The Second-Annual RFPA Awards: Three African Journalists Awarded for Their...
By Nathan Strand Last month, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) hosted the second annual Radio for Peacebuilding Africa (RFPA) Awards in Kigali, Rwanda. The awards are presented to exemplary radio...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Neighbors
By Stephanie Fagan It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Charles Dickens’ famed novel, A Tale of Two Cities, captivates the notion that moments of happiness can end in sorrow, while...
View ArticleWhy a World Radio Day? Two African Journalists Explain in Their Own Voices
Can radio really make a difference? In the U.S., we think of Billboard’s Top 40 or ESPN Sports when we talk about radio. We forget that in countries where the literacy rate is low and people cannot...
View ArticleFishing for Change in the Niger Delta
By John Lynch & Stephanie Fagan We want to share a story with you from Nigeria’s Niger Delta. It begins with Oyowe, a widowed fisherman from Kobe. Oyowe’s community knew him as a tireless worker...
View ArticleTalking Drum Studio wins national media awards
Congratulations SFCG: Sierra Leone! Search’s Talking Drum Studio in Sierra Leone won two awards in the 7th Annual National Media Awards organized by the Independent Media Commission on Friday, May...
View ArticleTwo men, fifteen scars–one act of forgiveness
By Jean Baptiste Ndabananiye & Julia Boccagno Physical and mental scars can’t be erased; they serve as constant, unforgettable reminders of the past. Yet, with the correct tools and resources, even...
View Article100 episodes: Radio bridges youth of DRC, Burundi & Rwanda
By : Whitney Skippings “Generation Great Lakes opened my eyes, gave me a more positive vision on the role of the media involving Rwandan, Burundian, and Congolese youth in the reconstruction of their...
View ArticleNepal: Woman radio host makes big splash over airwaves
By Jiyoung Han Sanju Kumari Das is a petite, soft-spoken woman, but don’t let that fool you. Hailing from Siraha, a volatile district in Nepal’s eastern Terai, this formidable 26 year-old commands the...
View ArticleRadio inspires 2 women to strive for reconciliation in Rwanda
By Jean Baptiste Ndabananiye “I listened to the program “Turi Umwe” and felt convinced that true pardon giving and requesting can restore unity among people.”- Mukamuhoza, a survivor of the Rwanda...
View ArticleAfter Genocide: A Rwandan Love Story
By Jean Baptiste Ndabananiye and Jessica Murrey In every great love story there’s adversity, seemingly impossible obstacles to overcome. Often, the greater the obstacles, the greater the love story....
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