The values that underpin good journalism, the need of citizens for reliable and abundant information, and the importance of such information for a healthy society and a robust democracy: these are perennial, and provide compass-bearings for anyone trying to make sense of current changes across the media landscape. The standards in the profession are in […]
Uncovering digital habits among teens in ‘Africa’s Silicon Valley’
The study was commissioned by UNICEF, and conducted by Intermedia between December 2012 and May 2013, with the objective of understanding how young people, aged 12-17, in Kenya are using social media and digital technologies, and what risks and opportunities this presents for the protection and advancement of their rights.
eParticipation and the theory of games
PhD Thesis on eParticipation and the theory of games Communication and power – Kenya – Neo/Post informationalism Citizen participatory deliberation systems imply devolution of power for the government. Why would bureaucrats – and in most cases also politicians be open and willing to delegate part of their power to the people? While in some cases […]
Digital education in Kenya: Schools in Africa are going digital—with encouraging results
UNTIL recently Grace Wambui, a 14-year-old pupil in Nairobi, had never touched a tablet computer. But it took her about “one minute”, she says, to work out how to use one when such devices arrived at her school, a tin shack in Kawangware, a slum in the Kenyan capital. Other students at Amaf School were […]
Y-FI Africa
Y-FI Africa’s goal is to introduce digital filmmaking clubs into high schools in Kenya and throughout Africa as an extra-curricular activity. The film industry in Kenya and Africa at large continues to experience tremendous growth. Question is; how do we prepare our youth to take up the opportunities that the growth will bring along? With […]
The Relationship Between Local Content, Internet Development and Access Prices. Main Findings and Conclusions
The Communication and Information Sector (CI) was established in its present form in 1990. Its programmes are rooted in UNESCO’s Constitution, which requires the Organization to promote the “free flow of ideas by word and image.” Besides its staff at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the CI Sector is represented in 27 UNESCO field offices. The […]
Voice of Kibera
Map Kibera is an organizations working in partnership with UNICEF to give collective global voice to Kibera residents by aggregating local citizen reports, Kibera community media and other relevant news and information. In partnership with various local organizations, the Map Kibera team (http://mapkibera.org/) launched Voice of Kibera to visualize reporting in and about Kibera (one […]
Community Projects in the Mathare Valley Slum of Nairobi
n the film production programme at The Mwelu Foundation we work to train our members in film-making skills by creating documentaries, dramas, docudramas, soaps and slide shows. We train our members in camera work, sound techniques, film directing and producing, lighting and makeup and also basic computer editing skills. We use the films to highlight […]
Lola Kenya Screen
Lola Kenya Screen is an annual international audiovisual media movement that seeks to place production tools in the hands of children and youth for the advancement of literacy, gender equity, self expression, and democracy in their world. Lola Kenya Screen comprises a production workshop, film exhibition, and audiovisual media platform for marketing, promoting and distributing […]