Africa

Umoja Radio Listener

The Mics That Won’t Go Silent in Kivu’s Conflict

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.

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Meeting IDPs in Garsen

Radio Station Helps a Community Rebuild

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.

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A group of people waving and smiling

The right people

In these interviews with Simooya Radio team members, we hear how important great attitudes are to growing a sustainable community radio station.

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Women engaging with Vox Radio team

Airwaves Shatter Silence, Spark Action

In Kenya’s Tana River County, voices of women are breaking through silence and stigma to ignite social change.

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man planting tree

Tree planting to restore dignity and peace

A tree planting campaign, started on radio, could have far-reaching consequences for gender, climate, and peace in Morobo County, South Sudan.

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World Radio Day 2025: Radio and Climate Change

Amplifying Climate Solutions in Tana River

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.

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Vox Radio interview

Tana River – a new narrative

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.

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Going on air in a drought

Going on air in a drought

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?

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Woman speaking into microphone

Safer to greet

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.

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Transforming life in the village

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.

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