Latest posts by Rising Voices
11 April 2018
How RootIO Broadcasts Radio in Uganda Using a Bucket
RootIO provides an open-source toolkit for communities to create their own micro-radio stations using easy-to-find materials.
12 May 2017
How a Rural South African Village's DIY Telco Lowered Its Communication Costs
"Of course all of this is not about the internet itself, it is about the collaboration, the skills, the social needs, the building something together."
1 February 2016
An Interactive Digital Archive Helps Preserve Traditional Australian Aboriginal Literature
The archive features versions of old-time children’s stories, pre- and post-contact histories, books about the environment and hunting, ghost stories, creation stories, and cautionary tales from Australia's Northern Territory.
28 January 2016
Rising Voices Welcomes Five New Indigenous Language Digital Activism Grantees
Rising Voices congratulates the five winners from Argentina, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua that will receive microgrants and mentoring for their indigenous language digital activism projects.
8 July 2015
The Aymara Indigenous University, a Path Towards Helping Native Communities in Bolivia
A citizen journalism project provides students from the Aymara Indigenous University of Bolivia "Túpac Katari" the opportunity to write about their experiences in this unique university.
30 June 2015
Ecuador's Sarayaku People Are Preserving Their Identity Through Video
Sarayaku youth in Ecuador are using new technologies to preserve their cultural identity and ancestral legends.
29 May 2015
‘Go to Sleep, My Child’ With Lullabies from Around the World
Lullabies are universal in that it helps babies connect to language while providing soothing sounds for sleep. Explore lullabies from around the world.
18 May 2015
Join the Gathering to Connect Indigenous Language Digital Activists in Colombia
Together with local partners, Rising Voices is pleased to announce the open call for participation for an Indigenous Language Digital Activism Gathering set for June 18-19 in Bogota, Colombia.
10 May 2015
A Tribute to Espíritu Bautista, Defender of the Yanesha Language and Culture
Anna Luisa Daigneault worked with the late Espíritu Bautista preserving Yanesha language and culture. She writes a tribute to her friend sharing his words from the Yanesha Oral History Archives.
5 January 2015
Language Revitalization in Oklahoma and Texas: 2014 Year in Review
Colleen Fitzgerald, Director of CoLang 2014 reflects on the accomplishments in language revitalization in Oklahoma and Texas, where digital media also played an important role in the past year's work.
