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SLAJ lectures Journalists on Press Freedom Day.

In Sierra Leone, Trainer,
by Andrew Ewoku May 13, 2012
SLAJ lectures Journalists on Press Freedom Day.

A snap shot extract from – the Africa Young Voices publication of May 3 2012.   Members of the Association of Journalists (SLAJ) organized a lecture to mark this year’s Press Freedom Day on fundamental Human Rights, International guarantees, lessons and challenges of practice. The lecture was supported by BBC Media Action – Sierra Leone. [...]

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The future of press freedom in Malawi

In IYIP Rights Media Internships, Malawi, Media Internships, Trainer,
by Karissa Gall May 7, 2012
The Daily Times newsroom.

Joyce Banda was sworn in as Malawi’s newest president on April 7 under the terms of the constitution, following two days of political uncertainty after the sudden death of the late Bingu wa Mutharika. Having won national and international recognition for championing the education and rights of underprivileged girls, Banda’s ascension to the state house [...]

Tagged as: bingu, Bingu Mutharika, Blantyre, censorship, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Freedom of the Press, joyce banda, malawi, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, People's Party, Press Freedom

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The Pursuit of Press Freedom in Liberia

In Liberia, Trainer,
by Bonnie Allen May 1, 2012

This article was originally published in June 2010 Smile FM. The once-charming name for a community radio station in southeastern Liberia is now, at best, ironic. At worst, it’s a mocking reminder of how tarnished this symbol of grassroots media and freedom of expression has become. Today, reporters at Smile FM in Zwedru, speaking only [...]

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Meet the Tognis: Las familia Circo

In Articles, Blog, Ghana, Photo Essays, Trainer, Uncategorized,
by Daniel Kresnyak April 23, 2012
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Yecid’s clothes don’t fit him quite right, his shoes are four sizes too large, his left wrist sometimes pops out of place and it always aches with arthritis. The mangled joint is a painful reminder of a fall he suffered at work. At the same job he’s had more than forty years, where every night [...]

Tagged as: Animal Rights, Circus, Employment, Family, Ghana, human rights, Italy, Nomad, Tradition, Travel

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Sierra Leone’s National Dance Troupe Fights to Return to Glory Days

In By Country, Sierra Leone, Trainer,
by Damon van der Linde March 28, 2012

I went along with my colleague at Cotton Tree News, Kevin Lamdo, to produce his program entitled “My Visit,” where he highlights the everyday life of different groups of people inSierra Leone. The show has featured everyone from Paramount Chiefs to scrap metal collectors. This week, the program went to the Aberdeen Cultural Village, the [...]

Tagged as: Cotton Tree News, culture, Dance, music, Sierra Leone

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Down the road to BASCO

In Articles, Ghana, Photo Essays, Trainer, Uncategorized,
by Daniel Kresnyak March 19, 2012
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Vida sits in a scratched wooden chair beneath the only coconut tree in a clearing. She has a series of line scars next to her eyes and mouth, three sets of four, twelve marks in all. “I got them from my mother,” she says. “When I was a baby I was sick she gave me [...]

Tagged as: Agriculture, education, orphans

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Justice be done in public: Ghanaian identification parades

In Ghana, Trainer,
by Daniel Kresnyak February 28, 2012

She wears an intricately woven blue dress, fresh black high-heels and ties a matching scarf around her head to keep long braids away from her face. She is cautious not muss her outfit and avoids the shallow puddles as she walks through the rain damp courtyard of Accra-Central’s police station. Her wardrobe is no accident [...]

Tagged as: crime, gendered violence, Justice, sexual assault, victims

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Going home: The first plane out of Budum buram

In Ghana, Trainer,
by Daniel Kresnyak February 23, 2012

After more than two decades in Ghana, some Liberian refugees will soon board planes bound for home. This first step in repatriation comes after the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) reported the West African nation’s political climate has stabilized and placed a time-line on the status of Liberians abroad. In Ghana, most of [...]

Tagged as: Liberia, Refugees, Repatriation, UNHCR

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Who Owns the Land?: Deconstructing Joma

In Ghana, Trainer,
by Daniel Kresnyak February 16, 2012
Clemente stands in front of his neighbour's house

Clemente’s house is one of the few buildings in Joma with a roof. In fact, it’s one of the last structures still standing in the devastated area. From his front porch he can see the smashed bricks and mortar that were once the homes of his friends and neighbours. “Afterward, it looked like a tornado [...]

Tagged as: Access to Education, chieftancy rights, destruction, development, eviction, land titles, water rights

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Gutter gardens: MH-37′s toxic run-off

In Ghana, Trainer, Uncategorized,
by Daniel Kresnyak February 11, 2012

Accra’s Military Hospital No. 37, was built during the Second World War and it’s obsolescence is becoming evident. About a year ago, the pipe carrying raw medical waste from the mortuary, maternity and surgical theaters to the treatment tank was damaged. Unable to fix the line, the hospital began dumping bio-hazardous material into the city’s [...]

Tagged as: Agriculture, bio-hazard, export, Food, medical waste, sewers

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