Tagged with: South Sudan
Posts (25)
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Developing media after civil war: How ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action is working to support South Sudan's media
Garang Abraham Malak
Training Coordinator - Life in Lulu project
Garang Abraham Malak, training coordinator for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action's Life in Lulu, talks about how the project is supporting local media partners to survive in an industry at serious risk of collapse.
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Off the beaten track in South Sudan: taking action to support women's rights
Silvia Boarini
Senior project manager, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action South Sudan
Access to trusted and accurate information is essential in challenging harmful norms and traditions. Our senior project manager in South Sudan, Silvia Boarini, recounts a visit to one of our listening groups, and how Mama Lia took action to support her daughter's rights.
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Period talk in South Sudan: community volunteers inspire change for women and girls
Jane Kenyi
Community Mobilisation Officer, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action
βLetβs Talk About Usβ is our factual 15-minute radio programme that aims to dispel common misconceptions about sexual and reproductive health, to tell peopleβs stories β both positive and negative - and feature health experts.
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With Her: breaking barriers to education for girls in South Sudan
Samuel Komakech
Community Mobilisation Manager
On International Day of the Girl, find out how a radio programme helped a schoolgirl in South Sudan avoid early marriage and return to school by changing the attitude of her grandfather.
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Rehabilitation radio: how drama is helping change attitudes in South Sudan
Henning Goransson Sandberg
Research Manager, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action
Our radio drama Life in Lulu which depicts the lives and trials of people living in a small village in South Sudan and its regular listeners include inmates at Tonj prison. Henning Goransson Sandberg, our Research Manager, talks about his visit there to understand what they took from the programme.
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Shining a light on girl's education in South Sudan
Kenyi Betuel
Editor, Our School, South Sudan
Agol Deng Tong dreams of going to university and setting up her own business, but living in rural South Sudan - with no electricity - made studying in the evening difficult. Read about her 'lightbulb' moment and how her approach is inspiring other girls to overcome their barriers to education.
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βWhenever I saw children in school I used to cryβ¦now Iβm in school, Iβm happy.β
Kenyi Betuel
Editor, Our School, South Sudan
Stella wanted to go to school but her father thought it would βspoilβ her chances of marriage. Kenyi Betuel β editor of a girlsβ education radio show β explores some of the cultural barriers facing girls who want an education in South Sudan.
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Prevention is better than cure
Betty Duku
Producer, Our Tukul
How local and national radio is supporting work to prevent cholera in South Sudan.
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Our Girls, Our Future
Catherine Juma
Radio Producer, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action, South Sudan
Girls in South Sudan are less likely than boys to start school and more likely to drop out. Our radio producer visited her former school to find out if educational aspiration for girls is improving.
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βGifts and liftsβ: one reason girls drop out of school in South Sudan
Manyang David Mayar
Senior Producer, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in South Sudan
In South Sudan, a radio programme is asking what can be done to help girls finish their education, in particular those who drop out after starting relationships with older men.
