Twaweza project wins award
The award is presented to an outstanding project working on the ground in the developing world, where media activity has made a real impact on people's lives. ShujaazFM combines 600,000 monthly free comics, daily radio programmes, social media and text messaging to engage with young people in Kenya. Facts are merged with fiction so that Shujaaz can cover hard-hitting material like tribalism, the aftermath of the post-election violence and human rights.
Radio drama
One World praised the project: "ShujaazFM (Heroes in Sheng - Kenya's youth slang) is a one-year-old, interactive multimedia project designed to inspire and motivate millions of young Kenyans to take action to improve their lives and engage with urgent practical issues that shape their future.
At its heart, ShujaazFM is a radio drama about four young Kenyans growing up and meeting life's many challenges. This story unfolds every day and every month simultaneously across an array of popular media, using exciting stories, accessible youth slang and high quality artwork, blurring the realities of FM radio and the internet with the imagined world of comics. This multiple approach offers audiences numerous ways to engage, to learn, to get involved, to share their voices, experiences and opinions, and to interact with the ShujaazFM characters as well as their peers across Kenya."
Click here to see an interview with Alan Duncan MP, Minister for International Development at DFID, about ShujaazFM.
Click here to see an interview with Eunice Maina, who works on the ShujaazFM programme.
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