±«Óãtv Media Action is a consortium member of Down2Earth - a project which aims to support people to use climate information to make decisions around social adaptation, policy development and resilience to water scarcity in the Horn of Africa Drylands.
In Kenya our role was to enhance future preparedness and social resilience to climatic shocks through and media communication. We trained local radio stations in the drylands to improve skills producing relevant and accurate, culturally sensitive local media content - with a focus on water scarcity, food insecurity, and climatic adaptation for rural communities.
With additional funding we expanded our work into Somalia. We translated our online course on climate change reporting into Somali and supported the first cohort of local Somali journalists to complete the course with online mentoring. The freely available course has now been taken by hundreds of Somali journalists and in 2023 we held a competition for climate change reporting – open to journalists across all media in Somalia.
Find out more about our Down2Earth work in Kenya and our work around the world that helps to build resilience and inspire climate action.
Down2Earth is an EU Horizon 2020 Project
Our projects in Somalia
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'Hello hope': Why COVID-19 communication is critical in Somalia
Learn more about our work with media and communication to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Somalia. -
Radio to encourage women's economic empowerment in Somalia
Through engaging radio and training, ±«Óãtv Media Action is supporting women across Somalia to understand their economic rights and thrive in both the formal and informal labour markets. -
'Towards a desired goal’: building democracy in Somalia
After decades of civil war, Somalia has struggled to establish inclusive, peaceful and democratic political processes. Our national radio magazine programme, Gole Joog (‘Let’s Gather and Discuss’) is building bridges between communities and encouraging civic participation. -
Helping people in Somaliland hold their leaders to account
Radio and TV debate shows are helping people in Somaliland learn more about how to hold those in power to account -
A lifeline for people affected by drought in Somalia
Communication is a vital form of humanitarian aid so we've teamed up with the ±«Óãtv Somali Service and Radio Ergo to help people survive, cope and recover. -
Inspiring young people through radio drama
A weekly interactive radio drama, Maalmo Dhaama Manta, supports young Somalis to explore their opportunities and the obstacles they face.