VoicesofAfrica wins World Summit Award
Voices of Africa Media Foundation, Haarlem, The Netherlands- The Voices of Africa (www.voicesofafrica.com), a training project targeting African reporters, has been declared one of the winners of the World Summit Award, in the category e-Inclusion and Participation. The news was announced by the World Summit Award officials, after a jury of 35 members from 35 countries have judged 560 interactive media projects. Read the press release

Tanzania embraces clean energies
Deo Simba, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Start up cost for buying gas stove and the gas cylinder is out of reach for most Tanzanians. At the same time, using gas as alternative source of energy has proved to be very efficient, economic, user-friendly with many more advantages compared to use of charcoal. View the video

Telepuzzle for Camjos!

Olivier Nyirubugara-The VoicesofAfrica Media Foundation is among the three lucky beneficiaries of the TelePuzzle, a charity-oriented campaign by the Telegraaf daily among its readership. The amount is not yet known but it will certainly allow the Foundation to launch new projects and expand existing ones. The project is currently present and operational in Tanzania and Kenya, and has completed projects in Ghana, Cameroon, and South Africa.

This, beside the many awards and nominations, is another sign that the project is getting more international recognition. It constitutes a huge encouragement both for the Foundation staff and the many trainee reporters and alumni.

Nairobi residents turn to wells for clean water
Neville Omondi, Nairobi, Kenya- Nairobi residents are now finding ways to cope with acute water shortages in the city. The upper class hire water tracks to deliver water to their door steps, while the middle and low classes have turned to boreholes as their water supply.Having no other alternatives, residents have organised themselves and contributed money to pay for the digging of wells.View the video

Olivier Nyirubugara
Project Coordinator

Language conflict still palpable in Cameroon
Walter Nana Wilson, Buea, Cameroon - The perceived conflict between Francophone & Anglophone students in the University of Buea. The University of Buea, UB, is situated in the mountain town of Buea, capital of the Southwest Region. Fondly referred to as 'The Place To Be', the UB is designed in the Anglo-Saxon style of university education. View the video

Police stand up to stop Albinos killings
Abisae Maeda, Arusha, Tanzania - Tanzania government has increased the number of policemen and women in an effort to stop the ongoing killings of albinos, among others. This year 2327 police officers graduated in different disciplines from the CCP Police College in the Kilimanjaro region.View the video

Kenya IDPs: Who still cares?
Peris Waimaru, Meru, Kenya- It is time for Kenyans to pray for their leaders. To talk to God no strength is lost, to walk with him no power is lost and to wait on him no time is lost. This may sound crazy but allow me to explain. The pain of the Internally Displaced People(IDPs)should be seen as a human problem and not political. View the video

Deo Simba,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Fetching knowledge from darkness
Abisae Maeda, Arusha, Tanzania - 80 percent of schools in Tanzania have no light as they are located in rural areas where power supply is inexistent. Despite that, thousands of secondary school pupils struggle to pass their final exams, where they have to compete with their colleagues who schooled under better conditions..View the video

Tanzanians prefer manual laundry washing
Joseph Aron Alama, Arusha, Tanzania- Same well-to-do residents of Arusha, in northern Tanzania can afford buy washing machines but they do not do because they prefer the natural way of washing laundry. This preference has more than one advantage. Young people from the underprivileged areas earn money from laundry washing, and, more importantly, the environment is rescued as machines consume electrical power, which, on its turn, pollute the environment.View the video