Twaweza's host organisation Hivos congratulates ShujaazFM, a multimedia project supported by Twaweza, on receiving OneWorld's 2011 Special Media Award for using media to make a difference in the lives of millions of Kenyan youth. Shujaaz combines 600,000 monthly free comics, daily radio programmes, social media and text messaging to inspire and motivate young Kenyans to take action to improve their lives and engage with urgent practical issues that shape their future. The article links to an interview with the UK Minister for International Development, Alan Duncan, who praised Shujaaz's work at the OneWorld award ceremony in London earlier this year. Read more
Uwezo inaendelea kutambuliwa kambi namna inayofaa kuwashiriksha raia kuboresha uwajibikaji katika utoaji huduma kwa umma. Uzinduzi wa utafiti wa Uwezo kwa 2011 jijini Dar es Salaam hivi karibuni umeripotiwa kwenye magazeti la Nipashe, Guardian na Daily News, ambayo yanaeleza ubora wa utafiti wa Uwezo. Blogu ya Povertymatters ya gazeti la Guardian la Uingereza inasema Uwezo imeweka bayana viwang vya chini vya ujifunzaji nchini Kenya, Uganda na Tanzania, na inaihusisha Uwezo na Aser ya India, ambayo ilitoa mawazo na kusaidia kuanzishwa kwa Uwezo Afrika Mashariki. Uwezo pia imetajwa kwenye Mkakati Mpya wa Benki ya Dunia kwa Afrika kama mfano jinsi ambavyo Benki hiyo ingependa kuona sauti za raia na uwajibikaji ukiimarishwa.