Category Archives: Media Development Trainings

Media Development Events

  Ms. Mower visiting the girls at her alma mater in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, formerly the HH Aga Khan Girls Secondary School during her time, now the Zanaiki Girls School FY2012 – Training and Media Development.   In 2012, the Voice of America Office Read more »

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Tanzania Health Project – “Je Nifanyeje” (What Shall I Do?)

  Je Nifanyeje is part of the Tanzania Health Project which is funded by USAID Tanzania and supported by VOA Swahili. Je Nifanyeje’s mission is to help the youth make informed and important decisions to improve their social and physical health. In English, “Je Nifanyeje” Read more »

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VOA Training Report – Juba, South Sudan, June 11 – 15, 2012

    VOA’s South Sudan Project held a reporting training workshop at the Zara Hotel in Juba, South Sudan June 11 – 15, 2012.  Nineteen trainees were on hand, including reporters from VOA’s South Sudan in Focus, and reporters and announcers from the Voice of Read more »

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The Role of Media on Critical Health Issues: Supporting Health and Development in Tanzania

Summary The trip entailed two days of activities including a full day training session of Tanzanian reporters, coordinated and implemented by Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and a half-day Town Hall meeting with representatives from the Public and Private Sector, reporters and CEOs from major media Read more »

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Votre Sante, Votre Avenir – Your Health, Your Future Visits the DRC

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Six months after the launch of “Votre Sante Votre Avenir” (Your Health, Your Future) on May 12, 2011, VOA’s new health program, writer and host Khalil Gueye and Producer Fatouma Kalala travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they joined the show’s local Read more »

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VOA Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Influenza

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Summary VOA organized a workshop for journalists from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China to report on avian and pandemic influenza. The sessions provided the most up-to-date information about virus, prevention of infection, symptoms of influenza and treatment and care Read more »

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Nigeria/Town Hall and Training

Abuja, Nigeria VOA’s Development office and the Hausa Service organized a Town Hall and Health Workshhop for  journalists in Abuja, Nigeria on Monday, June 27, 2011 as part of the BBG trip to Africa. The Town Hall, organized in conjunction with Radio France International, focused on Read more »

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Mobile Health for African Journalist Training

Cape Town, South Africa VOA, in coordination with the U.N. Foundation, implemented a training on Mobile Health for African reporters, including six stringers from various VOA language services, in Cape Town, South Africa, June 6-8, 2011. The training included a briefing on how to navigate Read more »

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Journalism Training on Girls’ Education

Sokoto, Nigeria Workshop for 15 Nigerian journalists on education coverage. Two-day journalism workshop focused on education and general reporting. Presenters included Aliyu Mustafa, VOA; Dr. Ladi Adamu of Ahmedu Bello University and Sandy Ojikutu of USAID-Abuja. Topics included “What is News,” “The Role of the Read more »

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Report on USAID/VOA Education Programs Held in Sokoto

Sokoto, Nigeria “Our schools must be girl-child friendly and be able to accommodate the basic needs of our female children,” the Sultan of Sokoto. VOA successfully executed three programs  in Sokoto State, Northern Nigeria under the Education Project funded by the USAID Nigeria. Impact Widespread Read more »

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