• South Sudan’s Young Reporters Independence Day Exhibit Displays True Promise

    MINGKAMAN, South Sudan – To celebrate July 9, South Sudan’s fifth independence anniversary, Internews hosted a multimedia exhibit featuring photographs and audio produced by Mingkaman Young Reporters. This is a group of youth from Mingkaman, Awerial County I had trained last January on the basics of photography and radio. The Mingkaman 100 FM journalism trainer,…


  • South Sudanese Youth Find Voice and Take Over the Radio Airwaves

    Local youth learn media skills for community reconciliation. MINGKAMAN, South Sudan – “I would like to welcome my guests. It’s now time for the new Mingkaman Young Reporters program,” says 100 FM daytime host Deng Daniel Ngor. Four Mingkaman residents, out of of a group of 12 youth trained on radio and photography by Internews,…


  • Mingkaman Young Reporters: South Sudanese Youth Media Training for Local Change

    MINGKAMAN, South Sudan – Twelve Mingkaman residents, ranging in age from 17-years-old to 43-years-young, came together for a three-week Internews South Sudan Young Reporters training. All came to learn the basics of radio and photography at Mingkaman 100 FM in January 2016. This is a follow-up to the first South Sudan Young Reporters training last…


  • South Sudan: Healthy Living – How a Mental Health Radio Show Can Help Displaced People

    MINGKAMAN, South Sudan – “Thanks for tuning in. This is Healthy Living. I’m your host Ayada Machok Kuerich. This program focuses on mental health awareness. Stay tuned to Mingkaman 100 FM.” On December 15, 2013, President Salva Kiir’s guards attacked former Vice President Riak Machar’s in the capital Juba claiming he was plotting to overthrow…


  • Mingkaman Together: A radio special to ease tension in the community

    MINGKAMAN, South Sudan – “It’s not about my tribe, it’s not about my cows,” sings Afro-Jazz musician Mer Ayang. “I’ve got lines, I’ve got dots, I’ve got marks on my face. Darling please don’t you see I’m a South Sudanese.” The volume of the song reduces slowly over the radio. The voice of Mingkaman 100…


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