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Supporting independent radio in Zambia
Vanessa Mweemba
Co-ordinating mentor, 主播大秀 Media Action Zambia
On World Radio Day, our mentor looks at how our Radio Waves project is helping independent radio stations survive economic crisis to reach local audiences with information that matters to them.
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Media at scale during a pandemic 鈥� COVID-19 in Nigeria
Kaleem Khan
Country Director. Nigeria
Almost one year on since the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Nigeria, our country director reflects on the impact of 主播大秀 Media Action Nigeria鈥檚 mass media programming and the work still to come on tackling vaccine hesitancy and a worrying 'second wave'.
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Continuing the fight against COVID-19 in Ethiopia
Annis Tefferi
Social Media Producer, 主播大秀 Media Action Ethiopia
Amid unrest and pandemic fatigue, our 主播大秀 Media Action Ethiopia team is working to train local media, and to deliver trusted information about COVID-19 and inspirational stories about how people are coping. Our social media producer Annis Tefferi gives us the behind-the-scenes view.
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Police reform: how media is addressing security reform in Nigeria
Damian Ihekoronye
Project Manager, 主播大秀 Media Acton Nigeria
Amid the End SARS protests and political unrest sweeping many states in Nigeria, Project Manager Damian Ihekoronye describes how 主播大秀 Media Action Nigeria鈥檚 creative team are working to facilitate dialogue and accountability between Nigerians and their police force.
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Conflict, flooding and now coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
Mohammed A. Gaas
Deputy Country Director, Somalia
Recent flooding has increased the number of internally displaced people in urban areas, creating the perfect environment for infectious disease such as acute watery diarrhoea and measles 鈥� in addition to the pandemic. Our Deputy Country Director describes how we are adapting our health communica...
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How coronavirus changed media training in Sierra Leone - for good
Mariatu Kabba and Victor Kamara
Journalism mentors, 主播大秀 Media Action Sierra Leone
Our journalism mentors had been preparing a new training course for our radio partners on communicating in health emergencies, when the first cases of COVID-19 appeared in Sierra Leone they had to adapt fast to deliver virtual training - and with limited connectivity and inconsistent power supply.
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Kenya flooding: why trusted media is essential in a changing climate
Vivian Achwa
Producer with Radio Maata, Kenya
As the world grapples with COVID-19, a small rural community in Turkana County, Kenya recently faced another crisis: flash flooding. Local weather producer and 主播大秀 Media Action mentee, Vivian Achwa, shares her experience of meeting affected communities and seeing first-hand how the climate crisi...
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Malaria programme tackles COVID-19 in Sierra Leone - how vital information saves lives
Mary Morgan
Head of Production, 主播大秀 Media Action Sierra Leone
Our health radio programme Tawa Fo Welbodi is encouraging people to keep taking malaria prevention seriously during the #COVID19 pandemic whilst adapting fast to address the extra challenges it brings.
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Women making waves: It鈥檚 time to take us seriously says radio station mentee
Chishaba Masengu
Mentor, 主播大秀 Media Action Zambia
This International Women鈥檚 Day, our mentor Chishaba in Zambia shares the inspiring story of Patricia, a news editor for a local radio station. She is one of a growing number of women in management in an industry which - in Zambia, as elsewhere 鈥� has traditionally been dominated by men.
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Live drama tackles community attitudes to polio vaccination in Nigeria
Nasiru Mu鈥檃zu Isa
Producer, 主播大秀 Media Action Nigeria
On World Polio Day, Nasiru Mu鈥檃zu Isa talks about Madubi Live, our radio drama that visits communities to record live in front of an audience and encourage discussions about child immunisation, especially the polio vaccination.
