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By Zainab Mohammed Nanyuki - Andrea Heltcher, a hotel owner in Nanyuki has been running a free sanitary pad campaign in her hotel for more than five years as a way of fighting period poverty. According to the Kenya Demographic Health Survey of 2014, roughly 1 million girls in Kenya miss out
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By Laura Otieno, Kisumu - When the day breaks, a queue forms at the homestead of 65-year-old Sylvia Atieno. At the heart of Korowe village in Kisumu, Sylvia has coined a name for herself as the heroine of expectant mothers, by the skill of her hands. “Nyamrerwa”, as she is often
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Hello Africa, Happy New Year from all of us at Mobile Journalism Africa. We are also honored to inform you that Mobile Journalism Africa turns 4 today. We are grateful for all the support, and the belief that you have had for and in us respectively. For everyone who has let us into
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17 year old Maisha is leading the local community in turtle conservation in Ukunda, coastal Kenya. Through interaction with the local community Maisha has learned indigenous ways of saving turtles. She started ‘Tiwi Turtle Police’ initiative with the help of her father. The initiative runs in cooperation with local fishing
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Turtle sightings and populations in Kenya have over years diminished owing to increased cases of poaching, reduced nesting activities and increase of high tides due to climate change. The sharp decline in turtle populations is also attributed to low levels of local community awareness. In Ukunda, South Coast of Kenya, a
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It’s a cold evening outside Ngorongo health centre in Gatundu South. A mom with worried look straddles her ailing baby to her bosom. The toddler has cried sore and stopped. Wanjiru, the mother has found the only two benches at the out-patient occupied. She has to stand and wait longer
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Citizen journalism as a form of civic participation, is a product of technological advances but also a response to the societal needs to broaden an insufficient or altered information space and make it more adaptable to people’s needs. Many believe the traditional press on the continent is under threat, with
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Usenge is not only one of Lake Victoria’s busiest beaches but is also the leading supplier of solid waste to the lake. The beach mainly attracts fish traders from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 2020 the beach was faced with significant environmental changes, including rising water levels that led to
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51 films from 23 countries have been selected for this year's Mobile Film Festival Africa. These films, done exclusively on mobile were selected from 497 films from 38 countries. The festival was launched with the aim of discovering talented African filmmakers. With it's unique format 1 Mobile - 1 Minute
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Happy New Year! We hope you have held on to this, however long it lasted. It is a welcome relief after a tumultuous 2020. Amidst all the challenges brought about by COVID-19 in 2020, we witnessed the true power of our resilience and unity during trying times. Throughout this time,
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