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Media at scale during a pandemic – COVID-19 in Nigeria
Kaleem Khan
Country Director. Nigeria
Almost one year on since the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Nigeria, our country director reflects on the impact of BBC Media Action Nigeria’s mass media programming and the work still to come on tackling vaccine hesitancy and a worrying 'second wave'.
Celebrating 5 years of The Tea Cup Diaries
Rachael McGuin
Country Director, BBC Media Action Myanmar
As our flagship peace-building radio drama, The Tea Cup Diaries, marks its fifth anniversary, learn how the show has helped bridge divides between diverse communities in Myanmar, and how it continues to support and entertain its loyal following during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To the polls: Radio changes the story for people with disabilities in Nigeria
Michael Ashofor
Producer, BBC Media Action Nigeria
On World Radio Day, discover how we’re using radio in Nigeria to help people with disabilities get their voices heard in the country’s general elections.
Rehabilitation radio: how drama is helping change attitudes in South Sudan
Henning Goransson Sandberg
Research Manager, BBC Media Action
Our radio drama Life in Lulu which depicts the lives and trials of people living in a small village in South Sudan and its regular listeners include inmates at Tonj prison. Henning Goransson Sandberg, our Research Manager, talks about his visit there to understand what they took from the programme.
Understanding the Rohingya crisis: A Researcher’s diary
Aniqa Hossain
Research Officer, BBC Media Action Bangladesh
Our researcher describes her visit to the camps in Cox’s Bazar to find out how the community gets its information and what the needs are for vulnerable groups such as women and children. The insights are informing our humanitarian programmes and next steps in response to this unprecedented emerg...
‘Why I’m helping protect pregnant women from malaria in Sierra Leone’
Eastina Massaquoi
Producer, BBC Media Action Sierra Leone
On World Malaria Day, hear from Eastina Massaquoi, the presenter of radio programme Tawa Fo Welbodi (which means “Determined for Health”). By applying what we learned during the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis, the programme aims to beat malaria in Sierra Leone.
Rohingya crisis: When information is a matter of life and death
Caroline Nursey
Chief Executive Officer, BBC Media Action
Our Executive Director Caroline Nursey describes her visit to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and our life-saving response to the Rohingya emergency.
Bold female voices: broadcasting under the shadow of Boko Haram
Rachael Borlase
Head of Country Programmes, Nigeria
At the height of the Boko Haram insurgency local radio stations stayed on air. Three years on from the Chibok schoolgirls’ kidnapping, Rachael Borlase profiles the female broadcasters in Northern Nigeria proudly telling their own stories.
Sierra Leone: standing up to crime through radio
Eastina Massaquoi
Producer, BBC Media Action Sierra Leone
How a Comic Relief funded radio programme is helping inspire young people through discussion and positive role models in Sierra Leone.
A Syrian Drama
Caroline Nursey
Chief Executive Officer, BBC Media Action
On the sixth anniversary of the Syrian war, Caroline Nursey, our Executive Director explores how a radio drama is helping bring communities together despite years of conflict.
