A recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Maputo City and Maputo province, following the September 5-7 long weekend, has led to renewed concern about potentially out-of-control community spread of the coronavirus. “We are continuing our Covid-19 information campaign as before, but we do think that people have started to let their guard down to some… Continue a ler “Voz da Comunidade” helps people with Covid-19 symptoms overcome fear of going to health
In rural Mozambique, most radio sets are owned by men, which means that women often listen to the radio with the explicit or implicit permission of their husbands. “Often, programs about women have to be channeled through male listeners,” explains Joao Bosse, h2n national coordinator for radio. “So, even in programs that are about women’s… Continue a ler Using low-cost solar-powered radios to reach groups of rural women
Most community radios in Mozambique, both public and private ones, have limited income and face financial problems on more or less a permanent basis. The path to financial sustainability is a difficult one. Working with more than 40 radio stations on sustainability, h2n is applying the Five Pillar sustainability framework that it developed to meet… Continue a ler cr Ilé strengthens financial sustainability through partnerships that inform the community
Luís Rafael is a young man from Sanga district, a small town located some 40 kilometers from Lichinga, the provincial capital. “I have been in love with radio since I was a child,” says Luís, who explains that the national and provincial broadcast signals would often not reach his remote district when he grew up.… Continue a ler Entrepreneurial spirit drives community radio in Sanga district
Due to geography and other factors, Guro district in Manica province has long suffered from the intermittent or complete lack of radio and television signals, an information problem that is exacerbated by the low level of alphabetization in the district, where only a relatively small part of the population can read and write. In the… Continue a ler Coordinator at RC Guro highlights the importance of podcasts in providing information
Working with community radios in Cabo Delgado, h2n has helped stations develop the “Vozes da Comunidade” (Voices of the Community) radio program to encourage civic participation, accountability and transparency in local governance. In a recent program, h2n radio coordinator Joao Bosse and other h2n team members from Cabo Delgado and Nampula joined reporter Machaca Assumo… Continue a ler “Voices of the Community” radio programs address citizen concerns about land rights in Cabo Delgado
There are an estimated 128 community radio stations in Mozambique reaching around 70 percent of the population. In some districts, especially in the central and northern parts of the country, community radio is the only source of information for most people, both in terms of news and other day-to-day information that can support social and… Continue a ler h2n provides block grants to community radios to leverage “intangibles of development”
With funding from OSISA, h2n started implementing its Youth Hubs program in Cabo Delgado in January this year. The Youth Hubs engage young people aged 14-20 by training and involving them in radio production and facilitating the development of life skills, motivating positive action and instilling a sense of hope and ambition. Building on the… Continue a ler Youth Hubs in Cabo Delgado aim to develop young leaders and build community resilience
Over the last two weeks, h2n has held annual leadership conferences for community radio station coordinators and other personnel in the north, central and southern regions. When these conferences first started several years ago, they took place in Nampula and only covered the northern provinces, but this year three separate conferences were held in Maputo,… Continue a ler Community Radio leadership conferences see radios as drivers of social and behavior change
This week, h2n is bringing together twelve community radio journalists from eight Cabo Delgado CR stations in Pemba for trainings and consultations on community engagement, gender equality and accountability at the local level through investigative journalism. The activities are carried out under the auspices of the Norway-funded CRP2 project and an OSISA-funded community engagement and… Continue a ler Journalists in Cabo Delgado focus on issues of community engagement
