Radio Innovations

Finding new ways to make radio better

Radio Innovations

Finding new ways to make radio better

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Leonard Kinyamagoha

Farmer, Siha District, Tanzania

“Helen Madege mentioned the phone number on her program Kilimo ni Utafiti [Swahili for Farming is Research] and I ‘flashed’ it. It called me back, at no charge, and told me what weather to expect in this region. When it said to expect heavy rain, I knew to plant my long-term maize.”

The Hangar

Where new ideas take flight

Our digital solutions work first began on the grounds of our office in Arusha, Tanzania, in an old garage converted into an ICT innovation lab
that we call “The Hangar.” This work has since expanded to other country offices, with the common goal being to make radio more useful and interactive by combining it with tools such as computers and mobile phones.

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