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
Kenya’s Community Reporters
NAIROBI, Kenya – I believe in the power of community media to transform communities. In my home country, due to the National Film Board of Canada’s Challenge for Change program from the 1960s to 80s, marginalized Canadians came together to…
Tagged with: community media, Ghetto Mirror, Kennedy Odede, kenya, Kibera, Mathare, Mathare Radio, media development, nairobi, Shofco, Wairimu Gitau
Posted in op-ed, Photography, Print, Radio
Posted in op-ed, Photography, 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…
Mathare music centre gives voice to Kenyan youth living in slum
Billian Okoth runs Billian Music Family, a youth centre in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Through music and dance, Billian empowers youth to make change in their community, and in the process giving them a chance to dream of a brighter…
Tagged with: Billian Music Family, Billian Okoth, culture, dance, kenya, Mathare, music, nairobi, slum
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
Fight to Protect Girls in Kenya
Mercy Chidi has been called the “Erin Brockovich of Kenya” for her tireless struggle to make her country safer for young girls. She runs a refuge centre for victims of sexual assault, and campaigns to bring offenders to justice. This…
Tagged with: DW WorldLink, Gender-based violence, girls, girls rescue centre, International Day of the Girl Child, kenya, Mercy Chidi, Ripples International, violence, women
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
Kenya Slum Upgrading Project in Kibera
Featuring Kibera residents Godwin Oyindo, 24, Hilda Olali, 49, and Justus Ongera, 24.
Tagged with: gentrification, housing project, KENSUP, kenya, Kibera, nairobi, Project, settlement, Slum Upgrading, Soweto East, UN Habitat
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
Ethiopia’s “Terrorist” Journalists and Bloggers
NAIROBI, Kenya – A cursory glance at the headlines shows that Ethiopia has one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. But the noise generated by the hyperbolic international media is drowning out the critical voices. Political opposition is being strangled by…
Kenya’s Own ‘Erin Brockovich’ Changes Lives of Girl Survivors of Sexual Abuse
MERU, Kenya, Aug 11 2014 (IPS) – Surrounded by endless rows of green tea plants, Mary carefully picked a leaf and placed it into a basket next to her. It seemed like an ordinary day at work for the 13-year-old…
Tanzania: The Crop Doctor is in the Market
Dark clouds fill the sky, blocking the view of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. Rain pours down on the bustling market in Himo town, about 100 kilometres east of Arusha. Farmers come from all over northern Tanzania to visit the bi-weekly “plant…
Tagged with: access to markets, Africa, agriculture, Arusha, CABI, Crop doctors, crop rotation, Farm News, farming, Himo market, Irish Aid, kenya, markets, plant doctors, planting, Plantwise, prescription, tanzania
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Posted in Print
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