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EVENT | Raising women’s voices for food security and gender equality
Join us on March 29 as we explore lessons learned about gender equality for development organizations to build into the design of future projects.
Read MoreImproving food security and gender equality for women, this International Women’s Day and beyond
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate reaching two million people with information on gender equality and food security.
Read MoreOn Air Dialogues: What rural people in sub-Saharan Africa have to say about climate change
In October 2022, Farm Radio International organized a series of three On Air Dialogues in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to gather the views, perspectives and experiences of rural people as they contend with climate change. Learn what African farmers had to say about the impacts of climate change and how they are adapting their farming practices.
Read MoreCollaborating on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence
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.
Read MoreCommunicating about COVID-19 vaccines on air
Learn about creative campaigns to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on Farm Radio International’s radio resources, stations developed programs to engage their community in conversation about the virus and vaccine.
Read MoreCanada invests in radio to broadcast nature-based solutions in Africa.
Over five years, Canada will address climate change and biodiversity loss in rural Africa through an innovative 10.9 million dollar investment by Global Affairs Canada in radio programs that highlight and promote nature-based solutions.
Read MoreRosemonde 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.
Read More15 million listeners tune in to weekly programs on gender equality
More than 90 per cent of people in listening clubs say radio programs have transformed gender norms in their communities thanks to a Farm Radio International project.
Read MoreThe 2022 Farm Radio Awards
We are proud to honour the 2022 winners of the George Atkins Communications Award and the Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio.
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