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Young blood: Loy9's latest big challenge
Yen Chenda, events producer of Loy9, Cambodia’s multiplatform project for young people, on how they persuaded 999 people in nine places to donate blood in just nine days.Â
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Mr Condom and me
A new radio show in Zambia has a surprising star, says our journalism mentor in Lusaka Boyd.
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Tikambe: Let’s talk about sex
A new TV show is tackling the topic of teenage pregnancy in Zambia by featuring strong women and powerful personal stories.
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Stand up and be heard
Bribing people for their vote is common in Kenya – and young people are especially vulnerable. Jackie Christie explains how a new radio show is helping young people learn more about politics.
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I have 140 friends, and I speak to them nearly every day
A group of 140 volunteers provide valuable feedback about our radio programmes in Nigeria. Caroline Chukwura, who talks to them by text, phone and email, shares some of their stories.
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Nepal Earthquake: sharing life-saving information during a crisis
Kirsty Cockburn was working in Nepal when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck. Within a few hours of the disaster, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action’s team in Nepal were working with Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service’s Nepali Service to broadcast life-saving information. Kirsty reflects on her experience of the weekend's events.
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World Press Freedom Day 2019: Our youth delegates take Addis Ababa by storm!
For the recent World Press Freedom Day conference (WPFD2019) in Ethiopia, we sponsored two youth delegates – Bwale Mutanuka from Zambia and Kefa Hussein from Tanzania – to take part in the conference's Youth Newsroom initiative. Learn about their action-packed experiences!
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Question: How is a TV show improving governance in Kenya?
Research Manager Anna Colom looks at the impact that TV and radio show Sema Kenya has had in fostering a national conversation about key governance issues in Kenya.
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Climate Asia: feedback on the findings
As the Climate Asia team head to the Warsaw Climate Change Conference, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Tan Copsey blogs about how the project’s findings about how people in Asia are living with climate change is already proving valuable.
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mLearning: Offering accessible learning for all
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action’s English Language Teaching editor in Bangladesh on the challenges facing mobile learning and the award-winning educational project Ö÷²¥´óÐã Janala.
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A life-saving radio station in the clouds
How a life-saving radio station in the Himalayas is helping prepare its listeners for potential flooding, earthquakes and landslides.
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The potential of reforming state broadcasters in divided societies: advancing an unfashionable argument
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action’s Director of Policy and Learning argues for an urgent rethinking of what is often considered a relic of the past - the state broadcaster - to encourage discussion, dialogue and understanding across communities in fragile states.
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A girl without education is like a bird without wings
In a country where only one in ten girls complete primary education, Trish Doherty looks at how a Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action radio programme is helping more girls stay in school in South Sudan.
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Prevention is better than cure
How local and national radio is supporting work to prevent cholera in South Sudan.
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Fighting Ebola: now it’s personal
How the deaths of his family members made producer Mustapha Dumbuya doubly determined to give people accurate information to help protect them against Ebola.
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Iraq's media ten years on
A decade after the US-led invasion of the country, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's latest policy briefing analyses the progress, problems and prospects for the Iraqi media.Â
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When six seasons became two
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Md. Ehsanul Haque Tamal in Bangladesh on how conversations in Dhaka's Korail slum have helped to shape Asia's biggest ever survey about climate change.Â
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Open Jirga: one man’s amazing Afghan journey
Abdurrasul Pamiri travelled for eight days – on foot, by horse and by car – to get his voice heard on our TV and radio debate show in Afghanistan.
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Information you can trust: Tackling misinformation ahead of Sierra Leone’s elections
Sierra Leone is preparing for a general election for a new president and parliament. We’ve been working with our local media partners to support them to identify and debunk false and misinformation, and to strengthen their coverage, including through the iVerify platform.