Both a website and a global radio show, Radio 1812 provides broadcast materials and resources on migration, especially during the celebration of International Migrants Day every December 18. Radio 1812 also invites local radio stations worldwide to share their broadcast materials online.

When the mainstream government-controlled media ignored the largest public rally in the country in recent years, protesters calling for free and fair elections resorted to alternative means, such as the Internet, to inform the public of their call.

The Women's International Network of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-WIN) is spearheading a multilingual internet broadcast campaign to celebrate the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence. Community radio producers from across the globe are invited to participate.

With gender inequality in the media as a central theme, women who participated at the three-day Gender and Media Advocacy Seminar for the Pacific are calling for increased participation in the media. They also called for increased access of women to free expression and decision-making in and through the media and for balanced and non-stereotyped media portrayal of women.

Mahila Paksh, a weekly broadsheet in the central Indian city of Gwalior, remains committed to recruiting marginalised women as reporters and helping them cover issues that affect them the most. Find out how the newspaper has helped these women.

The Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI) has released on October 9 a new primer, titled, “Choosing and Using Free and Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits.” It aims to aid nonprofit organisations in learning the ropes of using free and open source software (FOSS).