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Uganda: Training Extesion workers in Voice Recording and Editing farmers’ based practices

Posted March 3, 2013 4:54 GMT 1 · Rising Voices

Categories: Uganda, Digital Storytelling, Audio Podcasts, Blogs, Digital Video

The project is aiming at bridging the information sharing gaps between farmers and extension workers in Nakaseke District. By empowering extension providers in farm radio recording and editing we will increase the levels of information sharing and interactions with the farmers. the Training will also enable extension officers to identify farmers needs and challenges and perhaps advise them and share local content online.

Topical focus:

Digital Storytelling ^[1]

Country:

Uganda ^[2]

What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?

Kampala

Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.

The project is also aiming at increasing interactions between the farmers and the service providers. because we have noticed that there is a very big gap between the extension workers and the farmers. We hope that by training extension workers we will contribute to the generation of local content and also make the farmers meet the services providers on their farm. And share local content on our Community Radio.

What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?

We shall be able to produce a monthly farmer's voice magazine featuring field practices produced local language by print and also shared online in English and shared a blog and other social media like facebook . The recorded programs will also be shared on our Community Radio 102.9fm. to give it a wider audience and also capture feedback for future improvement of the program.

What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?

Audio Podcasts ^[3], Blogs ^[4], Digital Video ^[5]

Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.

So far we have a very working relationship with the National Advisory Agricultural Service Providers at that District and on the Sub-County level. we also intend to collaborate with the nearest Agricultural research institution like Bukalasa to contribute to the success of this project by sharing their experiences which will be recoded and shared online and over the community Radio.

How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?

25 participants will be trained and 18 selected from Sub-Counties and 2 from Research institutes and 3 from town Councils and 2 Nakaseke District Headquarters.

Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?

Providing digital voice Recorders to be used in training.

Contact name

Balaba Peter

Organization

Nakaseke Multipurpose Community Telecentre Project