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FemmepowermentAfrique is a project based at the University of Sheffield, in the UK, working with partners in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Switzerland. We are analysing the impact of radio on perceptions of women’s empowerment in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. We are working with Studio Yafa in Burkina Faso, Studio Kalangou in Niger and Studio Tamani in Mali, who are run by Fondation Hirondelle which is based in Switzerland.

Image: Radio focus group in Niger, shared with permission of participants. © EmmaHeywood

ABOUT US

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Dr EMMA HEYWOOD

Foundation Hirondelle

Project Lead

Dr. Emma Heywood is a lecturer in Journalism, Radio and Communication at the University of Sheffield in the UK. With a particular focus on women's empowerment, her research examines the role of the media, and particularly radio, in conflict-affected areas. As well as leading this project, she has also investigated foreign conflict reporting of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict by Russian, French and UK television news providers.

Fondation Hirondelle is a non-profit organisation based in Lausanne in Switzerland.

It was founded in 1995 and provides information to populations faced with crisis. The aim is to empower them in their daily lives.

Research Assistants in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso - GCRF ESRC project

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Haoua Issoufou Maikano

Mossokoura KONATE

Mariam OUEDRAOGO

Research Assistant

Haoua Issoufou Maikano is a research assistant for the FemmepowermentAfrique project in Niger. She has a BA in Strategic Communications from the African University College of Communications (Aucc) which is based in Accra, Ghana.

Research Assistant

Mossokoura Konate is a Malian journalist and Head of Radio Partners for Studio Tamani in Bamako. In this role, she manages broadcasts across 85 partner radios across Mali. Previously, she worked at the ORTM (Office for Radio and Television in Mali) and experience leader for women in radio in Mali. With a masters in Media Management, she has studied journalism and communication across many international institutions (Lille, Abidjan, Ouagadougou, and Dakar).

Research Assistant

Mariam Ouédraogo is about to finalise her Master thesis in Communication for Development. Her research interests include behavioural change through communication and the role of communication in socio-economic development of marginalised populations. Besides her work as research assistant for Sheffield University, she teaches French at a high school in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Studio Kalangou

Studio Kalangou is run by Fondation Hirondelle and based in Niamey, Niger. It is an independent provider of domestic news in five languages. Studio Kalangou programmes focus on the daily life of the population in Niger and are broadcast daily by a network of 34 radio stations across Niger. Topics covered include women, education, and politics

Studio Tamani

Studio Tamani has broadcast daily radio programmes in Mali since 2013 in 5 languages across 70 partner radios. All the broadcasts are produced by a team of journalists based in Bamako, Mali. Studio Tamani was created by Fondation Hirondelle in partnership with URTEL (Union des radios et télévisions libres du Mali).

Studio Yafa

Studio Yafa was founded by Fondation Hirondelle and since 2019 has been run by a team of journalists based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The studio produces programming across radio, video and multimedia all dedicated to young burkinabès. It provide information and spaces for young people to discuss the social and political life of the country.

Studio Hirondelle RDC

Since 2014, Fondation Hirondelle has focused its action in the DRC on information of general interest, targeting the two priority audiences of youth and women.
Its network of media partners is one of the largest in the DRC, working with over 120 local radio stations (mainly community radio stations) and some twenty TV stations.

the radio studios

FemmepowermentAfrique

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