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English ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS PAMBAZUKA NEWS BROADCASTS Français Phumla Masuku, Africa: The UmNyango Project Search Pambazuka the manager of a 2006-12-07 South African Rural women in KwaZulu Natal will be using mobile phones to lesbian women’s Home report on violations of their human rights. The UmNyango Project, football team speaks to Sokari Current Issue which is implementing this initiative, was established by Fahamu, a pan African organisation based in , , Dakar and Ekine from Feedback Oxford. Pambazuka News about the team she Features Rural women to report human rights violations against them using founded. More... Comment and analysis mobile phones Visit our Pambazuka News Broadcasts Letters page for more details and past Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa – 6 December 2006 Obituary episodes. Rural women in KwaZulu Natal will be using mobile phones to Pan-African Postcard report on violations of their human rights. Blogging Africa PAMBAZUKA NEWS WINS AWARD Books and arts The UmNyango Project, which is implementing this initiative, was established by Fahamu, a pan African organisation based in Cape Monitor Town, Nairobi, Dakar and Oxford. Podcasts Conflict and emergencies The UmNyango Project will use SMS technology for rural women and Human Rights men to access information to and report incidences of violence Pambazuka News has been nominated against women and children, as well as violations of women’s right for a second year running as one of Women and Gender to land. the top 10 websites that are changing Social movements the world of internet and politics. The Refugees and forced This initiative will be tested out in Dondotha, KwaDlangezwa, nomination was based on votes cast at migration KwaGcwensa, Limehill and Muden, and if successful, will be rolled PoliticsOnline. The award was for: Elections and Governance out on a wider scale. • Highly effective leaders who are Africa and China As well as using text messaging, the project will be enable women making outstanding e-political and Development in these areas to produce their own radio programmes which will e-governmental achievements • Forward-thinking organizations that Corruption be made available to local radio stations, as well as being have led the way in this revolution distributed over the internet as ‘podcasts’. Health and HIV/AIDS • Those with innovative ideas or Education strategies that have forever changed Adv. Anil Naidoo, Project Team Leader said: “We have successfully the political process LGBTI tested the use of SMS technology for rural women farmers in Racism and xenophobia KwaZulu Natal to access agricultural extension information. There Environment is every indication that this technology will also work for rural PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY women reporting on human rights abuse, including domestic FAHAMU Land and land rights violence.” Media and freedom of Pambazuka News expression Fahamu, the organisation behind this initiative, has already won (Pambazuka means arise or awaken in News from the Diaspora international awards for its ground-breaking use of new media to Kiswahili) is a tool for support the pan African campaign on the AU Protocol on the Rights Advocacy and campaigns progressive social of Women in Africa. Internet and technology change in Africa. Pambazuka News is produced by eNewsletters and mailing “We are delighted to be implementing this project in association lists Fahamu, an organisation that uses with the Centre for Public Participation, Community Law and Rural information and communication Fundraising and useful Development Centre, Domestic Violence Assistance Project, technologies to serve the needs of resources Indiba-Africa Development Alliance, Participatory Development organisations and social movements Courses, seminars, and Initiative and the Rural Women’s Movement,” said Fahamu’s that aspire to progressive social workshops Director, Dr Firoze Manji. change. Jobs The Project is funded by the Dutch International Humanist Institute 16 Days of Activism Against for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos). AU MONITOR Gender Violence This site has been established by Social welfare Clickatell, a company that provides global mobile messaging Fahamu to provide regular feedback 2007 services, has donated free SMS credits so that relevant information to African civil society organisations on human rights may be transmitted to rural women and men. on what is happening with the African Patrick Lawson, managing director of Clickatell SA, said: “We are Union. proud to be able to contribute to the promotion of women’s human rights’. HIGHWAY AFRICA AWARD The partners are hopeful that there will be sufficient interest from other donor agencies, government and the private sector to enable Pambazuka News has won the non-profit category of the sixth this initiative to continue in a more sustainable manner beyond May annual Highway Africa awards for the 2007. innovative use of new media. # # # For further details contact: The judges had this to say about Pambazuka News: "This site was

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