Foundation for Media Alternatives in collaboration with the Association for Progressive Communications and the Cyrilla Collaborative is proud to share, “Unshackling Expression: The Philippines Report.” Developed by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, an organization that assists the civil society in the use of ICTs for empowerment, the report looks at Read more
Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Women Through Digital Literacy Digital literacy is more than knowing how to operate a computer or smartphone. It encompasses the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to meaningfully participate in today’s increasingly digital society – from accessing information and government services to pursuing employment, communicating with others, Read more
Pasay City – The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) was invited by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality as one of the resource persons during the second public hearing on Gender-based Electronic Violence (SBN 1251) and the E-VAW Law of 2016. The Public Hearing was presided Read more
This year, the Philippines is undergoing its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC). The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) submitted a UPR stakeholder report on the state of digital rights in the Philippines together with the Association of Progressive Communications (APC), as well as Read more
On September 12, 2016, World Wide Web Foundation officially announced and released the report cards that assess progress on closing the digital gender divide in ten countries:Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Colombia, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Gender Program of Foundation for Media Alternatives led the Philippine process. The Read more
The Safe Cities Metro Manila Programme is part of a global initiative of UN Women, joined by over 24 cities around the world that aim to improve women’s safety as they move about in the highly urbanized cities. Here in the Philippines, Quezon City is the first in the country Read more
On February 23, 2016 the mobile application AksyonVAW made its debut in Google Playstore. But what is AksyonVAW all about? Aksyon is the Filipino word for action, and VAW stands for violence against women. The app AksyonVAW is a project of the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), a non-government organisation based in Quezon City Read more
