Critical thoughts on digital activism, social engagement and development.
Category: <span>Youth Activism</span>

Category: Youth Activism

#Activism an academic perspective on Youth Activism in Malawi and the digital divide

Dear readers, As I am writing this blog a 6-hour power cut has forced me to leave my house and walk to the nearest coffee shop with a power backup. I am lucky to not only live close to such a café (walking isn’t much fun when it’s 37 degrees …

Begging families on TikTok: between digital activism and exploitation

Dear readers, an investigation from the British Broadcasting Corporation – the BBC – has found that Syrian families have been livestreaming on the popular social media platform TikTok, which has a user count of more than 1 billion in 154 countries (Ruby, 2022), for several hours daily.  These families, however, …

#Activism The COP27 is Africa’s COP, but is it really?

Dear readers, it is awfully hot this year in Malawi and though my biggest fear right now may be a sunburn, many Malawians are scared about an extremely dry season, floods, and therefore a bad harvest. The soil is cracking, dry, and hard as stone, and the rainy season is …

#Activism the power of social media for African Youth

Dear readaers, it is a lazy Saturday and a lazy Saturday means I’m probably watching TikTok number 372. Sounds like a lot, it probably is. But then I do know now how I can cook the perfect crispy chicken, how I should let go of what weighs me down, how …