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  • characters from condom, condom ringtone campaign

    Mobiles are focus of HIV campaign

    Mobile telephony has an increasingly important role to play in international development. With approximately 2.5 million people in India living with HIV, the BBC World Service Trust has just launched a ringtone campaign to promote the use of condoms.  Read more
  • David Miliband

    Liberia media training praised by Foreign Secretary

    "...in Liberia, thanks to the BBC World Service Trust, 70% of Liberians are now following Charles Taylor's trial in The Hague."  Read more
  • Cylone Nargis aftermath: Residents wait for free rice, Yangon, May 2008

    Burma cyclone: lifeline radio support

    In response to the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, the BBC World Service Trust, in partnership with the BBC Burmese Service, is broadcasting emergency radio 'lifeline' support.  Read more
  • Producing broadcast programmes about the importance of teacher training in Africa

    Teacher education update

    We have been working with the TESSA consortium of fourteen African educational institutions and the Open University UK, to create audio materials for training primary school teachers as part of the open educational resources (OERs) on the TESSA website.  Read more
  • BBC World Service Trust Director Stephen King receives an award for Business Excellence from the Global Business Coalition in New York

    Major award for HIV and AIDS work

    BBC World Service Trust, the international charity of the BBC, has received an award for Business Excellence from GBC (the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria), for its work in increasing awareness about HIV and AIDS.  Read more
  • Sympathisers of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga celebrate on the streets of Kisumu - Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

    World Press Freedom Day: Focus on Kenya

    Free media critical to Kenya's future, claims research report from BBC World Service Trust.  Read more
  • 'Flava' radio show presenters in Nigeria

    Initiative launched to assist media across Africa

    As the media landscape across Africa evolves, the Africa Media Initiative will play a large role in assisting that change. If Africa is to move from economic dependency to become a continent of developed and democratic nations, the emergence of independent and vibrant media is essential.  Read more
  • On the job training in programme editing

    Strengthening media in Iraq

    Media freedom and access to information are of particular significance in countries emerging from conflict, especially if this conflict follows years of oppressive regimes.  Read more
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