For citizens interested in following the destruction of the Amazon forest, there is plenty of information publicly available. The problem is using the material in a way that makes it possible to visualize, analyze and understand what's happening and why.

That's where Knight International Journalism Fellow Gustavo Faleiros comes in. His project -- to launch a digital map to that uses open data to monitor the largest rainforest in the world.

ICFJ and SYNPICS celebrated World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2012 in Senegal by dedicating the day to coverage of violence against women and child abuses. A panel of experts were invited to discuss the issue which included; Fatoumata Sy president of the National Committee on Violence Against Women, Aida Sylla, a phycollogist who spoke on the impact of violence against women, Fatou Sarr Sow, Director of the Gender Lab, Mbaye Guèye, a lawyer, Fidèle Diémé and Diatou Cisse Badiane Secretary General of SYNPICS.