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  1. Improving accountability in Kenya

    Jackie Christie

    Senior Production Manager, Kenya and Somalia

    As Kenya’s TV and radio debate programme Sema Kenya returns for its third season, new research explores the show’s role in Kenya’s latest elections – and identifies its positive effect, says production manager Jackie Christie.

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  2. Training tips: how to inform and inspire journalists

    Ehizogie Ohiani

    Producer/Trainer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Nigeria

    Five practical ideas from our trainer Ehizogie Ohiani in Nigeria about how to lead a training session with a difference.

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  3. Radio that tackles stigma in Sierra Leone

    Musa Sangarie

    Programme manager, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Sierra Leone

    Teenage pregnancy is a major challenge in rural Sierra Leone. A look at how our radio programme Skirt n’ Trosis (Skirt and Trousers) gives people the platform to tackle the issue.  

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  4. A new Nigeria begins with me

    Abosede Olowoyeye

    Senior Research Officer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Nigeria

    Instead of feeling helpless, listeners to Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action programmes are beginning to appreciate their own role in making a better Nigeria, says researcher Abosede Olowoyeye in Abuja.

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  5. Missing friends in South Sudan

    Manyang David Mayar

    Senior Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in South Sudan

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's South Sudanese team is praying hard for the safe return of two missing colleagues, says our producer in Juba.

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  6. Getting Nigeria talking

    Chibuike Utaka

    Head of Factual, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action Nigeria

    Radio show Talk Your Own – Make Naija Better is a year old – and its impact in Nigeria is already clear to see, says one of the programme’s producers Chibuike Utaka.

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  7. South Sudan's elderly: the forgotten victims of conflict

    Manyang David Mayar

    Senior Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in South Sudan

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's producer in South Sudan Manyang David Mayar tells the story of an 85-year-old grandmother who only narrowly survived the recent violence in Bor.

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  8. Rumours and fear in South Sudan

    Manyang David Mayar

    Senior Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in South Sudan

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Manyang David Mayar is among the thousands of civilians fleeing heavy fighting in South Sudan and says misinformation is making life even more difficult for displaced people.

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  9. Pens down in South Sudan

    Manyang David Mayar

    Senior Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in South Sudan

    Manyang David Mayar, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's producer on a project supporting girls’ education, on how the current conflict in South Sudan is affecting the students he’s met. 

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  10. Is anybody out there?

    Karen Wespieser

    Research Manager, Middle East and North Africa for Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Karen Wespieser explains how an anniversary concert in Algiers helped Algerian broadcasters to reflect on their audience.

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