CGHR Front PagePublished April 24, 2012 at 14:03 5 Comments
The team at Better FM, a radio station in Fort Portal, Uganda, were the most recent testers to install FrontlineSMS:Radio as part of the ongoing trial. Florence Brisset-Foucault, a researcher for the Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) at Cambridge University in the UK, is currently in Uganda, and helped with the installation, saying
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Front Page In the FieldPublished April 19, 2012 at 13:27 No Comments
By Peter Westman, FrontlineSMS:Radio Intern Whilst FrontlineSMS is well known for being used in low infrastructure environments with little or no internet access and limited smart phone availability amongst audiences, we often hear cases of the software being used in contexts to complement many other technology options available. While Amy and I were in Cambridge
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Equal Access Front PagePublished April 18, 2012 at 13:04 No Comments
We recently spoke with Dr.Mohammad Anwar Jamili, Faheem Azami and Gordon Shettle from Equal Access, who are working on a project with 30 FM radio stations in Afghanistan to explore how FrontlineSMS can be used to enhance radio programming and engage local communities in discussions on social change. Equal Access specializes in communications combining the power
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CGHR Front PagePublished April 13, 2012 at 14:00 4 Comments
Earlier this month, Amy and Peter from the FrontlineSMS:Radio team based in London, UK made the short trip north to Cambridge to meet the University’s researchers at the Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR). In this post, we share an update on the trial of FrontlineSMS:Radio and research being carried out with Breeze FM,
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In the FieldPublished April 4, 2012 at 13:52 No Comments
As part of World Vision’s food aid programme in south east Kenya, FrontlineSMS is being used to improve delivery of supplies, share information with beneficiaries and gather data from rural communities. Under a mutliplatform approach they are also working with the popular local radio Anguo FM to relay information on issues including malnutrition in children, market
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Front Page In the NewsPublished March 15, 2012 at 12:21 No Comments
MediaShift Idea Lab is a group weblog by innovators who are reinventing community news for the Digital Age. Each author won a grant in the Knight News Challenge to help fund a startup idea or to blog on a topic related to reshaping community news. FrontlineSMS:Radio was recently featured in a post by Amy O’Donnell which you can
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Events Front PagePublished February 15, 2012 at 22:30 No Comments
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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Front Page In the NewsPublished February 14, 2012 at 17:34 No Comments
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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Events Front PagePublished February 8, 2012 at 13:33 1 Comment
By Amy O’Donnell, FrontlineSMS:Radio Project Manager Excitement is rising as we gear up to celebrate UNESCO’s inaugural World Radio Day next Monday 13th February. A wide spectrum of activities is being organized around the globe to raise awareness about the power of radio and to celebrate over 100 years of broadcast. For our part, FrontlineSMS:Radio is delighted
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Africa Front Page In the FieldPublished January 30, 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 objective of Infoasaid – a consortium of Internews and
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