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Part 2: GoGirlsICT Centering the Community
In an earlier post, we talked with Yine Yenki, co-founder and Mentorship Director at GoGirls ICT, an #ASKnet hub, in South Sudan, about gender and the importance of education for women. Another way in which GoGirls ICT is working to empower women and thereby strenghten their communities is by actively learning to involve women in…
Read MoreThe Art of Cultural Resistance OFF-Biennale Budapest @ the r0g_agency
IMAGE: A re-staging of Endre Tót’s Gladness Demonstrations of the 1970s, October 8, 2017, OFF-Biennale Budapest. Photo by Zsolt Balázs. What? An evening discussing art, curation, and politics with OFF-Biennale Budapest. When? Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 6pm – 9pm Where? The r0g_agency officeKnobelsdorffstr. 2214059 Berlin OFF-Biennale Budapest is the largest contemporary art event in Hungary.…
Read MorePart 1: Gender Relations as Part of #ASKnet Hub Work
GoGirls ICT talked to r0g’s summer intern, Lisa, about the organization. And here’s what they talked about: Gender identity is an essential aspect of everyday life all across the world, impacting everything from what you can wear to what you are allowed to do in society. What does gender mean to those living in Juba,…
Read MoreIN THE LOVING MEMORY OF BENEDICTUS AGBELOM, REST IN PEACE
It is with great sadness and shock that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague Benedictus Agbelom, after a car accident in Ghana. Benedictus helped craft our #MMN – Migrant Media Network project, which aimed to deliver information systems and safe alternatives to migration for people from his home country of Ghana. …
Read MoreOn Women’s Inclusion in Repair Culture
An #ASKnet workshop initiative in Rhino Camp refugee settlement, Uganda In places like the Rhino Camp refugee settlement, there never seems to be a shortage of those willing and able to serve their communities. I interviewed one of the incredible women at the forefront of an amazing knowledge-sharing initiative. Dawa Edina is a South Sudanese…
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 MoreFASHION ・SUSTAINABILITY ・AFRICA
#MMN Meetup: How can the Ghanaian fashion industry become a resource for sustainable alternatives to migration? Talk and exhibits by Nuel Bans (founder & editor-in-chief of Debonair Afrik, a Ghanaian-based digital media publication) and Rhoda Wedam (founder and CEO of the Song-Ba Empowerment Center, Ghana) What is needed to develop sustainable business opportunities in the…
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…
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