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• Uganda: Women’s radio gets creative in sharing Covid-19 information

  
  Mama FM, a women-focused radio station serving the underprivileged in Uganda, has changed its programming to focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. 
  by Staff

  Posted April 24, 2020

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• In Togo, raising awareness about Covid-19 is complex work

  
  Togo, like most sub-Saharan African countries, is affected by Covid-19, although at the moment not on a large scale.  
  by Mathilde Kpalla

  Posted April 22, 2020

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• WACC endorses UN body’s call for human rights-centered Covid-19 response

  

      Multi-faceted responses to the pandemic must include the promotion of gender…

  by Staff

  Posted April 21, 2020

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• Bangladesh: Community radio brings life-saving Covid-19 information to rural communities

  

  What is Covid-19? How is it transmitted? What are the symptoms? How can you protect yourself from the coronavirus? What is quarantine? What services are available from the government? What can members of the community do?  
  
  

  These are just some of the questions that 16 community radio stations and two online radio stations belonging to the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), are answering in their programs to help poor rural communities learn more about the Covid-19 pandemic.  

  by Staff

  Posted April 21, 2020

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• Communication Saves Lives: WACC Rapid Response Fund for Community Media

  
  In times of crisis, information saves lives.  In the response to Covid-19, we see how vital it is to get accurate and trusted messages to people so that they know what they need to do and where they can get help when they need it.  
  

  Posted April 08, 2020

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• Syrian refugees vulnerable in Covid-19 pandemic

  
  Amidst the coronavirus crisis, a community radio station supported by WACC Global in Amman, Jordan, is making sure that the plight of Syrians living in refugee camps in the Middle East is not forgotten. 
  Marites (Tess) Sison

  Posted April 08, 2020

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• Rights-based action in a time of Covid-19

  
  Communication saves lives, strengthens solidarity 
  
  

  Posted April 07, 2020

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• Communication in local languages vital in crisis situations

  
  As Pacific Island Governments work on a coordinated regional response to Covid-19, Tropical Cyclone Harold, which has already hit the Solomon Islands and bears down at category 5 level on Vanuatu, the region faces a stark reminder that climate-related disasters remain a major security threat. 
  

  Posted April 07, 2020

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• Indigenous community radio addresses critical gap in Covid-19 information

  
  WACC Global’s grassroots partners in Ecuador and Nepal are actively responding to the Covid-19 pandemic by bringing crucial information about the infectious disease in languages that their local Indigenous communities speak and understand.  
  Marites (Tess) Sison

  Posted April 03, 2020

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• WACC announces support for digital justice

  
  As part of its efforts to promote communication rights around the world, WACC is proud to announce the launch of its new Communication Rights in a Digital Age Programme.  
  by Lorenzo Vargas

  Posted March 31, 2020

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