Adam Bemma

  • Tanzanian journalist benefits from Canadian capacity building efforts

    ARUSHA, Tanzania – The radio speaker cackles with static as Rotlinde Achimpota turns the dial, before stopping at 93 FM  ̶ Mambo Jambo Radio, affectionately known to its listeners as MJ. The voice of a young broadcaster is heard reporting live from a bongo flava concert. This speaks volumes about the message this energetic radio…

    Adam Bemma

  • Kenya: A Case of Media Mentorship in Africa’s Largest Slum

    “The mentoring culture needs to come back to our newsrooms,” said Ernest Sungura, executive director at Tanzania Media Fund, while addressing journalists at the World Press Freedom Day Conference in Arusha May 3. The theme of this year’s Arusha conference was Media Freedom for Good Governance and Development. I would argue mentorship needs to be taken…

    Adam Bemma

  • Media Development Training by VIKES Finland and MISA Tanzania

    VIKES is a Finnish acronym which stands for the Finnish Foundation for Media, Communication and Development. This organization provides training to journalists and educators working in the media field. Along with the Media Institute of Southern Africa’s Tanzania branch, or MISA-TAN, VIKES hosted an online investigative news gathering workshop March 17-19, 2014 at the University…

    Adam Bemma

  • RightsMedia report: @MJ93fm Empowering girls with education in Tanzania

    A feature story by Mambo Jambo Radio 93.0 FM Arusha’s Rotlinde Achimpota. Airing Aug. 22, 2013 on MJ FM’s Matukio ya siku program. Shukuru means to give thanks in the Swahili language. The organization’s pilot project is run in a village near Moshi, Tanzania teaching girls how to raise and care for chickens to finance their…

    Adam Bemma
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