Rural Communication Services

Meet Alice Lungu: 2024 George Atkins Communication Award winner
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After completing college, Alice Lungu started working in 2000 with a private media organization called Palesa News Agency, where, until 2007, she was responsible for a variety of tasks: making radio spots and announcements, radio adverts, and presenting and producing radio programs. In 2007, she joined Zambia News and Information Services, where she currently works. Recently, Mrs. Lungu received the George Atkins Communication Award, recognizing her commitment to serving rural

Rural communication services for family farming
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The Global Action Plan of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 (UNDFF) recognizes the need to promote rural communication services (RCS) to advance sustainable food systems. RCS comprise demand-led communication processes, media applications and institutional arrangements to respond to the needs of family farmers and rural populations sustainably and inclusively. This report presents a comprehensive summary of the virtual UNDFF Global Forum on Inclusive Rural Communication Services for

Radio programme: How mangrove rehabilitation can save a community’s future
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As part of the YenKasa Africa initaitive to showcase radio programs, we are thrilled to share this week’s feature from Farm Radio International’s project, On-Air Dialogues for gender inclusive NbS . It delves into the vital topic “How mangrove rehabilitation can save a community’s future”. Read the feature to discover valuable insights and expert advice, and then listen to Farm Radio International’s recorded program in English.  Don’t miss this opportunity

Radio Programme: Economic empowerment of women in the face of climate change and equitable access to resources: challenges, opportunities, and perspectives
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As part of the YenKasa Africa radio initiative, we are thrilled to share with you this week’s feature, where we delve into the vital topic on Economic empowerment of women in the face of climate change and equitable access to resources: challenges, opportunities, and perspectives. Discover valuable insights and expert advice by reading our feature and then dive deeper by listening to the recorded program on the YenKasa Africa website in

Radio Programme: The Role of family farming in promoting sustainable food systems and informing about relevant activities related to the UNDFF at the policy, institutional, and grassroots levels
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As part of the YenKasa Africa radio initiative, we are thrilled to share with you this week’s feature, where we delve into the vital topic of the Role of family farming in promoting sustainable food systems and informing about relevant activities related to the UNDFF at the policy, institutional, and grassroots levels. Discover valuable insights and expert advice by reading our feature and then dive deeper by listening to the

Radio Programme: Learning from Experts and Peers- How Smallholder Garlic Farmers Manage Weeds and Pests in Tanzania
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As part of the YenKasa Africa radio initiative, we are thrilled to introduce a new feature every Wednesday, highlighting a single radio program. This week, we delve into the vital topic of managing weeds and pests in Tanzania. Discover valuable insights and expert advice by reading our feature and then dive deeper by listening to the recorded program on the YenKasa Africa website in Swahili. Don’t miss this opportunity to

Meet Djénèbou Traoré: 2024 George Atkins Communication Award winner
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Before she became a radio host, Djénèbou Traoré loved listening to Radio Benbakan in Sanankoroba, Mali. She had a passion for radio. Then, in 2006, she decided to get behind the microphone herself. Recently, Mrs. Traoré was recognized for her broadcasting excellence by receiving the George Atkins Communication Award. She is one of three winners for 2024. The George Atkins Communication Award annually honours individual radio broadcasters for their exceptional

Radio Kénédougou: Spotlighting women’s reproductive rights and gender relations
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Since 1992, Radio Kénédougou has been a driving force for rural development in Mali’s Sikasso region. With a strong commitment to gender equality, it serves over 400,000 residents within 100 km of the station. The station’s program Ladamou Blon is the runner-up for the 2024 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio. This award recognizes exceptional radio programs that serve women listeners. The programs are celebrated for advancing gender equality, whether

I learned it on the radio
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How FAO is training Somali farmers through the ether It’s been nearly 130 years since Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi generated the first radio transmission on the Isle of Wight off the coast of England. And yet, despite the amazing digital innovations that have revolutionized global communications since that historic broadcast, radio continues to be one of the most popular forms of media in the world. This is certainly the case

World Radio Day 2024: Empowering communities through rural radio initiatives in Africa
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YenKasa Africa celebrates World Radio Day (13 February) with its Rural Radio initiative for sustainable agriculture and rural development. The theme for this year is “Radio: A century of information, entertainment, and education”.  The Rural Radio Initiative of YenKasa Africa 2023 was conducted in a participatory approach. Community and associative media, development institutions, and farmers’ organizations actively participated in radio programming from program conception, theme definition, and selection of interviewees