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7 September 2024, 2:43 pm

Women find difficulties to decide over their own bodies

By Regina Nassanga The refusal by men to use condoms to prevent HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies is one of the challenges faced by women, often leading to violence against them. This issue was raised by some survivors of domestic violence…

7 September 2024, 2:32 pm

Women and girls aged 10-59 face the highest levels of sexual violence

By Regina Nassanga Sexual violence among women and girls aged 10-59 is highest in the Central division, at 32%, according to research conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in 2020. This was highlighted by Clothilda Babirekere, a gender specialist…

7 September 2024, 12:06 pm

UMWA training transforms Pearl FM journalist’s view on GBV

Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Women Media Association (UMWA), supported by the Austrian Development Cooperation, recently conducted an extensive training programme for journalists, survivors of domestic violence, healthcare professionals, and civil society organisations (CSOs). This initiative aimed to tackle the pressing…

7 September 2024, 11:44 am

Namakula an empowered journalist to tackle gender-based violence with impact

By Byamukama Alozious In a significant step towards improving the reporting of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women, the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), with support from the Austrian Development Cooperation, recently conducted a comprehensive training programme for journalists,…

5 September 2024, 5:51 pm

Uganda hosts successful regional lab training for East, Central, and Southern Af…

Byamukama Alozious During the closing ceremony of the East, Central, and Southern Africa/Global Fund and African Society for Laboratory Medicine regional training for biomedical engineers and laboratory scientists in equipment maintenance and external quality assurance (EQA) panel production, Uganda’s National…

5 September 2024, 4:24 pm

UMWA urges joint efforts to address escalating VAWG and GBV

Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Women Media Association (UMWA), in partnership with the Austrian Development Cooperation for a two-month training programme aimed at tackling the rising cases of violence against women and girls (VAWG) has trained journalists, health workers, civil society…

3 September 2024, 4:50 pm

Empowering female journalists to promote peaceful elections

By Annet Nakato To promote peaceful elections in Uganda, SHED and KAD Initiative Uganda have collaborated to train female journalists in conflict-sensitive journalism. The training, held on 30-31 August 2024 at The Source of the Nile Hotel in Namanve, aimed…

2 September 2024, 11:13 am

Uganda Cancer Institute extends expertise to DRC

By Annet Nakato The Uganda Cancer Institute is assisting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in establishing a cancer treatment centre in the Kivu region, which will improve cancer care for people in the DRC. The new centre will diagnose…

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.