We are a world leader in

Radio for rural development

We are a world leader in

Radio for rural development

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We are the only international non-profit organization focused on using radio to help African farming communities help themselves.

Our vision

Prosperous, just and vibrant rural African people and communities.

Our mission

We make radio a powerful force for good in rural Africa—one that shares knowledge, amplifies voices, and supports positive change.

Our Values

The values of Farm Radio International are centered by a deep commitment to communication justice. We understand communication justice to exist when the human right to seek, receive and impart information and express ideas and opinions is equitably available to all regardless of frontiers or barriers, as declared in Article 19 of the Declaration of Universal Human Rights.

Read our full statement of values, by clicking here.

Our Values

The values of Farm Radio International are centered by a deep commitment to communication justice. We understand communication justice to exist when the human right to seek, receive and impart information and express ideas and opinions is equitably available to all regardless of frontiers or barriers, as declared in Article 19 of the Declaration of Universal Human Rights.

Read our full statement of values, by clicking here.

Our story

It all got started on a bumpy bus ride in Zambia back in 1975. It was then that a Canadian broadcaster named George Atkins got a simple but powerful idea that would go on to improve the lives of millions of the world’s most vulnerable farmers.

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Our team

Our team consists of more than 100 staff members with a wide range of expertise, a dedicated board of directors and several hard-working volunteers. The vast majority of our staff are locally-based in our country offices and their knowledge of regional contexts, issues and languages is central to our success.

Senior management

Leadership

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Kevin Perkins

Executive Director

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Gizaw Shibru

Senior Director of Operations

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Ian Pringle

Senior Director of Programs

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Abdoul Aziz Zonou

Field Finance Manager

Adeyinka Onikan

Adeyinka Onikan

Head of Specialty Services

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Andréa Bambara

Senior Country Representative, Burkina Faso & Côte d'Ivoire

Benjamin Fiafor

Benjamin Fiafor

Senior Country Representative, Ghana & Nigeria

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Bernard Pelletier

Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning

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Brenda Jackson

Fundraising Manager

Christian Robillard

Christian Robillard

Head of Stakeholder Engagement

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Karen Hampson

Senior Program Development Manager

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Kathryn Burnham

Manager, Radio Network Services

Lynn Brown-Harper

Lynn Brown-Harper

Head of Human Resources and Workplace Management 

Nathaniel Ofori

Nathaniel Ofori

Digital Innovation Manager

Sylvie Harrison

Sylvie Harrison

Manager, Radio Craft

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Zelalem Nega

Senior Country Representative: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania

Country offices

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Burkina Faso

B.P. 3440, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso

burkinafaso@farmradio.org

ethiopia

Ethiopia

PO Box 19084, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ethiopia@farmradio.org

ghana

Ghana

c/o WUSC-Ghana
PO Box AH 1265, Achimota-Accra, Ghana

ghana@farmradio.org

kenya

Kenya

c/o Kenya Community Media Network of​ Shalom House
Off Ngong Road, St. Daniel Comboni Rd, Wing C, 1st Floor, PO Box 2641 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya

kenya@farmradio.org

mali

Mali

Road 270, Door 172, PO Box E84, Niamokoro Cité UNICEF, Bamako, Mali,

mali@farmradio.org

mozambique

Mozambique

c/o NCBA CLUSA
Av. Eduardo Mondlane, Edifício Girassol N0.326*, 3º Andar-314-Nampula, Mozambique

mozambique@farmradio.org

nigeria

Nigeria

c/o Institute for Media and Society
3 Emina Crescent, Off Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

nigeria@farmradio.org

senegal

Senegal

c/o CECI
Boulevard du sud, Point E, B.P. 6112 11524, Dakar Etoile, République du Sénégal

senegal@farmradio.org

tanzania

Tanzania

PO Box 16604, Arusha, Tanzania

tanzania@farmradio.org

uganda

Uganda

Canon Road, Katutu Close, Ntinda, Kampala, PO Box 40142

uganda@farmradio.org

Board of directors

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Jean Christie

Chair

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Mark Elliott

Vice-Chair

Ravi Gupta

Ravi Gupta

Treasurer

Corina

Corina Chevalier

Director

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David Gutnick

Director

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Gulzar Samji

Director

Jane

Jane Kuluo

Director

Jared Klassen

Jared Klassen

Director

Jo-Anne Bund

Jo-Anne Bund

Director

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Morag Humble

Director

Mwatima

Mwatima Juma

Director

Nora Young

Nora Young

Director

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Selma Khedhaier

Director

Shiela

Sheila Rao

Director

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We strive to be accountable to the donors and funding partners who make our work possible by making the most of all funds received and reporting transparently and holistically on our results each year.
Annual reports
Financials

Our progress

We have consistently earned Charity Intelligence’s highest rating of five stars.

What we're learning

We know that no matter how much we achieve, we've always got space to learn and improve.  Sometimes these lessons come from what has worked well in a project — and sometimes they come from what hasn't!

  • Listening to our radio partners: 2022-23 annual survey: Each year, we distribute a survey to our radio partners to learn how they use our resources, and how useful these resources are to their work. The feedback from the survey helps us improve our resources and services, alongside contributing to decisions on what kind of resources and services to produce and how to distribute our resources.

Other stories about our learnings:

Accountability and Policies

Farm Radio International is committed to maintaining a high standard of ethics in our work. As such we have developed a series of policies for our staff as they conduct their duties and responsibilities:

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Membership and Associations

Farm Radio International is a member of several different professional associations, networks and working groups, among which include: 

Frequently asked questions

Do you want to know more about who we are, how we work, or how to support us?

If you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Contact us

1-888-773-7717 (toll free) or 613-761-3650

1404 Scott Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 2N2, Canada

General inquiries: info@farmradio.org
Partnership inquiries: partnerships@farmradio.org
Media inquiries: media@farmradio.org

Are you a broadcaster in Africa? Get in touch with our Radio Network team: radio@farmradio.org

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