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A visit to The Hangar: FRI’s innovation lab

Dec 15, 2015

A telecommunications revolution is quietly unfolding in a back garden in Arusha, Tanzania. It’s happening in “The Hangar” — a geek hangout if ever there…

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Celebrating farmers at Nane Nane in Tanzania

Aug 27, 2015

Fides Nsingi, consultant with the World Vegetable Center, at Nane Nane in Tanzania. In Tanzania, farmers are celebrated each year on Aug. 8 with the…

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From farm to market: bridging the information gap with Radio 2.0

Jun 10, 2015

Knowledge is power, and vegetable growers in the Arusha region of Tanzania just got a little stronger with the launch of VegOneX, an SMS/radio vegetable…

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Women in ICT

Audio postcard: The creativity and challenges facing women in technology

Mar 10, 2015

FRI has two creative and passionate women working as information communication technology (ICT) officers in the field, helping to train broadcasters on new ways to…

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Radio 2.0: Using SMS to Enhance Radio

Apr 9, 2010

“Beep Beep” the sound of an SMS (short message service) arriving in your phone’s inbox rings and vibrates from your pocket.  You pause for a moment…

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