Kampala Writing about community radio in Uganda could be very short, even if not sweet, story: there is none! At least, there is none in the way we might recognize such a concept in the US or even in African countries. Kenya has a fledgling network of small community radio stations in twenty-two different areas around the country, …
Tag: ACORN
Is Kenya Starving the Poor to Play Politics?
Nairobi Talking to ACORN Kenya organizers and leaders, one thing jumped to the top of the conversation quickly when education was raised, and it was not the poor quality of the books and classrooms this time, it was food, specifically school lunches. Everyone from slumdweller to education expert agrees that a child’s ability to …
Detroit Housing Crisis, Progress but a Long Way to Go
Detroit The panel organized by the Detroit School at the University of Michigan – Dearborn had an ominous title: “Post Crisis Housing Markets and Housing Insecurity.” In Detroit, not unlike so many other cities around the world now, when you couple “Post Crisis” and “Housing” in the same phrase you are definitely either very hopeful …