Waking up to agriculture and equality on Mama Radio
Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, is more than 2,000 km from Kinshasa, the capital of DRC. Here, violence […]
Modeste Shabani Bin Sweni, Radio Sauti ya Mkaaji, DRC, journalist and team leader
Modeste Shabani Bin Sweni was born in Kibango, in the chiefdom of Kawange, Kasondo territory in DRC. At the time […]
Personal reflections on the state of science journalism—from the World Conference of Science Journalists
Patrick Kahondwa is the program manager at Radio Universitaire ISDR (Institut Superieur de Developpement Rurale) in Bukavu, DRC. After reading […]
DRC: Small-scale miner turns to oranges for profitable, safer career
In the cold, high-altitude mountainous area of Nyabibwe, in DRC, Ajuwa Bertin and his two young brothers head to the […]
DRC: Farmers come together to better market their maize
Henriette Sahengema exits a big cinderblock building happily counting new bills. In the midst of several farmers, she smiles. This […]
DRC: Farmers use local herb to fight weeds, restore land, increase production
Sylvestre Muhindo thrusts his right hand into the soil in the middle of his field and pulls out a handful […]
DRC: Conservation agriculture reduces labour costs, but farmers must still deal with weeds
It’s Sunday afternoon and John Kakule Toly stands like a teacher at the front of a classroom, facing the many […]
DRC: Farmer raises his goats well by practicing good hygiene
After a fierce rain, Bahati Assani waits hours until the sun is shining brightly before bringing his goats to pasture, […]
DRC: Farmers use local herb to fight weeds, restore land, increase production
Sylvestre Muhindo thrusts his right hand into the soil in the middle of his field and pulls out a handful […]
DRC : Conflict forces many farmers to abandon fields, but others remain
Kavira Kakese walks slowly on the stony trail to her field in Mayangose, a village in Virunga National Park, in […]