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Sierra Leone
Joined December 2015
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Very useful Lessons Learned Workshop. Looking forward to day 2. Extremely grateful to all our partners @UNDPSierraLeone @bbcmaSL @IRNSalone @IrlEmbFreetown @CanadainSL @IcelandDevCoop @EUinSierraLeone
Feel extremely proud to be part of #iVerify's 2-day Lessons Learned Workshop, as the consortium partners (SLAJ, IRN and BBC Media Action) took stock of the platform's achievements and shared ideas on how to ensure its sustainability. Special #ThankYou to all our partners.
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An evaluation of our work in Sierra Leone has shown that radio can shift attitudes among at-risk teenage girls and their families to support girls’ learning. Read the findings: bbc.in/3rtcmaq #Equality #WomensRights @FCDOGEC @bbcmaSL @UNFPASierraleon
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Can radio help build a more supportive environment for girls’ education in Sierra Leone? An evaluation of our work has found it can! Read our insights here: bbc.in/44EUWFY #WYSD #Equality @RESCUEorg @FCDOGEC @Concern @RestDevSalone @bbcmaSL
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One of our partners for #iVerify , @bbcmaSL hosted a dissemination event of a formative research they conducted to understand mis/disinformation in #SL. For this, they had interacted with 64 ppl (32 M & 32 F) and 12 media practitioners in #Freetown, Bo & Kono. @UNDPSierraLeone
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We're turning up the volume for women and girls around the world - to meet our presenters and partners in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Libya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Ukraine, check out our newsletter: bbc.in/3J03X3f #PowerOn #IWD2023 #genderequality #media #communication
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Credible information can be a vehicle for cohesion esp during #elections. This is why @UNDPSierraLeone🇸🇱 has commenced conversation w/ @bbcmaSL on how to use @UNDP’s #iVerify, a fact-checking tool to fight mis- and disinformation during elections.
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: We hear from @simonajaz, co-founder of Paraguay’s @elsurti, on connecting with Paraguayan communities amid tough competition with traditional media outlets and the challenges of fast-changing social media algorithms. #BraveNewMedia: bbc.com/mediaaction/our-work…
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BBC Media Action SL retweeted
The European Parliament has passed a resolution on media freedom in #Myanmar, calling for the release of our freelance producer Htet Htet Khine and other detained media workers. Our statement calling for her release: bbc.in/3UIex40 @EUinASEAN @Europarl_EN @pressfreedom
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“At age 13 on a rainy day, I sat on my wheelchair shivering with a plastic bag covering some parts of my body. An idea crossed my mind that I could change my current situation” read the rest of Aminata’s story here: bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmediaacti… #GAAD #disabilityinclusion
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We interviewed Aminata Tholley for our radio show Wae Gyal Pikin Tinap (When a Girl Child Stands) in #SierraLeone. The topic of the episode was girls finding opportunities for themselves. And Aminata certainly did that! Read her story here: bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmediaacti… #GAAD2022
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“Disability is not inability.” Madi Sefoi joined our radio show in Sierra Leone as a guest co-host to speak out for girls living with disabilities and barriers to education - on #IWD2022 read her story: bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmediaacti… @bbcmaSL
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It’s #WorldRadioDay! We're celebrating the success of Tawa Fo Welbodi, our radio show in Sierra Leone. The 30-minute show broadcast weekly in Krio to a national audience and inspired people to protect themselves and their families from malaria. Learn more: bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/where-…
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My husband...was getting frequent attacks of malaria. Since [listening to Tawa Fo Welbodi] I never allowed him to sleep without a bed net,” says a listener in Western Sierra Leone. On #WorldRadioDay read our research: bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/public…
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Great discussion with Journalists of Classic FM today. It was inspiring to hear more about the Media Landscape in #SierraLeone and how these young Sierra Leonean Journalists have benefited from UK-Funded programmes through @bbcmediaaction.
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SLBC is part of #PRIMED – our ground-breaking media development project with #UKAid in Sierra Leone, Bangladesh and Ethiopia, helping media offer more robust, wide-ranging reporting and support for staff to help build gender equality. #GenerationEquality #GenEgalityFR @FCDOGender
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Sierra Leone's national broadcaster has a 50:50 group to champion gender equality - it doesn't happen by accident - Hawa Barrie at 'Media for equality', on now #GenerationEquality #5050Project
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1/ UP NEXT: ‘Being a woman in media means you have to work 10 times harder than a man’ - Hawa Barrie @BocKhawa is the first female head of news at Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation, and says despite progress, women still lack training and support. #GenEgaliteFR
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay and we are sharing inspiring stories from a malaria myth-busting radio show in Sierra Leone and the impact it’s having on the fight against the disease... ➡️ comicrelief.com/news/mariama…
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For over 20 years we've delivered trusted health information in some of the world’s poorest and most fragile communities – and we are there for the long haul, helping people cope and survive. Support our #COVID19 response here: bbc.in/340vD2V #mediaforgood #factsnotfear
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Young women have a great role to play in 🇸🇱 development - we are excited to announce our young women’s dialogue forum. This is a platform for dialogue, mentoring, learning and experience sharing. #Apply #Share 🇬🇧🇸🇱
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