Tagged with: radio
Posts (62)
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Coming out about indoor pollution in Ethiopia
Andrey Vladov
Executive Editor
A new radio drama is helping improve people’s health in Ethiopia by drawing attention to the harmful effects of traditional ways of cooking, heating and lighting homes.
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I have 140 friends, and I speak to them nearly every day
Caroline Chukwura
Media Resource Officer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action, Nigeria.
A group of 140 volunteers provide valuable feedback about our radio programmes in Nigeria. Caroline Chukwura, who talks to them by text, phone and email, shares some of their stories.
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Stand up and be heard
Jackie Christie
Senior Production Manager, Kenya and Somalia
Bribing people for their vote is common in Kenya – and young people are especially vulnerable. Jackie Christie explains how a new radio show is helping young people learn more about politics.
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Scriptwriting for Syrians
Hozan Akko
Chief Editor, Hay El-Matar
A new radio drama for Syrians hopes to bridge divides and help people deal with the pressures of prolonged conflict.
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How a volunteer journalist used radio to combat cholera in Kenya
Mark Okundi
Broadcast mentor
Passing on skills to a new generation of broadcast journalists is helping save lives in Kenya. Mark explains how a fresh-faced volunteer single-handedly developed a radio programme designed to tackle cholera.
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Sexploitation in Tanzania – how a radio show is helping young people
Gaure Mdee
Producer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in Tanzania
Gaure Mdee, a producer for the radio show Niambie (Tell Me), explains why hard-up young people are vulnerable to sexual exploitation.
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Skiing in Afghanistan
Mukhtar Yadgar
Project Officer, Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Bamyan province is best known for its ancient statues of Buddha. Today, its relative security and freezing winters are aiding the growth of a fledgling skiing industry. Mukhtar Yadgar explains how a local radio station is helping raise awareness about the benefits of the sport.
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Using radio to tackle stigma and pain
Alice Mbelwa
Research Officer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Tanzania
Alice Mbelwa looks at how a radio show helped a woman in Tanzania free herself from the stigma and pain associated with obstetric fistula, a condition caused by complications during childbirth.
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Gambo, the radio show superfan
Haruna Kakangi
Presenter, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Nigeria
How a radio show’s ultimate fan is helping improve maternal health in Nigeria.
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A brush with Somalia’s people smugglers
Mohammed A. Gaas
Deputy Country Director, Somalia
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action’s radio show illustrates the realities of illegal migration through drama. Exploitation by people-smugglers in Somalia is an ever-present threat, as Mohammed A. Gaas discovered.
