Mama FM
101.7 MHz
Kisaasi - Kampala
+256 393 113 848
info@umwamamafm.co.ug
https://www.umwamamafm.co.ug
101.7 MHz
Kisaasi - Kampala
+256 393 113 848
info@umwamamafm.co.ug
https://www.umwamamafm.co.ug
8 May 2024, 5:15 pm
Byamukama Alozious As Uganda prepares to mark the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, the Ministry of Health is redoubling its efforts to enhance access to quality Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Family Planning (FP) services. This initiative aims…
8 May 2024, 12:32 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Small business owners set to benefit from Gatako Omutindo, a program of Post Bank in Partnership Federation of small and medium sized enterprises FSME. The program which aims at financial literacy, saving culture and value addition was…
7 May 2024, 9:35 pm
Nanfuka Robbina Nabukenya Christine and Sunday Kimera Dominic, both 24 years old, share a life colored by the challenges of living with albinism. Christine, a resilient young woman, highlights the pervasive ignorance among parents raising children with albinism. She laments…
7 May 2024, 8:57 pm
Robbina Nanfuka Nuhu, a primary 4 pupil at Honey Suckle Primary School in Kireka, Luweero district, faces significant obstacles in pursuing his education. His father, Hajji Kakooza, with a large family to support, neglects Nuhu’s right to education. It falls…
7 May 2024, 3:21 pm
Byamukama Alozious This innovative self-test kit, approved by the World Health Organization, aims to empower Ugandans to know their HIV status, thereby contributing to efforts to curb the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. During an orientation session for journalists this…
18 April 2024, 12:26 pm
Byamukama Alozious The chairman of 01 special Forces Group in the Special Force Command court martial Lt. Col Moses Nabasa has sentenced Private Ecee Julius of SFC 3FAR at Loro Town Council to life imprisonment for murder and 40 years…
18 April 2024, 11:42 am
By Byamukama Alozious As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Haemophilia Day, haemophilia activists have called to government to budget for haemophilia awareness and prevention programs. Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder which 99% attack boys from…
15 April 2024, 7:03 pm
By Paul Kabali In a bid to foster economic empowerment and financial literacy among Ugandans, Kalanzi Lawrence, the presenter of the popular Tutese radio program on Mama FM, founded the Mama FM Business Forum back in April 2023. The forum,…
13 April 2024, 1:58 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Ministry of Health has launched a programme named “Munoonye (find the child HIV testing campaign’” for children and adolescents with the aim of calming down HIV viral in Uganda. Speaking at the launch, the permanent secretary Diana…
8 April 2024, 3:29 pm
By Philip Onyango Concerned Ugandan and a herbalist, David Ssenfuka runs to court seeking it’s intervention to compel Butabika hospital to examine the state Minister for lands Sam Mayanja on grounds of mental disorder following his acts while executing his…
INTRODUCTION
Mama FM is a community development women focused radio operating in Kampala and the greater central region of Uganda. The radio publishes live edutainment programs, features, live talk shows, music and news. Mama FM as a community radio aims at causing learning and social change. Mama FM’s reach is about 100 km from one of Kampala suburbs, Kisaasi. It broadcasts community development information and entertainment in a bi-lingual format Luganda and English. It creates space for women and other marginalized groups to meet over airwaves, discuss and learn about issues relevant to them and their lives. This improves their meaningful participation in decisions that affect their lives through strengthening their ability to communicate. Mama FM is a powerful social and economic platform in advancing women’s emancipation, and self-expression of marginalized groups like Persons with disabilities, youth, children and the elderly.
Station’s Slogan
The Voice To Listen To
Mission
Contribute towards empowering individuals and marginalized communities, especially women, by promoting their concerns and increasing their participation in the local and national development programs.
Vision
Have the concerns and voices of the less privileged in society take centre stage in the Uganda mass media for a fair and just world.