Published 30. January 2012 at 10:42 - No Comments
Infoasaid has recently shared some news about an initiative with Save the Children in Wajir, Kenya which is using radio to share information about health, education and food security. Meanwhile FrontlineSMS is being used in the same area to communicate with field workers and community representatives.
The...
Published 19. December 2011 at 13:08 - One Comment
Guest Post by Dr. Karen Greiner, University of South Florida
Earlier this year we heard from Equal Access about their radio project in Chad and Niger. Dr. Karen Greiner conducted 3 months of field research over a two-year period as an external evaluator of the radio programs. Drawing on this work in...
Published 28. November 2011 at 13:49 - 4 Comments
Following from our post in September, “FrontlineSMS:Radio Trial Begins,” Geoffrey Muchai, one of our FrontlineSMS developers gives an update on his visit to one of the radio stations which is taking part in the trial.
By Geoffrey Muchai
I have been working on the FrontlineSMS developer...
Published 24. October 2011 at 10:04 - No Comments
The NDItech DemocracyWorks blog provides a platform for The National Democratic Institute to engage in ongoing conversations about the important and increasing role technology plays in politics and democratic development. Ashaw’s recent post mentioned use of FrontlineSMS in radio stations. Here...
Published 18. October 2011 at 09:43 - No Comments
For the past four years, the Guardian (a British Daily Newspaper with large online readership) has supported a development project in Katine, Uganda. A team from the Guardian Development blog recently visited to catch up on work being done there by Amref and asked readers to submit questions they could...
Published 4. October 2011 at 15:43 - No Comments
FrontlineSMS:Radio was recently featured in an article written by Jane Wakefield for the BBC’s technology page. Below is an extract and you can find the full article here.
“For many in Africa, getting information still comes from a very low-tech device – the radio.
Ken Banks hopes to...
Published 29. September 2011 at 14:08 - No Comments
Clare Salisbury has recently completed her MA in multimedia broadcast journalism at the University College Falmouth, Cornwall, UK, and this summer has been making a radio documentary on the impact which technology is having on administering aid in Africa. Clare is particularly interested in the ways...
Published 16. September 2011 at 10:15 - 8 Comments
We are delighted to announce that the first beta version of FrontlineSMS:Radio has been built, and is currently being introduced and tested in three African radio stations.
FrontlineSMS:Radio is a tailored version of FrontlineSMS customised for radio DJs, particularly for use during live-on-air broadcast....
Published 13. September 2011 at 14:37 - No Comments
A Guest post by the Equal Access Team republished from the FrontlineSMS blog.
In the age of Twitter, the blogosphere, iPhones and Androids, it is often difficult for people in more developed nations to imagine what it is like to have no voice. Yet for populations not served by broadband Internet and...
Published 20. July 2011 at 14:04 - No Comments
The Indigo Trust is a grant making foundation that funds technology-driven projects to bring about social change, largely in African countries. In keeping with the Trust’s focus on innovation, transparency and citizen empowerment, they have been supporting FrontlineSMS:Radio to develop and deploy a...
Peter Westman had an eventful start to his internship at FrontlineSMS, as his first day coincided with what was one of the most eventful days in the FrontlineSMS:Radio calendar so far: the inaugural World Radio Day. Here, Peter shares his thoughts on an event organized in London and the opportunity to reflect on the power
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We have been excited to play a role in celebrating the first ever World Radio Day. To mark the occasion, FrontlineSMS:Radio’s project manager, Amy O’Donnell, shared some thoughts on The Guardian Development’s Poverty Matters blog on the role radio plays in empowering people in remote communities. You can view the original post on the Guardian website. Radio can reach
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