CU@SCHOOL: Tracking School attendance in Uganda
Can mobile phones help bringing primary school teachers and pupils back into the classroom? Teachers’ absenteeism in Uganda is one of the highest in the world, with obvious implications for the...
View ArticleUganda Radio Network: News for millions of rural Ugandans
Twaweza partner Uganda Radio Network (URN) reaches and informs between 10 and 20 million Ugandans daily with a variety of news and perspectives relevant to their lives and their every day...
View ArticleTRAC FM: Citizens keeping an eye through radio and SMS
Interactive radio talk-shows are the most popular platforms for political debate in Uganda. Twaweza partner TRAC FM builds on the success of these shows and involves citizens in high frequency...
View ArticleSinging for a change
Twaweza is working on a new partnership with Buzz Media in Uganda. Recognising the powerful potential of music in bringing about social change and inspiration through entertainment, this partnership...
View ArticleStirring it up with Ni Sisi concerts
Rural Uganda has been living it up with a series of concerts, organized by Fenon Entertainment with support from Twaweza. Popular artists have come together to perform a set of five concerts across...
View ArticleMaking interactive radio content
In 2014 Twaweza worked with Trac FM to support radio stations to include more interactive content in their programs. Trac FM have created a polling system that allows thousands of radio listeners to...
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