YL 33: The First Female Ham Radio Operators, and their Awesome Legacy Historically, literacy—in its many forms—has given the marginalized a way to speak and participate in a system that previously prevented them from doing so. And while the printing press revolutionized the way writing was exchanged and shared with the world, the invention of radio as entertainment, emergency, and communication technology had a similar effect on oral storytelling. From this, ham radio, also known as amateur … [Read more...]
The First Female Ham Radio Operators
January 19, 2015 by Team Celebration
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Celebrating NIGER: Listener’s Clubs Network
May 3, 2011 by admin
A successful approach to gender inclusion in communication for development Dimitra and its partner in Niger, ONG VIE Kande ni Bayra created the “listener’s clubs” project in 2009 to give rural men and women better access to information and means of communication. ONG VIE Coordinator Ali Abdoulaye explains the reasons for the project’s success. In 2008, Dimitra and its partner in Niger, ONG VIE Kande ni Bayra, started supporting the creation of rural “community … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: "Essential Family Practices", A Celebration of Women, Africa, African women, Belgian Cooperation, bilateral organizations, Canadian, Celebrating NIGER, FAO, Gasséda, literacy and communication, NIGER, Nigeria, Swiss, UNDP, UNFPA, Unifem, women in Niger, women in radio, WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action, women., ” Listener’s Clubs Network
