Pernille Baerendtsen

Global Voices Online

Journalist [+ more] into everyday East Africa & South Sudan – Words l People l Expression l Movement l Media

In 2000, I moved Serbia to establish the Next Stop Serbia campaign aiming at breaking down stereotypes between Serbs and Danes. The campaign promoted civic action and creativity by making people collaborate via personal interests. From 2005-10 I worked in northern Uganda and Tanzania for an international NGO. Since July 2011 I have worked independently with various assignments in Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Denmark.

My base is presently Copenhagen where I am pursuing a Master of Arts in African Studies. Still combined with longer stays in East Africa.

Sign at a guesthouse reads "there is space" in Swahili

Tanzania's stance on homosexuality points to an increasingly repressive political agenda

Tanzania’s stigmatization of sexual minorities along with repression of media and political space have caused its relationship with the world to deteriorate.

Tanzania's stance on homosexuality points to an increasingly repressive political agenda
Screenshot of the front page of Information

Refugees take over Danish daily newspaper for a day

Refugees take over Danish daily newspaper for a day