Adam Bemma

  • Cambodian Writers Tackle Taboo Topics: A Khmer Literary #MeToo Movement

    PHNOM PENH – “Chbab Srey! Chbab Srey! Chbab Srey! Ahh! ” Catherine Harry exclaims on her weekly video series, A Dose of Cath. Harry, 23, is referring to the Khmer women’s code of conduct, a set of traditional proverbs, or poems, that promote an extremely conservative view of women in Cambodia. Her vlog, A Dose…

    Adam Bemma

  • #RightsMedia story: A safe home for abused Tanzanian girls

    ARUSHA, Tanzania — Welcome to Pippi House. Karibu sana. Please feel at home. This is Tanzania’s only safe house for abused and homeless girls, founded in 2011 by Aristides Nshange. After spending five years establishing a place for street kids in Arusha, Watoto Foundation, Nshange felt it was an unjust policy to only allow boys into…

    Adam Bemma

  • This is Africa: My immigration ordeal #TIA #Tanzania #Corruption in #Africa

    My immigration ordeal started on the morning of Tuesday, June 11, 24 hours after I returned from a 12-hour-long bus ride from Dar-es-Salaam. I woke up at 5 a.m. the day before, Monday morning, feeling physically ill (I won’t go into details, except to say I picked up a bug after eating from a roadside…

    Adam Bemma
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