KAPOETA, South Sudan – Loka John sits down on a blue plastic chair in the Singaita 88.3 FM newsroom. The 23-year-old sets his notebook on the table in front of him and flips it open to an empty page. He…
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Peace and Reconciliation in South Sudan begins on radio airwaves
Tagged with: accountability, cattle raiding, Cattle raids in South Sudan, community media, community radio, Didinga ethnic group, Eastern Equatoria, food insecurity, human rights, Internews, Justice in Africa, Kapoeta, media development, Namurnyang state, Radio Singaita, Singaita 88.3 FM, South Sudan, The Radio Community, Toposa ethnic group
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Posted in Radio
South Sudan: Mingkaman 100 FM Bor bureau – Reporting in the time of cholera
BOR, South Sudan – Rhoda Ateng enters the gate at the Bor state hospital carrying her backpack with a radio recorder and headphones inside. She passes a makeshift cholera treatment centre, situated near the hospital entrance. Peace has returned to…
Tagged with: Awerial County, Bor, Bor Our Home, cholera, Communicating with Communities, community media, community radio, health, illiteracy in South Sudan, Internews, Jonglei state, Lakes state, media development, Mingkaman 100 FM, Panda Bor, Save the Children, South Sudan, The Radio Community
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Posted in Print, Radio
Mathare Radio provides local news relevant to Nairobi slums
In 2007, Wairimu Gitau dreamed of starting a community radio station broadcasting in Sheng for residents of Nairobi, Kenya’s Mathare slum. Seven years later and her dream is closer to becoming a reality as she builds ties in the community…
Bringing Gender Equity to the Airwaves in South Sudan
Tune into 88FM in Malualkon, South Sudan, and likely you’ll hear more than the news and music. You’ll hear the voices of community role models. “I want to be a mirror of my nation,” said Aquilina Adhel, a journalist from…
Tagged with: adam bemma, airwaves, community radio, gender equality, gender equity, Internews, media development, radio, South Sudan, The Radio Community, trainer, training, USAID, women, women journalists
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Posted in Print
Zambia: Radio Schools Reach Rural Children
A large blue, solar-powered wind-up radio sits on a chair underneath a large tree. The radio crackles as the dial is tuned to the only local station. A handful of children gather around and begin to sing. The children are…
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