

20 November 2023, 3:54 pm
By Wiribrod Ssegirinya Listen to an interesting interview with Winnie Amitologayi, a female radio journalist who left accounting and followed her passion into radio journalism. Winnie works for Jambo Media Services in Kitgum city.
16 November 2023, 1:57 pm
By Byamukama Alozious According to the study by Women of Uganda Network -WOUGNET, Jinja has the highest cases of online gender-based violence (GBV). The research, which was conducted in 2020, revealed that 99.7% of females were affected by online GBV,…
7 November 2023, 6:07 pm
Busoga elders have advised youth to opt smaller families as the only way to development. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS, Busoga has about 3.9 million people who live in chiefdoms of Bugabula, Bugweri, Bukooli, Luuka, Bunhole, Bulamoji, Bunha,…
3 November 2023, 3:49 pm
By Wiribrod Ssegirinya Listen to the fourth and last series of journalists in Tororo district who were trained by Uganda Media Women’s Association on gender sensitive reporting. They share how they are now gender responsive in content production and daily…
25 October 2023, 3:11 pm
By Wiribrod Ssegirinya Listen to this third series where we bring to you how the journalists in Kitgum district are being gender responsive. They share strategies their media houses are using to include more women voices in programming.
20 October 2023, 3:43 pm
By Wiribrod Ssegirinya Listen to experiences from women councilors in Kitgum district who were trained by Uganda Media Women’s Association on how to use the media strategically.
19 October 2023, 3:35 pm
By Wiribrod Ssegirinya Listen to how Tororo women councilors trained by Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) are strategically using the media for decision making and raising concerns in their constituencies.
16 October 2023, 5:06 pm
By Catherine Apalat and Wiribrod Ssegirinya Listen to the views and opinions of local leaders, community women and men on the role of maternity care providers in improving care of pregnant mothers in government hospitals and centers. The views were…
13 October 2023, 1:44 pm
The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) Examination for the 2023 candidates officially starts today, Friday, October 13, 2023, with the briefing of candidates. I would like to emphasize that the briefing is a very important exercise which must be conducted…
9 October 2023, 2:22 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda is among the countries with rapidly growing digital advancement of internet, cloud computing, and other digital innovations which has affected the way people live, work and communicate. While launching the October cybersecurity awareness month at Nation…
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.