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International Youth Day – #ASKnet and Local Expert Action Directory (LEAD)
Today marks International Youth Day, which celebrates the diverse characteristics of young people while acknowledging the challenges they face, including limited access to education, unemployment, conflict, and limited opportunities to improve their livelihoods. In commemoration of this day, my thoughts turn to how we may overcome some of these challenges as #ASKnet hub members and…
Read MoreEvening of r0g_agency at v2_lab in Rotterdam
The Netherlands-based organization v2, an interdisciplinary center for art and technology, invited the r0g_agency to come and present their work during an event called A Night of r0g. And so on Thursday, May 5th 2022 members of the Berlin-based team were in Rotterdam to talk about the work we do together with our partners worldwide…
Read Morer0g_newsletter: spring 2022
Dear friends, Spring has arrived and with it, more unexpected turbulence. While we have been busy with our projects countering online incitement to violence in Cameroon and supporting young innovators in South Sudan and Uganda, we’ve also taken steps to respond to the devastating news coming out of Ukraine. Our r0g_Berlin office has become a community collection point…
Read MoreTHE IROKO OF PEACEBUILDING IN HER COMMUNITY – ROSE OBAH.
With the International Women’s Day, being on 8 March 2022, we talked to some of our partners on how their advocacy work for gender equality today builds a sustainable tomorrow for women in their communities. We talked to Rose Obah, a peace journalist and trainer in conflict transformation. She has worked with various communities ensuring…
Read MoreDemocracy Next Level – #DNL
neighbourhood participation – Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf a project by the student-run group City Next Levelfunded by Partnerschaft für Demokratie Charlottenburg – Wilmersdorf Interactive displays in public spaces are nothing new, yet they are almost solely used to promote advertising content. We want to change that and think they have the potential to connect neighbors and stimulate exchange…
Read Morer0g_newsletter: January 2022
Dear friends and supporters, As we start this new year, we at the r0g_agency would like to send out a sincere THANK YOU to our teams and colleagues, friends, funders, and all those who have generously supported our work during this past year! 2021 was a year of dealing both with the pandemic and also its effects…
Read MoreHappy New Year 2022
Happy New Year to our partners, supporters, friends, and colleagues! Let’s toast to what we achieved together in 2021 and the projects we will tackle in 2022! Here’s to expanding access to information and knowledge, defying hate, and empowering migrants!
Read More#MIGRANTMEDIANETWORK RADIO PROGRAM – THE GAMBIA
By Lamin Sanneh – #MMN Local Coordinator The Gambia – West Coast Region According to a joint report by the government of the Gambia and the International Organization for Migration, The Gambia is a country of out-migration. That means that migration is one directional: people migrant out of The Gambia, but people do not migrant…
Read Morer0g_agency new logo!
The r0g_agency has a new logo! A bit of background from Heike, our designer, on the redesign process:“Eight years ago, back when the r0g_agency was mostly an idea, fueled by energy and enthusiasm and a vision for what could be, I was asked to design a logo; it has been in use ever since.Now, 8…
Read More#peacejam2021 Live Schedule
Pre Registration link https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctd-yurjgqG9RYMF6GgToGpsQoDJECJ2Vb Thematic moderated discussions Recovering after displacement – A chat with refugees and IDPs on their role in conflict transformation Host – Marina Modi, #defyhatenow South Sudan (Juba) Special Guest Contributors Blaise Mbuh -Founder Bamenda Film school Susan Duku – Executive Director RAWYA, Former Uganda RefugeesRepresentatives to Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework John…
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