Blog posts by year and monthJanuary 2013

Posts (7)

1. Afghanistan's political parties: the future?

   Wednesday 30 January 2013, 12:37

   BBC Afhgan Service producer and presenter of debate programme Open Jirga, Daud Junbish, reports on a ground-breaking episode which saw political leaders pledge for the first time to pursue transitional justice.

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2. Encouraging a national conversation in Afghanistan

   Monday 28 January 2013, 15:17

   BBC Media Action's Kathryn Tomlinson on Afghanistan's debate programme Open Jirga which is bringing together leaders and citizens from across the country to great audience acclaim.

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3. Leaving home

   Friday 18 January 2013, 14:33

   Debate show Voices From Palestine focussed on the impact of emigration in a moving episode of the TV programme which enables people to ask hard questions of their leaders.

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4. Drama queen

   Friday 18 January 2013, 14:14

   How the bad advice of a flamboyant fortune teller called Ebla, in a radio soap in Somalia, helps save the lives of babies and mothers. By BBC Media Action's trainer John Tucky. 

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5. A fight for justice

   Wednesday 16 January 2013, 14:22

   A grieving family succeeded in demanding police action after their son’s murder in a dramatic radio debate programme in Nepal.

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6. A mother's wisdom

   Friday 04 January 2013, 15:19

   How a project in northern India is helping pregnant Rinku prepare for birth.

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7. Bonded labour: insights from the field

   Wednesday 02 January 2013, 11:21

    How villagers in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh are informing a new radio series helping bonded labourers stand up for their rights. 

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