Africa
The Mics That Won’t Go Silent in Kivu’s Conflict
By Jon Hargreaves |
After rebels massacred dozens in a village in North Kivu, Umoja Radio refused to be silent. Instead their broadcasts became the heartbeat of recovery — uniting survivors, leaders, and communities with one message: together we can.
Radio Station Helps a Community Rebuild
By Maureen Buya |
For years, they had no home. Then, one radio station’s broadcasts gave a forgotten community a voice—and helped them finally find a place to rebuild.
The right people
By Johnny Fisher |
In these interviews with Simooya Radio team members, we hear how important great attitudes are to growing a sustainable community radio station.
Airwaves Shatter Silence, Spark Action
By Nyambura Wamaitha |
In Kenya’s Tana River County, voices of women are breaking through silence and stigma to ignite social change.
Tree planting to restore dignity and peace
By Johnny Fisher |
A tree planting campaign, started on radio, could have far-reaching consequences for gender, climate, and peace in Morobo County, South Sudan.
Amplifying Climate Solutions in Tana River
By Jon Hargreaves |
As we celebrate World Radio Day and the role radio plays in climate change, we look at how one station is making a dramatic difference to communities in Kenya.
Tana River – a new narrative
By Jon Hargreaves |
Decades of harmful stereotypes have had an impact on communities in Tana River and the way people view themselves, but a radio station is stepping up to change the narrative.
Going on air in a drought
By Johnny Fisher |
Simooya Community Radio is now on air on 94.3 FM. What has made it worth putting effort into getting a new community radio station on air, when villagers are suffering from a severe drought?
Safer to greet
By Johnny Fisher |
On roads, once too dangerous to travel, people in the South Sudanese district of Morobo are finding it safer to greet strangers again, thanks to Hope Village podcasts.
Transforming life in the village
By Johnny Fisher |
In Zambia’s Southern Province, “in the village” is a euphemism for isolation and lack. People don’t want “in the village” to always have connotations of poverty. Simooya community hopes that the new radio station will help villagers experience “fullness of life” instead.