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Celebrating a Project Well-Mapped

As the current phase of the Mapping for Niger project draws to an end, the Rising Voices micrograntee celebrated with a ceremony at the University of Niamey.
Everyday Life Across the Continent

Everyday Africa, a collective blog using photography to break down stereotypes about Africa, focuses on mobile phone photos, representing the rising wave of technology in Africa. They are creating curriculum for teens, combatting assumptions learnt from the mainstream media about "other" people and places.

A Grandmother and Granddaughter in India Are Making Beautiful Media Together

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Celebrating a Project Well-Mapped

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Everyday Life Across the Continent

Case Studies13 February 2014

Stories about Photography

The Diversity of Protest Posters in Brazil

Digital Media29 April 2014

Through banners, chants and posters, one can learn the demands, criticisms and struggles of protests. The Tumblr blog Cartazes dos Protestos brings together photos of protest posters that took place...

Life in an Indigenous Paraguay Community

Digital Media29 January 2014

The Aché Djawu / Palabra Aché project uses photography to document daily life and new citizen media projects from an indigenous community in Paraguay.

We're Around the World! Photos from the RV Micrograntees

BCMD10 October 2013

The Rising Voices micrograntee winners from around the world have been documenting their projects as they progress. We chose some images from their flickr streams, Facebook pages, and websites, sharing...

Wikimonuments: Cultural Heritage, Your Choice!

Digital Media25 September 2013

What would you identify as your local monument? Wikimedia Commons' annual photo competition WikiLovesMonuments has come up with some surprising answers and some incredible pictures, allowing community members to identify...