Tag Archives: citizen journalism

How Independent Journalists in Africa are Flourishing

Posted on December 20, 2017 by lorentreisman

At Indigo Trust, we’ve been fortunate enough to support organisations in sub-Saharan Africa that are working hard to ensure that critical information reaches the most marginalised in society, that their voices are amplified, corruption is uncovered and a more just … Continue reading →

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Improving Healthcare in South Africa

Posted on March 31, 2016 by mattindigo

Ensuring an accessible, high quality healthcare system should be near the top of any government’s priority list, but sadly this is not always the case. And even where investment is being made, health outcomes do not always reflect this.

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Grant awarded to Dim Sum Digital

Posted on November 7, 2014 by mattindigo

By definition, citizen journalists tend to lack much of the training or experience of regular, paid journalists. As citizens of the communities they write about, however, they are necessarily much closer to the ground and interested in the issues that … Continue reading →

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Grant Awarded to Impilo Foundation for Citizen Journalism

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Richard Crellin

The Impilo Foundation has received a grant of around £4,900 from Indigo to carry out a citizen journalism project in the settlement of Zandspruit, just outside Johannesburg.

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Technology Salon: How can New Technologies Make All Voices Count? The Challenge of Engaging Citizens

Posted on July 11, 2013 by lorentreisman

This morning, I was fortunate enough to be squeezed into a Technology Salon (@civicagenda) in London.  The event focused on the issue of citizen engagement and making all voices count through the power of new communications technologies. It was an … Continue reading →

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Citizen Journalists to Spark Social Change in Lesotho – Grant to Hillside Digital

Posted on April 2, 2013 by lorentreisman

The text of this article has kindly been submitted by Danny Lurie, Founder and Director of Hillside Digital. The Hillside Digital Trust is proud to announce that it has been awarded a grant of £10,074.92 from the Indigo Trust in … Continue reading →

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Empowering Citizens in South Africa

Posted on December 2, 2011 by lorentreisman

South Africa is home to a strong and active civil society and a relatively well developed commercial technology sector. However the tech4transparency sector is still in its infancy, in part due to prohibitively high data costs ($12.3/month for a mobile … Continue reading →

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