This happy photo taken in Abuja shows Jackie Davies, Founder of the C4D (Communications for Development) Network meeting some of our key partners, Deshola Komolafe, Maude Rabiu Gwadabe and Lauratu Abdulsalam. On iMedia’s recommendation, they are supporting Jackie and the C4D Network to roll out … [Read more...] about The power of networking
A Positive Media Story from Bangladesh
From Dr Mary Myers, iMedia Associate: Recently Bangladesh has become synonymous with negative stories surrounding its media: murders of bloggers, attacks on writers and journalists, the blocking of opposition media and websites. Lots of bad news… So amid this grim picture, it was uplifting … [Read more...] about A Positive Media Story from Bangladesh
Converging media in a time of transition
From Nicola Harford, Director of Operations and Learning: My recent trip to Burma/Myanmar revealed some significant changes in the political and media landscape since my first visit two years ago. In the parliamentary elections held in November 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party swept the board … [Read more...] about Converging media in a time of transition
Shooting ‘Twisted’ on location in Livingstone, southern Zambia
'Twisted' is a Zambian TV drama series which iMedia is supporting with seed funding from our not-for-profit sister organisation, Media Support Partnership. Here Mwendalubi Maumbi (Executive Producer) is filming an external scene at a market. The aim of the pilot programme, which will be … [Read more...] about Shooting ‘Twisted’ on location in Livingstone, southern Zambia
Health on Air: Nicola Harford with radio listening group Ethiopia
iMedia Director Nicola Harford recently travelled deep into the Oromia region of Ethiopia whilst reviewing the work of BBC Media Action, funded by DFID. Here women are gathered at the local health facility to listen to the radio show Biftuu Jireenya (meaning Dawn of Life in the local … [Read more...] about Health on Air: Nicola Harford with radio listening group Ethiopia
Media: a Voice for All: Strengthening Women’s Voice in the Great Lakes
iMedia consultants Dr Mary Myers and Pascal Chirhalwirwa are in the Great Lakes region conducting the final evaluation of a media for social change project implemented by Search For Common Ground. The project has been supporting women's media associations and their members in … [Read more...] about Media: a Voice for All: Strengthening Women’s Voice in the Great Lakes
Village Voices for Development: A Study in the Use of Radio to Promote Human Rights and Enable Citizens to Act on their Rights to Information and Freedom of Speech in Southern Madagascar
This 62-page report, written by Yvonne Orengo and iMedia Director Nicola Harford, shares results from the Village Voices for Development (VVD) project in Madagascar designed to use radio as a tool to empower and enable citizens to learn about, understand, and act upon their rights to information and … [Read more...] about Village Voices for Development: A Study in the Use of Radio to Promote Human Rights and Enable Citizens to Act on their Rights to Information and Freedom of Speech in Southern Madagascar
Evaluation of ‘A National Conversation’
The BBC Media Action's project A National Conversation was designed to improve the media’s ability to empower audiences to hold those in authority to account, give voice to diverse sectors of society, facilitate participatory policy-making, and provide an interface between citizens and government. … [Read more...] about Evaluation of ‘A National Conversation’