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Radio Baoulé: Promoting sexual and reproductive health
The program Keneya Blon (Health Corridor) at Radio Baoulé in Mali is a runner-up for the 2023 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio. The program is tackling a particularly sensitive issue: sexual and reproductive health, including sexually transmitted diseases.
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Duond Mikayi team encourages women to “just start now”
The program Duond Mikayi (The Voice of the matriarch) at Radio Mikayi in Kenya is a runner-up for the 2023 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio. The program explores different themes related to women’s empowerment and showcases women in a variety of roles.
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Radio Évangile Albarka, winner of the Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio 2023, challenges gender norms and amplifies women’s voices
The program Égalité des genres et équilibre social (Gender equality and social balance) at Radio Évangile Albarka in Togo is the winner of the 2023 Liz Hughes Award. The program challenges gender norms and amplifies women’s voices.
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Announcing the winners of the 2023 Farm Radio Awards
We are excited to announce the 2023 winners of the George Atkins Communication Award and the Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio.
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Creating community in times of conflict: Celebrating World Radio Day 2023
This World Radio Day, we examine the role of radio in reducing conflict and creating community. We focus on Farm Radio International’s use of radio to promote girls’ education in conflict-affected Mali.
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Bridging the agricultural extension gap in Uganda through climate change radio programs
Learn how Voice of Teso radio station in eastern Uganda is ensuring that local farmers have the information they need to improve harvests and adapt to a changing climate.
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Watch: Food Security in East Africa – Beyond the Headlines
Watch our online town hall, Food Security in East Africa – Beyond the Headlines. Learn about the causes and impacts of the East African food crisis and local solutions to increase food security in the region.
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Farm Radio Award process launches
Farm Radio International has launched its annual award process for the Liz Hughes and George Atkins awards.
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Rosemonde Bakieno, winner of the 2022 George Atkins Communications Award
Rosemonde Bakieno is a journalist and director of Radio Munyu, a community radio station for women in Banfora, Burkina Faso.
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Julieth Muunga, runner-up for the 2022 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio
At Radio Maria in Tanzania, Julieth Muunga produces and hosts the show “Jinsia na Maendeleo,” the runner-up for the 2022 Liz Hughes Award.
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