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• Our office: Nairobi
• Our areas of focus: Climate resilience and adaptation
• Our partners: UK , UK ,

About our work

In Kenya, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action has a long history of supporting TV and radio broadcasters to produce engaging and informative programming on topics ranging from water, sanitation and hygiene to climate adaptation and good governance.

Since 2018, we have been running climate projects mentoring local radio journalists to report the weather better – in turn helping farmers, fishermen and pastoralists adapt to the often devastating impacts of changing weather, and protect their lives and livelihoods. This work was initially funded by the UK Met Office, back-funded by the UK FCDO, and we’re delighted to be building on this work as part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 initiative – partnering with leading academics, scientists and development organisations on the Down2Earth project tackling food and water insecurity across the Horn of Africa.

We also recently partnered with Sightsavers in the USAID-funded Global Labour Programme to raise awareness of disability rights and workers’ rights. We are supporting seven radio stations in Nairobi and Western Kenya to produce radio and social media content that addresses barriers and showcases success stories of people with disabilities in the workforce.

In 2022, our Young Africa Works in Kenya project - funded by MasterCard Foundation and in partnership with Colleges and Institutes Canada - sought to increase the participation of young Kenyans, particularly women, in training programmes focused on Kenya’s Big Four (food security, affordable housing, manufacturing and affordable healthcare) and the digital sectors. We also supported journalists in eight radio stations in urban and peri-urban areas to produce radio and social media content focused on the benefits of technical and vocational education and training.

Previously, our radio and TV discussion show Sema Kenya (Kenya Speaks) brought audiences face-to-face with public officials to debate the big issues of the day; and our youth radio show Kimasomaso ('To speak out boldly’) tackled sexual and reproductive health issues.