Hashtag Our Stories

by | Nov 14, 2018

STATUS: Live

Hashtag Our SA aims to create a news network in all 11 South African languages, using videos created on mobile phones.

They also teach South African communities how to tell their own stories, training mobile journalism storytellers that can produce constructive, solutions-based stories and provide more diverse news coverage. HashtagOurStories has trained over 200 storytellers in 40 countries.

Online presence

Home Organisation

HasgtagOurStories

 

Type of organisation responsible for the initiative

Commercial Organisation

Key people

Founders: Yusuf Omar and Sumaiya Omar

Contact

info@hashtagourstories.com

Sources

https://hashtagourstories.com/

https://medium.com/jamlab/innovator-q-a-yusuf-omar-on-mojo-and-hashtag-our-stories-90cf17d9051d

Updated: 2018/09/01

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