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‘It was the cow that built your school’: Mama Anna’s grassroots revolution on Mount Meru, Tanzania

Her story is both local and universal: When women are equipped with training, trust, and the tools to succeed, entire communities thrive.

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In Georgia, the space for dissent keeps shrinking

The country's sinking ranking by international freedom indexes underscores the government's antidemocratic turn

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Bridging the gap between oral tradition and technology: Sebastián Epiyeu's workshop for young Wayuunaiki creators in Colombia

'I seek to build bridges between the Wayuu oral tradition and new technologies'

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Sharp decline in Reporters Without Borders Global World Press Freedom Index in Francophone Africa

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How a city mayor from Kyrgyzstan became an internet meme

Toktorbayev's charisma goes hand-in-hand with his zeal for demolition

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A living, multimedia dictionary in the Nam Trik language: Lucy Tunubalá's project in Colombia

Finding a place for the Misak language in the digital world

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The junta is accused of restricting the flow of aid to disaster-hit communities

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