Taking a break from the midday sun under a tree, Mindey Ndoinyo tunes the radio on his mobile phone to 107.7 Loliondo FM. The 20-year-old lives in a remote Maasai village called Ololosokwan, 15 kilometres south of the border with…
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Media Literacy Talks for Tanzania’s Youth
I’m on the back of a boda-boda motorcycle taxi, heading uphill, when my driver, Nuru, points out the drive-way leading to the house of Tanzania’s former prime minister and current presidential hopeful, Edward Lowassa. Not even five seconds after we…
Tagged with: Africa, arts & culture, Arusha, corruption, girls school, journalism, maasai, Mambo Jambo Radio, media development, media literacy, media4dev, MWEDO, Orkeeswa school, politics, poverty, tanzania, TGFT, walking tour, youth
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Posted in Print
2013 In Review: Tanzania’s Loliondo Land Dispute Is Far From Over
Crossing the dusty plains, draped in red and black cloth with a stick in hand to control unruly cattle, Maasai men continue to leave the village in search of jobs, while women are left to fight for their land. A…
Tagged with: Arusha, CCM, Dodoma, game controlled area, Jakaya Kikwete, Khamis Kagasheki, land dispute, Loliondo, maasai, Mareitwei Nguyu, natural resources, Ngorongoro, OBC, parliament, Pastoral Women's Council, Serengeti, tanzania, tourism, Ujamaa Community Resource Team, wildlife
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Posted in Print
Tanzania’s Loliondo land dispute – CBC The World This Weekend
Loliondo borders Serengeti National Park, Tanzania’s number one tourist attraction, famous for its abundance of wildlife and a crucial migratory path. A Loliondo game controlled area was established by the government in 2009. Earlier this year, the government announced it…
Tagged with: cbc radio, Dubai-based game hunting company, government, Loliondo, maasai, OBC, Ortelo Business Corporation, tanzania, the world this weekend, UAE
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
#RightsMedia report: A #Maasai #woman using #music to #heal and #educate
Rebeca Kankai is a 37-year-old Maasai woman from a small village in northern Tanzania. She began selling firewood many years ago to support her two young children. In 2008, a fire destroyed her home, killing both kids. Unwilling to give…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, Arusha, Church, heal, interview, Longido, maasai, maasai culture, Maasai Women's Development Organization, Masai, music, MWEDO, Pastor Michael, Rebeca Kankai, soul, tanzania
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
#RightsMedia report: A wild hope for #Maasai women in #Tanzania
Faith Benson Moshi works with the Arusha-based Wild Hope Artisans Project, which is run by Wild Hope International, a U.S.-based NGO. This project empowers Maasai women by helping them sell their crafts, mainly beaded necklaces, around the world. This, in…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, art, Arusha, culture, female genital circumcision, FGM, maasai, radio, Report, tanzania, Wild Hope Artisans Project, Wild Hope International
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#RightsMedia report: Indigenous #art and #culture in #Arusha
Located inside the historical Arusha Declaration Museum, near the Uhuru monument, there’s a small workspace for Tanzanian artists and students. The ACAA – Arts and Cultural Association of Arusha – provides studio and gallery space for indigenous artists from Arusha…
Tagged with: ACAA, Anna Kombe, art, Arts and Cultural Association of Arusha, Arusha, Chaga, culture, Culture Day, Emanuel Samson, Indigenous, Kilimanjaro, maasai, museum, radio, Seth Kenguru, tanzania, Uhuru monument
Posted in Photography, Radio
Posted in Photography, Radio
Rights Radio Report #7: Maasai market man
Adrian Anyona Oigara runs his family’s business at Maasai Market in Nairobi, Kenya. This 26-year-old sells his art work, which is made of stone from his home village. During the 2007-08 election violence, business stopped at the market, which takes…
Tagged with: kenya, kisumu, maasai, maasai market, market, nairobi, presidential election, protests, Raila Odinga, supreme court of kenya, tanzania, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Posted in Radio
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