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Find out how Farm Radio International collaborated this year on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. Learn about a coalition of women’s rights organizations in Burkina Faso and the ways that radio stations got involved in the campaign.
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Love is in the air! Not only is Friday Valentine’s Day, but Thursday February 13th is World Radio Day. Radio is recognized around the world for its role in creating positive change. This special day gives radio practitioners and enthusiasts an opportunity to celebrate this important communication tool. Do you love radio? Tell us why!…
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John Cheburet’s “media fantasy” was formed at a young age. As a boy, he and his brother used their father’s radio. They listened to many programs: from sports commentary to news on Deutsche Welle Swahili. In school, he realized that his awareness and general knowledge was above his peers who did not listen to radio.…
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This International Women’s Day, we celebrate reaching two million people with information on gender equality and food security.
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We have run some of our most far-reaching and diverse programs in Tanzania. The presence of a strong national language – 10% of Tanzanians have Swahili as their mother tongue, but up to 90% speak it as a second language – means that radio programs can be understood over wider geographic regions. Many of the…
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About the author Lisa Weighton is doing her M.A. in International Development at the University of Ottawa. She is currently working as a co-op student with Farm Radio International in Ottawa. It’s a time of self-invention and vast optimism. A time to unearth hidden talents and build new skills. A time to boast radiant skin,…
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Congratulations to Kasooha Ismael and Anthony Lwanga of Uganda and Lydia Ajono of Ghana, winners of the 2013 George Atkins Communications Award. This award recognizes farm radio broadcasters for their outstanding commitment and contribution to food security and poverty reduction in low-income countries. These three individuals work tirelessly to serve farming communities through radio. Kasooha Ismael joined Uganda’s Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR) in…
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*David Gutnick is an award-winning radio documentary producer who has been a volunteer and mentor to Farm Radio International broadcast partners for FRI’s training programs. CBC radio broadcaster David Gutnick has served as a mentor and trainer for various FRI training programs. His radio documentary, “Better journalists make for better farmers,” featuring his work with…
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How do you collect almost 4155 household surveys across five countries in under a month and be certain that all the data ends up in one location? For Farm Radio International, the solution was Mobile Researcher – an application that lives on a basic nokia mobile phone and can help conduct surveys face to face…
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Rosemond Ohene, a graduate from Cape Cost University in Accra, joined Ghana’s Rite FM with no experience in radio broadcasting. It was a very challenging task but luckily for Rose, she found the Farm Radio International web site. She soon discovered that there was an office in Ghana that operated the African Farm Radio Research…
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