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20 July 2012
DFID back Shujaaz to deliver healthy eating campaign in Kenya
Shujaaz, Kenya's award-winning social communication channel, has secured a DFID contract to deliver nutrition messages to young people in Kenya.


16 July 2012
See what Shujaaz founder Rob Burnet had to say when he took part in Ted Talent Search in Nairobi
Rob Burnet founded the local arts center Kuona Trust, directs the Emmy-award winning media firm Well Told Story, and created Shujaaz FM.


29 June 2012
FIPS-Africa self-employed agricultural advisors build their careers and transform village agriculture
"I would have been married at the age of 19 were it not for FIPS-Africa" says 22-year old Dorcas Nyangasi, from Emuhaya, Western Kenya.


24 April 2012
RIU learning outputs get journal publications
As phase 2 of the RIU programme comes to a close, three more papers are being published in some of the development sector's most influential journals.


16 April 2012
Tanzania premier attends RIU presentation on commercialization of indigenous poultry
The government of Tanzania should make a deliberate investment to boost indigenous poultry keeping. It should also use special funds under the Economic Empowerment Act to support vulnerable people, with HIV/AIDS or malaria, to benefit from the opportunity.


12 April 2012
Aqua Shops to feature on BBC Worldwide documentary
The RIU-backed Aqua Shop project is to be featured on the BBC Horizons documentary entitled 'Food Sustainability'. The episode explores fish supplies and the sustainable farming initiatives that are taking place around Lake Victoria in Kenya.


1 April 2012
Shujaaz wins an Emmy
On 1 April 2012 Shujaaz won the International Digital Emmy for children and young peoples content. Alan Duncan phoned DJ Bowie on ShujaazFM to say congratulations.


21 March 2012
RIU-sponsored workshop advocates wider bio-pesticide use in West Africa
Bio-pesticides and their role in modern pest managementin West & Central Africa were explored at a workshop organised by the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Kenyan Real IPM company in March 2012. The DFID-funded Research Into Use programme sponsored the event.



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