Community Radio and Empowerment of Women among Pastoralist Communities in Northern Kenya

Abstract

This paper focuses on the contribution of a community radio (Serian Radio) to community empowerment of women among pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 4 divisions for the study. Data was gathered to determine the extent to which women participate in Serian FM programmes, productions that address the various issues facing Samburu women and the challenges faced by Serian FM in addressing various issues facing Samburu women. The paper established that Serian radio has worked to improve awareness and knowledge to solutions of community challenges and women issues in particular. The station has proved to be appropriate medium that has facilitated an interface It is recommended that regular feedback from the listening public is essential in identifying listeners' preferences and the taste of various listeners segments (youth, women, men, aged, etc) and to avoid politics and religion.

Crystalline Empowerment: Negotiating Tensions in Refugee Resettlement

“…Feysel is talking about the common request to translate a document received in the mail, and that rather than relying on the caseworker, the client should draw on the resources of people in the community. Several studies suggest the importance of community empowerment, finding success through linguistic and technical training (Viñas-de-Puig, Balna, & Benedicto, 2012), Chinese spousal empowerment during a transition to Taiwan (Momesso & Sun, 2010), and awareness of gender inequality in Kenyan communities (Mogambi & Ochola, 2015). Community empowerment as a productive focus for individual and organizational objectives has already been recognized as effective in bilingual/immersion education (Tuafuti & McCaffery, 2005).…”

Interactive radio, social network sites and development in Africa: a literature review study

“…The incorporation of ICT has transformed mass media in Africa (Srinivasan and Lopes, 2016). Specifically, the integration of social media with broadcast media has an impact on education, governance, health and agriculture, which are core determinants of development in Africa (Asak and Salawu, 2019;Bosch, 2013;Fayoyin, 2016;Fraser, 2016;Hampson et al, 2016;Hudson et al, 2017;Hutchinson et al, 2019;Mogambi and Ochola, 2015;Mtega, 2018;Mwangi et al, 2018;Ngugi, 2015;Willems, 2013).…”

“…Asiedu (2012) argued that the integration of radio with ICT would increase the access of individuals to new technologies, specifically among women who can promote social change and development. In Africa, interactive radio and SNSs have an impact on Africa's development (Asak and Salawu, 2019;Asuman and Diedong, 2019;Bosch, 2013;Fombad and Jiyane, 2019;Hutchinson et al, 2019;Mogambi and Ochola, 2015;Tietaah et al, 2019). In African countries such as Ghana, Tietaah et al (2019) posit that the longevity of radio as a medium of mass communication has been supported by its inclusiveness that supports the use of local languages and integration with new ICT to promote audience engagement.…”

“…The use of SNS by traditional radio stations to engage the public in developing countries results in socio-economic advantages (Asak and Salawu, 2019). Mogambi and Ochola (2015), Fombad and Jiyane (2019), and Hutchinson et al (2019) posit that interactive media and SNSs have an impact on development related activities that are conducted by women.…”

“…Factors such as agriculture, health, governance, peace and education have an impact on development (Boldeanu and Constantinescu, 2015). In their studies, Asak and Salawu (2019), Bosch (2013), Fayoyin (2016), Fraser (2016, Hampson et al (2016), Hudson et al (2017), Hutchinson et al (2019), Mogambi and Ochola (2015), Mtega (2018), Mwangi et al (2018), Ngugi (2015) and Willems (2013) argue that interactive radio has a substantial impact on agriculture, governance, health, and education, which are significant determinants of development in Africa. For instance, Abissi (2019) posits that in Burkina Faso, community radio stations that broadcast in local languages provide citizens with diverse information on topics such as health, education and politics.…”