Christina Lee
Fundraising on behalf of Yuvoice
Fundraising on behalf of Yuvoice
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I am raising money for the mental health column of The DG Sentinel, an international media platform committed to uplifting marginalized voices, telling authentic stories from around the world, and featuring unique takes on relationships and mental health. We will always be nonpartisan, independent, and ethical.
Because mental health differs globally, it is important to raise awareness of the cultural aspects of how we receive diagnosis and treatment. Not everyone's journey will look the same. By sharing international stories, we hope to slowly transform the outlook of mental health, decolonize it, and make it as accessible as possible. The first step is to share our stories and learn from one another.
Here is a powerful message from the CEO of the DG Sentinel:
Here is my story.
My name is Christina and I've been diagnosed with a severe mental illness and Complex-PTSD. Because my severe mental illness is still heavily stigmatized, I never had the courage to speak about my experiences. What has helped me get through the toughest moments of my illness, was reading the stories of others who have the same diagnoses. Although our experiences (despite having the same diagnoses) are different, to be able to read the stories of others, the challenges they've faced, and how they've overcome such challenges, was inspiring. It gave me hope. It helped me heal. Stories, unfiltered by the mass media and the negative stigma mass media perpetuates, have power. And that is why I joined the mental health column of the DG Sentinel as a lead editor.
It’s because of these stories.
There are thousands, millions even, of stories worthy and needing to be told that simply remain voiceless.
I was fortunate enough to have professors and colleagues at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa who believed in my work and found value in my story. These professors, colleagues, and mentors helped me enter the Ph.D. program where I have the space to finally write about my experiences safely, without judgment, to make an impact in the world and start to break free of negative and false stigmas perpetuated in society.
I want to do the same for you, as my support system did for me. Provide a safe space to share your story.
Providing a voice and place for those stories is where my story takes me today and where my story merges with yours.
Today, I’m multiplying my efforts by working with an international team to change the face of media and I need your help. With your support, for as little as $10, you can help me and dozens of like-minded people from around the world create a place for the voiceless to have a voice.
I am passionate about telling honest stories of people with mental health issues globally. I have a strong vision for a mixed media section that combines video, audio, and poetry, in addition to featured stories. I need to pay a web development team to create that integration and uploading process.
Can you help me?
We want our stories told. And we need your help.
Like so many others around the world, our editors, writers, and staff are tired of the traditional media platforms which use tactics such as scare-mongering, clickbaiting, dog-whistling, and even blatant promotion of one political party over another.
The DG Sentinel, our platform, will uplift local and marginalized voices around the world. We feature people, not pundits. We cover topics ranging from gritty mental health to passionate tales of people living through war and disaster. We feature articles on chronic illness, international debates on race, doctor-patient relationships, inter- and multi-generational issues and more.
No screaming.
No echo chambers.
No Western bias.
The DG Sentinel is independent. Ethical. Non-partisan. Queer, minority, and female-led.
Our team includes successful editors, columnists from some of the world’s biggest papers, viral writers, senior marketing professionals, finance experts, and tech wizards. We are all volunteers and we come from South Africa, Indonesia, India, the United States, Nigeria and Myanmar.
Our board includes the Emmy-Award winning writer Topaz Adizes, the VP of Content at Medium/Former BuzzFeed Editorial Director Scott Lamb, the Award-Winning Author Kayla Ancrum, LGBTQ+ Rights Activist/Influencer Steph Frosch, famous YouTuber Trevor James, and Award-Winning PR and Marketing Agent, Pablo O’Hana.
So, why do we need your support and donation?
To create our website!
$5,000 will allow us to develop a basic website
$30,000 will allow us to launch the DG Sentinel within the next two months with a strong website and stellar UI/UX design
Ideally, we would like to raise $50,000 to accelerate our future plans.
Your donation money will go directly to our work. We are a nonprofit. Right now, the team are all volunteers.
Most importantly, we need your support and donation to effect change and to establish a platform for the global voices, which need to be heard.
Lastly, thank you.
Note: All your money is going to the work we’re doing on the DG Sentinel, which is a part of the Dweebs Global Foundation. However, your money is not going generally to the work we do at Dweebs Global; it’s going to the DG Sentinel and the DG Sentinel alone. If you’re interested, you can email us and ask for the accounting. We are always happy to provide it.
*Names changed for privacy.
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Haeun Cho | $300
Keep up the great work! We are here for you.