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  • This Nigerian School is Bridging Digital Gender Gap in Northern Nigeria

    Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

    June 14, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Nigeria-based Bauchi Feminist Internet School is bridging the gender gap in digital literacy and safety in the country. The school teaches youth, primarily young women, how to safely use the internet and encourages them to advocate for change.

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  • ‘Tufunguke' an initiative creating safe space for conversations around mental health

    Samwel Doe Ouma

    June 07, 2023 |

    Health Business |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Tufunguke initiative works to raise awareness, educate and provide a community for those experiencing mental health issues. Tufunguke creates a safe space both online through social media platforms and in person through events for people to come together to discuss mental health and get connected with care resources Tufunguke reaches about 100,000 people a month through its many social media accounts.

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  • With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle

    Elizabeth Karpen

    May 09, 2023 |

    Jewish Telegraphic Agency |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Miriam Ezaugi is a Brooklyn-based labor and delivery nurse who shares videos about her life as an Orthodox Jew with her 1.6 million TikTok followers. Her content varies from sharing her day-to-day life to explainers on Orthodox customs. All with the goal of educating more people with information directly from a Jewish person.

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  • Crowdsourcing #safety: How Twitter is helping civilians in Sudan

    Urooba Jamal

    April 23, 2023 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Sudan

    Amid violent conflict in Sudan, a network of citizens is using Twitter Spaces to share updates about the situation, broadcast safety alerts, connect people who are hurt with doctors who can advise them from abroad, and direct aid to people in need. The group has helped hundreds of people escape or get access to needed supplies since the conflict began.

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  • During Lent, some UK dioceses give up fossil fuel investments for good

    Brian Roewe

    April 04, 2023 |

    EarthBeat |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    The 40 Days, 40 Dioceses campaign leaders spent Lent working to convince dioceses in the United Kingdom to give up financial holdings in fossil fuels permanently and publicly. The campaign, led by the Christian climate group Operation Noah, highlighted a different diocese every day.

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  • Caste in India: Hip hop fights for Dalit rights

    Rudraneil Sengupta

    April 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Dalit hip-hop musicians are using their art and social media to propel the Dalit rights and anti-caste movements to the forefront of mainstream conversation.

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  • To Empower Youths, this Nigerian is Teaching Digital Skills in Yorùbá

    Taiwo Fatola

    March 06, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A data analyst who is a Microsoft-certified trainer uploads videos on social media teaching digital technology skills in the Yorùbá language. The videos are free to watch and break the language barrier that arises with most English-only tech information available online.

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  • Born during COVID lockdown, initiative sparks success in math among students who previously failed repeatedly

    Abdulwasiu Mujeeb

    December 24, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    Esomnofu Online Math is a nonprofit that helps students in Nigeria better understand mathematics for free by posting videos explaining the subject on social media.

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  • Abandoned homes: how village in Sumy region helps IDPs find new housing

    Alice Smahina

    December 20, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Kapustyntsi

    The village of Kapustyntsi, Ukraine, welcomed people displaced by the war into abandoned houses through Facebook posts. The community worked to clean up the houses, contact owners and heirs for permission to use them, or take legal action to claim them when necessary.

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  • How Black Twitter steered the spotlight to Shanquella Robinson

    Candice Norwood Rebekah Barber

    December 02, 2022 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    Black people use social media to gather and amplify information about missing and murdered black women when the mainstream media is not covering their stories.

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