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"Seit 2012 fördert Oikocredit in Kambodscha eine landesweite Radiosendung, die der ländlichen Bevölkerung Grundkenntnisse in Finanzfragen vermitteln und zugleich nachhaltige Unternehmenspraktiken fördern soll. Finanzielle Grundbildung ist für Oikocredit das entscheidende Instrument, um die Hera ... more

Making Media Work for the Poor

Adam Smith International;Springfield Centre (2013), 27 pp.
"The Nigerian media focuses little on business, and the business coverage that does exist is often dominated by macro-economic, large and international business issues, or is one-sided, representing only the views of government or the elite. The real issues that impact on Nigeria’s millions of sma ... more

Radio Programmes for Small Businesses: Using Media for Local Economic Development in Ghana

Accra: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ);Programme for Sustainable Economic Development (PSED) (2012), iv, 32 pp.
"This publication has four main purposes. First, it informs local authorities and business associations in Ghana about the benefits of setting up industrial zones in their localities. Second, decision makers will learn about what has been achieved so far through the support to industrial areas in va ... more
"In late 2009, three newspaper articles appeared in the Kenyan press, contributing to a newly emerging debate in the Kenyan media over government transparency and accountability. Media reporting in Kenya on governance issues, particularly in relation to corrupt practices in public spending, is not n ... more

There Will be Ink: A Study of Journalism Training and the Extractive Industries in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda

New York: Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, International Media and Communications Program (2009), 114 pp.
"This report is intended to serve as a guide for organizations considering establishing journalist-training programs in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda. The report provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities in the journalism profession in these three countries. Generalizations across countri ... more

The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa: A Study of Private FM Radio in Uganda

Bern: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Employment and Income Division (2007), 16 pp.
"The majority of the cases relate to radio programmes that have been supported by FIT Uganda (a Ugandan development company) and the FIT SEMA project (an ILO project). These interventions supported the launch of new radio programme formats that focused on business and livelihood issues. The substant ... more

The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa

Bern: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Employment and Income Division (2007), 46 pp.
"This paper explores the role that the mass media can play in enhancing processes that underpin the reform of the business environment. It does so through the lens of local FM radio stations in Uganda that have emerged over the last decade to become a prominent feature of the country’s social, pol ... more

Lessons Learnt from Supporting Mass Media to Improve the Business Environment

International Labour Organization (ILO), Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (2007), 16 pp.
"Enterprise development interventions that utilize the mass media can be seen to be impacting on three different areas of the operating environment of small businesses. First, mass media can bring about behavioural change in the business operation by influencing public and individual attitudes and b ... more