Mimba: More from Maweni Farm
Recently, we showcased one Maweni Farm production: Sex, Lies and Ignorance, which was a look into the lives of young Tanzanian mothers. Today we’re showcasing Mimba, another related Maweni Farm...
View ArticleUwanja wa Fisi (Hyena Square)
Another telling documentary from Maweni Farm Productions. This was was released in 2006, and is based on the life of Elisa Jospeh in Dar-es-Salaam’s infamous Uwanja wa Fisi, or Hyena Square. Related...
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Myths vs. Reality: Combating trachoma in Tanzania
By Hannah Godlove (cross-posted at Columbia University) Monday October 4th 2010 Trachaisis surgery on a woman with bilateral trachoma The first time I saw a trichiasis surgery to correct blinding...
View ArticleFidStyle Friday with Langa
Tuna ukumbi maalum wa vitu kama hivi, lakini hiki kipande kina uzito wa kipekee na itabidi tujaribu kuwaonesha watu wengi — hasa vijana — kadri tunavyoweza: Unaweza kutembelea CheusiDawaTV kwa...
View ArticleA Walk to Beautiful
The first time I heard Lady Jay Dee was appointed to be the ambassador for women suffering from fistula in Tanzania, I immediately remembered the documentary below. Like many of you, before I watched...
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Langa na Kala Pina katika Njia Panda
Wiki chache zilizopita, kupitia CheusiDawaTV, tulipata fursa ya kumsikia Langa akiongelea kipindi kigumu alichopitia — kwa takribani miaka 5, alikuwa anatumia madawa ya kulevya. Langa ni msanii wa Hip...
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Malaria comic
Wanasayansi wanaofanya utafiti kufahamu mbinu ambazo mdudu wa malaria (Plasmodium) anatumia kuepuka mfumo wa kinga wa binadamu hivi karibuni wamezindua mfululizo wa katuni wenye lengo la kusambaza...
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Maswali Matano Kuhusu Tuzo ya Nobel ya Fiziolojia na Tiba
Ugunduzi wa namna ya kubadili chembechembe hai (cell) ya aina yoyote ili iwe na uwezo wa kujibadili kuwa aina nyingine, umewapatia Sir John Gurdon na Prof. Shinya Yamanaka tuzo ya Nobel ya Fiziolojia...
View ArticleResults from Poll #8
Poll #8 asked “Can traditional healers and doctors work together?” The poll was open for a week on the Vijana FM homepage sidebar from October 28th to November 4th. Results indicated 10 responses: 20%...
View ArticleIRP journalism trip to India in Feb 2013
The International Reporting Project (IRP) is organizing a trip for journalists to India to examine child survival from February 17-27, 2013. The aim of the trip is to document factors affecting short...
View Article99 Problems, Ebola Ain’t One
This past Sunday, October 19th, Nipashe reported on a possible Ebola case in Mwanza‘s Sengerema district. The patient, Salome Richard, a teenager who sadly passed away the previous Friday, October...
View ArticleEbola, because Africa matters
We invest in Africa by sustaining its resources and protecting its people.
View ArticleWe can use phones to access insurance (via The Citizen)
Mobile technology serves as the perfect mechanism for collecting and managing premiums from people residing in remote areas.
View ArticleDriving at Work; Focus on Safe Drivers
The world experiences one death every 24 seconds due to road traffic crashes. How do we change?
View ArticleKuwa Kijana and other books on puberty
Grow and Know has published books on puberty and sex that can be read by young people, or used in schools.
View ArticleFredros Okumu talks about mosquitoes at TED
Via TED Talks: What do we really know about mosquitoes? Fredros Okumu catches and studies these disease-carrying insects for a...
View ArticleMaswali matano na Neema Loth
Neema Loth ni ni afisa habari na mahusiano kwa umma, pia ni mwazilishi wa Digital Detox Tanzania. 1. Nini ni...
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