In this post, Lisa Garcia, Programme Coordinator Gender & ICT, and Christina Lopez, Programme Assistant, at the Foundation for Media Alternatives, share focus group insights on how mobile phones are changing the way Filipino women communicate. The Philippines is the 12th largest country in the world, with a population of Read more…
Gender and Internet Governance Exchange (gigX). Gigx was a two-day workshop held from June 29-30 at the Macau Productivity and Technology Center (CPTTM) designed for women and internet activists to gain a better understanding of internet governance (IG) and a way to prepare women to engage in the different IG Read more…
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — On 4th and 5th May 2015 the Government of Mongolia hosted the 5th Freedom Online Conference (FOC) in Ulaanbaatar. Over 200 delegates from more than 60 countries representing governments, private sector and civil society met to discuss current threats to freedom online and opportunities to strengthen the Read more…
FMA invited some of its regional partners in the Visayas and Mindanao to take part in the recently concluded Philippine Multi-stakeholders Forum on the Future of Philippine Internet held on March 23, and Rights Con Southeast Asia on March 24-25. Through the Funding Leadership Opportunities for Women (FLOW) project of Read more…
January 22, 2015 – The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) is pleased to announce our new partnership with the World Wide Web Foundation. “Women’s Rights Online” is a global research and advocacy initiative on women’s empowerment and the web, sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Why is Read more…