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  1. Tackling fear of Ebola on the airwaves

    Mariama Khai Fornah

    Radio Producer, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    How 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone is using media during the Ebola crisis, and working to counteract the stigmatisation of survivors.

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  2. Ebola in Sierra Leone: new radio shows join the fight

    Musa Sangarie

    Programme manager, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    A 30-minute weekly radio programme and 成人论坛 World Service updates are tackling dangerous rumours about Ebola and providing life-saving information in Sierra Leone.

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  3. Using radio to respond to Ebola in Sierra Leone

    Musa Sangarie

    Programme manager, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    How the 成人论坛 Media Action team in Freetown trained radio station managers from across the country to tackle fear and misinformation about the deadly Ebola virus.

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  4. Radio that tackles stigma in Sierra Leone

    Musa Sangarie

    Programme manager, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    Teenage pregnancy is a major challenge in rural Sierra Leone. A look at how our radio programme Skirt n鈥 Trosis (Skirt and Trousers) gives people the platform to tackle the issue.聽聽

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  5. A man's world?

    Jo Casserly

    Governance Adviser, 成人论坛 Media Action

    Research Officer Jo Casserly examines the evidence of women鈥檚 participation in politics in the countries in which 成人论坛 Media Action work.

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  6. Rape in Sierra Leone: breaking the silence

    Alpha Kamara

    Content Researcher and Producer, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    成人论坛 Media Action's Alpha Kamara on how two radio shows threw the spotlight on sexual violence in Sierra Leone, gathering government support for victims and reflecting shifting public attitudes towards the issue.

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  7. Sierra Leone after Charles Taylor

    Alpha Kamara

    Content Researcher and Producer, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    As Charles Taylor lost his appeal last month against his sentence for war crimes, 成人论坛 Media Action's Alpha Karama blogs about how a radio programme gave survivors of Sierra Leone鈥檚 civil war the chance to respond, reflect and demand more of their government.

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  8. How effective is opposition politics in Sierra Leone?

    Alpha Kamara

    Content Researcher and Producer, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    As democracy finds its feet in Sierra Leone, radio debate show Tok Bot Salone tested the strength of the country鈥檚 party politics in holding the government to account.聽

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  9. "I will never abandon my cocoa farm"

    Alpha Kamara

    Content Researcher and Producer, 成人论坛 Media Action in Sierra Leone

    成人论坛 Media Action trainer and producer Alpha Kamara on interviewing聽62-year-old widow and cocoa farmer Kumba Bintu Morsay for radio programmes which aim to improve cocoa farmers鈥 skills in Sierra Leone.

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  10. 鈥淲e need a voice!鈥

    Ed Kargbo

    Head of Production, Sierra Leone

    With the presidential elections days away, Sierra Leone's debate show Tok Bot Salone gave the floor to young people to discuss what鈥檚 at stake for them at the polls.聽聽

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