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On Air Dialogues: Listening to — and learning from — rural people

Apr 27, 2023

On Air Dialogues are an innovative type of radio programming, which use mobile phone-based polling to bring rural voices into national and global conversations about critical issues like food security, nutrition, health and climate change.

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Country-level climate action: Earth Day 2023

Apr 18, 2023

This Earth Day, we share stories from our offices in Ethiopia, Uganda and Mali. Learn about initiatives related to tree planting, plastic pollution and waste management.

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Sakina Majawa, winner of the 2023 George Atkins Communication Award

Feb 16, 2023

Sakina Majawa is a winner of the 2023 George Atkins Communication Award. Sakina is a producer and presenter with Chanco Community Radio in Malawi.

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Canada has a role helping overcome information poverty

Feb 10, 2023

This International Development Week, we make a case for Canada to invest more in media and communication for development projects to help overcome information poverty.

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Bridging the agricultural extension gap in Uganda through climate change radio programs

Feb 2, 2023

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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On Air Dialogues: What rural people in sub-Saharan Africa have to say about climate change

Dec 13, 2022

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.

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Watch: Food Security in East Africa – Beyond the Headlines

Nov 9, 2022

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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Canada invests in radio to broadcast nature-based solutions in Africa.

Aug 23, 2022

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.

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Helping small-scale farmers withstand climate change through radio

Jan 14, 2022

Climate change in Ghana has made farming a challenge But thanks to new methods learned from the radio, farmers like Ramatu Djan are adapting.

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Rural Voices: On air dialogues with the people behind your plate

Join us at COP26

Nov 3, 2021

Join us on to discuss concerns and solutions related to climate adaption that small-scale farmers and other rural people shared through a series of On Air Dialogues.

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