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Interview: How can Nigeria build trust in public institutions?
Yiaga’s Executive Director Samson Itodo urges the new Nigerian government to consolidate on the hope, energy, and resilience exhibited by young people by prioritising youth needs in policy making.
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Maono Space: Building community and supporting Kenyan changemakers
Open Institute recently opened Maono Space, a co-working space designed specifically for changemakers on the Kenyan coast.
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TPC: New funding from Luminate towards access to justice for data harms
Luminate is funding the non-profit organisation The Privacy Collective (TPC) in the Netherlands to support defining litigation that promises to bring justice and redress for violations of people’s data rights and privacy.
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Latin American voters support greater LGBT+ representation in politics,...
A study carried out in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico reveals that the majority of the electorate supports increased representation of LGBT+ people in political spaces, and believes that diversity is important for...
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Perceptions of LGBT+ Political Representation in Latin America
Luminate commissioned Ipsos to carry out the Perceptions of LGBT+ Political Representation in Latin America survey. It found that the majority of voters in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico support the representation...
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Supporting non-profit leaders: Insights from our Coaching Stipends
Since launching in 2021, our coaching stipend programme has supported nearly 200 leaders. Through this process, we learned about our partners’ leadership challenges and how coaching would support their organisations.
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Luminate appoints three global leaders to its Board of Directors
Luminate today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, all of whom bring extensive experience that will advance the foundation’s work.
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Inclusivity, debate, and political leadership in Africa
The recent elections in Kenya and Nigeria highlight the importance of inclusive participation and the impact of unhealthy information systems.
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Futurelect: Investing in youthful leadership in Africa
Futurelect’s East Africa programme is a technical leadership institution and an important pathway to building a network of young people and women in the region who can work with their peers across Africa.
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Campaigning for an internet that enables us to thrive
Luminate commissioned research to understand how to engage more people in campaigns for an internet that enables us all to thrive. This guide contains findings from narrative analysis, focus groups, surveys, and message testing.
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Funding strategic communications is key for social change in Africa
Young Africans, armed with unfettered creativity, mobile data, and keyboards, are pushing powerful groups to overhaul unjust practices.
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Inclusion and innovation key to African media sustainability
Forced to adapt to the political establishment, and financially beset by Big Data, what is the future of Africa’s media?
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