Blog posts by year and monthNovember 2016
Posts (5)
Using cartoons to help save lives
We catch up with Ross Bollinger, who introduces his latest cartoon series – helping people in Bangladesh respond to earthquakes.
Gaza Strip: communication saves lives
Mohammed Abu Asaker’s neighborhood in the Gaza Strip was bombed in 2009. His personal experience is helping him train journalists and humanitarian workers about the importance of practical information for people affected by conflict.
Our Girls, Our Future
Girls in South Sudan are less likely than boys to start school and more likely to drop out. Our radio producer visited her former school to find out if educational aspiration for girls is improving.
Somalia: one of the toughest places to give birth in the world
A tribute to Amran Mahad, lead actress in Maalmo Dhaama Maanta (A Better Life than Today), an interactive drama helping young people to talk about both the opportunities and the obstacles that they face in Somalia. She died 3 November 2016 following complications during childbirth.
Myanmar: Our Wish, Our Question
We recount a nerve-racking visit to Myanmar’s ethnically diverse Kayin State - as it recovers from years of conflict - to give young people a rare chance to voice their opinions and question their leaders.
