Stories and Articles About Our Work

If someone were to ask how you would rank all the continents in terms of accessibility to technology, I think almost anyone would rank Africa last. But that may not be true for much longer. Media are finding new ways to grow and expand in Africa and these projects and initiatives are life-changing, and in my opinion, often even life-saving. Read more »

Dadaab, the largest refugee camp complex in the world, is home to hundreds of thousands fleeing the drought in Somalia – people who are being put further at risk because of information gaps that are hampering the aid response. Read more »

What a difference a generation makes. Back in 1984-85, groundbreaking media coverage of the terrible drought and famine that affected around eight million people in Ethiopia spurred an outpouring of Western relief efforts. A harrowing report by BBC broadcaster Michael Buerk is often cited as the spark that led to Band Aid, a supergroup of British and Irish musicians who recorded a pop album for charity, and eventually Live Aid, a group of American pop stars who performed likewise. Read more »

Refugees in Dadaab camps are suffering from a large-scale information gap that is almost inevitably putting lives at risk. Known as the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab in Eastern Kenya has recently taken on an influx of Somali refugees fleeing famine conditions in the Horn of Africa.

Current communication strategies are not working effectively and there is every indication that the information gap is hampering the aid response, with serious implications for people’s suffering. Read more »