JUBA, South Sudan – “I enjoy doing the radio program because it makes me feel like a journalist. I would like to learn more about journalism,” said 18-year-old Internews trainee, Riak Akech. “There are many things I don’t know. By talking to…
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My Community, My Radio, My Mahad: The story of a Juba IDP settlement
Tagged with: Africa, audio, Boda Boda Talk Talk, Communicating with Communities, community media, conflict, CwC, development, displaced South Sudanese, humanitarian information, ICT4d, ICTs, Information Communication Technologies, Internews, Juba, Kakuma refugee camp, kenya, Mahad, Mahad IDP settlement, media development, memory cards, My Mahad, People in Need, radio, SD card, South Sudan, Terre des hommes, training, War
Posted in Photography, Print, Radio
Posted in Photography, Print, Radio
Tanzanian journalist benefits from Canadian capacity building efforts
ARUSHA, Tanzania – The radio speaker cackles with static as Rotlinde Achimpota turns the dial, before stopping at 93 FM ̶ Mambo Jambo Radio, affectionately known to its listeners as MJ. The voice of a young broadcaster is heard reporting…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, agricultural radio, Arusha, Beep for Weather, capacity building, farm radio international, farm radio program, human rights, ICT4d, investigative journalism, Journalists for Human Rights, kilimo na jamii, Mambo Jambo Radio, MJ radio, Rotlinde Achimpota, tanzania, Young Farmers
Posted in Print
Posted in Print
Tanzania: Small-scale farmers speak up for better market access
Digging her hands into the soil, Juliana Amadeus pulls up a fistful of onions with green, leafy stems. As the wind picks up, the onions’ pungent aroma wafts across the one acre farm. Ms. Amadeus drops the onions on to…
Tagged with: Africa, agriculture, climate change, Elizabeth Wangui, farm radio international, farming, Himo town market, ICT4d, ICTs, Juliana Amadeus, Kilimanjaro region, Kirya village, Local Knowledge and Climate Change Adaptation Project, market access, mobile phone poll, onions, Paza Sauti, radio, semi-arid region, tanzania
Posted in Print
Posted in Print
Radio Boda-boda goes the extra mile to serve listeners
Rural radio broadcasts reach some of the most remote areas of sub-Saharan Africa. However, when FRI Tanzania staff visited the farming village of Engare Nairobi west of Mount Kilimanjaro, it became clear that people there were unable to receive a radio…
Beep4Weather: Forecast and Farming advice available on-demand in Tanzania
With weather patterns shifting due to climate change, farmers need weather-related information they can count on. Luckily, their mobile phones can help them get it. “Utabiri wa hali ya hewa” (Swahili for “Beep for Weather”) is a radio and mobile phone service for…
Tagged with: agricultural information, climate change, farm radio international, ICT4d, ICTs, tanzania, the Hangar ICT and Radio Innovation Lab, weather forecasts
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Posted in op-ed
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