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My Community, My Radio, My Mahad: The story of a Juba IDP settlement

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

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…

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

Farm Radio broadcaster: Monica Ruth Acan, Radio Wa, Uganda

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

Monica Ruth Acan smiles and says, “I first felt the spirit of agriculture while I was a student in secondary school. All students had to tend to a garden. While I didn’t like doing it at first, I came to…

Tagged with: agriculture, Barza Wire, Farm Radio, farming, ICTs, Lira, Monica Ruth Acan, radio, Radio Wa, Uganda, Wa Farmer
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Tanzania: Small-scale farmers speak up for better market access

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

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
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Beep4Weather: Forecast and Farming advice available on-demand in Tanzania

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

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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Uganda: Farmer Profits By Branching Out Into Selling Sweet Potato Vines

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

Perpetua Okao pulls a ringing mobile phone out of her pocket. She responds to the caller, “Yes, I may still have some vines. How many do you need?” Mrs. Okao tucks the phone back into her pocket. She explains: “I’m…

Tagged with: Africa, agriculture, Farm Radio Weekly, ICTs, OFSP, Orange fleshed sweet potato, radio program, Radio Wa, Uganda, value addition, vines, Wa Farmer
Posted in Print