Adam Bemma

  • Tanzania: Loliondo FM – bringing a community together

    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 Kenya. Mr. Ndoinyo is joined by two friends dressed in traditional red and black Maasai…

    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

  • #WorldRadioDay: a time for change

    Radio is a tool for development and social change around the world. It’s widely accessible, relatively cheap and very simple to use. According to the United Nations, or UN, radio reaches 95 per cent of the world’s population. In sub-Saharan Africa, radio is the most important medium for communication, as millions of Africans tune-in to…

    Adam Bemma
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