wöötanö – Yekuana Etnocomunicators project, one of the Rising Voices Amazonia grantee projects from Venezuela.
