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  1. Disability is not 鈥榠nability鈥: girls making waves in Sierra Leone

    Mariama Sesay

    Lead Producer, 成人论坛 Media Action Sierra Leone

    Disability is not 鈥榠nability鈥: girls making waves in Sierra Leone

    Senior producer Mariama Sesay describes meeting an inspirational girl determined to challenge disability discrimination in Sierra Leone. Madi Sefoi joined an episode of our radio show as a co-host to discuss disability not holding girls back, read her story here.

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  2. With Her: breaking barriers to education for girls in South Sudan

    Samuel Komakech

    Community Mobilisation Manager

    On International Day of the Girl, find out how a radio programme helped a schoolgirl in South Sudan avoid early marriage and return to school by changing the attitude of her grandfather.

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  3. Shining a light on girl's education in South Sudan

    Kenyi Betuel

    Editor, Our School, South Sudan

    Agol Deng Tong dreams of going to university and setting up her own business, but living in rural South Sudan - with no electricity - made studying in the evening difficult. Read about her 'lightbulb' moment and how her approach is inspiring other girls to overcome their barriers to education.

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  4. 鈥榃henever I saw children in school I used to cry鈥ow I鈥檓 in school, I鈥檓 happy.鈥

    Kenyi Betuel

    Editor, Our School, South Sudan

    鈥榃henever I saw children in school I used to cry鈥ow I鈥檓 in school, I鈥檓 happy.鈥

    Stella wanted to go to school but her father thought it would 鈥榮poil鈥 her chances of marriage. Kenyi Betuel 鈥 editor of a girls鈥 education radio show 鈥 explores some of the cultural barriers facing girls who want an education in South Sudan.

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  5. 鈥淕ifts and lifts鈥: one reason girls drop out of school in South Sudan

    Manyang David Mayar

    Senior Producer, 成人论坛 Media Action in South Sudan

    鈥淕ifts and lifts鈥: one reason girls drop out of school in South Sudan

    In South Sudan, a radio programme is asking what can be done to help girls finish their education, in particular those who drop out after starting relationships with older men.

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  6. "I want to go to university to become a doctor"

    Apune Jacob Alfred

    Researcher, 成人论坛 Media Action in South Sudan

    "I want to go to university to become a doctor"

    For this year鈥檚 International Day of the Girl Child, our researcher Apune Jacob Alfred blogs about the bright, ambitious teenage girls he met in western South Sudan.

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  7. A girl without education is like a bird without wings

    Trish Doherty

    Research Manager

    A girl without education is like a bird without wings

    In a country where only one in ten girls complete primary education, Trish Doherty looks at how a 成人论坛 Media Action radio programme is helping more girls stay in school in South Sudan.

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  8. mLearning: Offering accessible learning for all

    Tanya Cotter

    English Language Teaching editor, 成人论坛 Media Action in Bangladesh

    成人论坛 Media Action鈥檚 English Language Teaching editor in Bangladesh on the challenges facing mobile learning and the award-winning educational project 成人论坛 Janala.

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  9. "Fan-tas-tic": Using music to teach English in Cambodia

    Finn Aberdein

    Senior Producer, 成人论坛 Learning English

    Senior Producer Finn Aberdein on English Is Fun, a new model of English language teaching is working in Cambodian schools.

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  10. Extending the reach of 成人论坛 Janala

    Catherine McCarthy

    Head of 成人论坛 Janala

    The personalised multi-media English course which teaches by any means possible - via mobile phone, a TV show, newspapers, CDs, and leaflets.

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