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Tackling fear of Ebola on the airwaves
Mariama Khai Fornah
Radio Producer, 主播大秀 Media Action in Sierra Leone
How 主播大秀 Media Action in Sierra Leone is using media during the Ebola crisis, and working to counteract the stigmatisation of survivors.
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Investing in girls' education in South Sudan
Manyang David Mayar
Senior Producer, 主播大秀 Media Action in South Sudan
Only one girl in ten completes primary school in South Sudan. Our radio producers spoke to girls and their families about a new scheme that offers families financial support for school-related expenses.
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Ebola in Sierra Leone: new radio shows join the fight
Musa Sangarie
Programme manager, 主播大秀 Media Action in Sierra Leone
A 30-minute weekly radio programme and 主播大秀 World Service updates are tackling dangerous rumours about Ebola and providing life-saving information in Sierra Leone.
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A radio drama with youth appeal for Somalia
Jackie Christie
Senior Production Manager, Kenya and Somalia
Three writers, four episodes, ten days: how Somalia鈥檚 first interactive radio drama was born.聽
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Schools bring hope to South Sudan鈥檚 children
Manyang David Mayar
Senior Producer, 主播大秀 Media Action in South Sudan
Our radio producer visits a school in South Sudan that's giving a warm welcome to children who have fled the conflict. 聽
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Asha鈥檚 story: stopping polio in its tracks
Barkhad Kaariye
Producer, 主播大秀 Media Action in Somalia
For our radio show about polio vaccination, our producer in Somalia recently met an inspiring woman who 鈥� at the age of 70 鈥� is vaccinating people against preventable diseases.
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Using radio to respond to Ebola in Sierra Leone
Musa Sangarie
Programme manager, 主播大秀 Media Action in Sierra Leone
How the 主播大秀 Media Action team in Freetown trained radio station managers from across the country to tackle fear and misinformation about the deadly Ebola virus.
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Proving the impact of media on behaviour change
Kavita Abraham Dowsing and Leonie Hoijtink
Director, Research and Learning and Quantitative Research Officer, 主播大秀 Media Action
The initial findings of a potentially ground-breaking randomised control trial are exciting. But our researchers at 主播大秀 Media Action would like to know more.
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South Sudan: making PSAs that matter
Cassie Biggs
Senior Project Manager, 主播大秀 Media Action in South Sudan
Great sound, simple language and one core message: key lessons from our recent training for partner radio stations in South Sudan. 主播大秀 Media Action's Cassie Biggs blogs from Juba.聽
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South Sudan: reaching out to mothers and babies amid conflict
Daniel Realkuy Awad Barnaba
Senior producer and trainer, 主播大秀 Media Action in South Sudan
Our health radio shows are back on air. But as fighting continues, the challenges have changed, says our producer Daniel Realkuy Awad Barnaba聽in Juba.
