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8 November 2024, 6:59 pm

Mulekere awo okukambuwalira abakyala b’embuto.-Hon Ronald Balimwezo

bya Annet Nakato Omubaka wa Nakawa East Eng.Ronald Balimwezo alabudde abasawo mu malwaliro ga gavumenti abakambuwalira abakazi b’Embuto ababa bagenze mu Malwaro okunywa eddagala. Balimwezo okuta akaka kidiridde abakyala b’Embuto mu Nakawa okwemulugunya ku Basawo mu malwaliro ga gavumenti ababakambuwalira…

4 November 2024, 3:13 pm

Empowering girls: Why early political involvement matters

By Catherine Apalat and Regina Nassanga In this next radio series of our radio program of Abakyala Tweyogerere, we look at the challenges to effective political participation, the importance of representation, and how early political involvement can empower girls to…

2 November 2024, 12:44 pm

Kampala boda boda riders targeted in HIV testing campaign

By Byamukama Alozious In an effort to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Health, Kampala Capital City Authority, and Boda Boda leadership have launched a joint campaign to test Boda Boda riders for HIV. According to Kanyike Kivili,…

31 October 2024, 1:20 pm

UMWA launches survivor-centred guide for journalists

Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), with support from the Austrian Development Agency, has launched a transformative book, A Survivor-Centred Approach: A Journalist’s Guide, to help journalists cover gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women and girls with…

31 October 2024, 1:14 pm

Hon.Balimwezo asabye aba NEMA obutabeera nakyekubira nga bataasa obutonde.

Bya Annet Nakato. Omubaka wa Nakawa East Eng.Ronald Balimwezo awuniikiridde bw’agenze e Bugoloobi okulambula Olutobazi olusengejja amazzi agafubutuka mu Myala gy’ekibuga Kampala abakozi b’asanze nga basenda n’okuyiwa Ettaka ne bakamutema nti Olutobazi lwayogerako terukyaliwo mu kifo kino. Balimwezo era nga…

21 October 2024, 5:16 pm

PELUM Uganda raises alarm over the use of chemical fertilisers

By Annet Nakato Organisations advocating for organic farming, led by PELUM, have raised concerns about the excessive use of chemical fertilisers on food production, which they claim has contributed to an increase in health-related diseases. This was revealed by Edward…

21 October 2024, 11:50 am

Fort Portal hospital faces challenges amid healthcare improvements

By Byamukama Alozious Fort Portal regional referral hospital is grappling with several challenges, including staff shortages, oxygen supply issues, and inadequate waste management. According to Dr. John Mali from the radiology department, the hospital lacks radiologists to interpret data, resulting…

Mission and Vision

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.