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Lessons in learning, literacy and radio during a global pandemic
Educational inequalities mean the most underserved have been left behind during COVID-19. Farm Radio is working with CODE to provide distance learning over the radio.
Read More2020: A year unlike any other
There was a lot not to like about 2020 but we did find some things to celebrate this year. Join us in reading what we accomplished in 2020.
Read MoreDistance Learning In Crisis: Literacy over the radio
Farm Radio is using radio to Improve literacy, reading and promote education at a distance in Sierra Leone and Liberia thanks to a new partnership with CODE.
Read MoreSenegalese farmer turns to radio during COVID shutdown
Fatoumata Camara, a farmer in southern Senegal has turned to radio during the double challenges of COVID-19 and climate change.
Read MoreRadio 1 Ghana goes all out to serve audience with vital information on COVID-19
Radio 1 in Ghana is using all the tools at their disposal to inform and protect their listeners about the dangers of COVID-19.
Read MoreCombatting COVID-19 myths in local languages through radio spots
The director of Ratego Radio in Kenya is translating Farm Radio International’s radio spots on COVID-19 — and his listeners are responding.
Read MoreCOVID-19: Radio keeps farmers and families fed
For farmers like Junmai Emmanuel, radio has proven a lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a path to food security.
Read MoreOur work on COVID-19: A glimpse so far
In the four months since Farm Radio’s work on COVID-19 began, we’ve connected more than 1,500 broadcasters with key supports so they can serve their communities during this pandemic.
Read MoreEmergency Hotline Service: Developing a COVID call-in service for broadcasters
Farm Radio International has developed a new emergency hotline for broadcasters to find information, leave questions and get answers to pressing information about COVID-19.
Read MoreFrom wildfires to COVID: the importance of local journalism in emergencies
What covering the 2017 British Columbia wildfires taught me about the importance of local news during an emergency.
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