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Messages from Mahad – Using the airwaves to connect with family and friends in South Sudan
A radio program in South Sudan helps displaced people communicate with their community and send messages to their loved ones. Riak Akech in Juba, South Sudan wakes up to the sound of the muezzin call to prayer for all Muslims. She’s a Christian, but uses the call as an alarm clock in her small tukul…
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South Sudan: Messages from Mahad – Juba IDPs use radio for family reunification
JUBA, South Sudan – Riak Akech wakes up to the sound of the muezzin call to prayer for all Muslims. She’s a Christian, but uses the call as an alarm clock in her small tukul, or hut, which she shares with her aunt and younger cousin. It’s constructed of bamboo and plastic sheets with a…
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My Community, My Radio, My Mahad: The story of a Juba IDP settlement
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 my elders at Mahad, I can learn so much more.” Mahad is an Islamic primary…
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