Memoirs of a Trainer- Walk your Path

When a trainer stands before the participants during a workshop, it is easy to read some few things about them from their facial expressions or body language. From the participant who is eager to be part of the workshop, to the bored one who appears like their only...
What it takes to write a script for a drama series

What it takes to write a script for a drama series

Early this year, Roshani Consultancy Services produced an 8 part radio drama series on the importance of immunization for children under the age of five years. The drama was produced in English and Swahili to ensure the key message was well understood by our target...
Media Chat: Animation and Media

Media Chat: Animation and Media

Journalists in today’s world are expected to be multi-talented in their storytelling skills so as to maintain their mark in the ever-competitive industry. Choosing which skill to add on may prove to be a herculean task as it is not every day one gets an...
Training refugees on how to develop audio content

Training refugees on how to develop audio content

In the last few weeks, Mary Kiio of Roshani CS , has been in Ethiopia conducting a training targeted to  Eritrean refugees living in the countries camps. These refugees are drawn from various professional backgrounds who have a desire to amplify the voices of refugees...
A look behind the scenes- Developing audio dramas

A look behind the scenes- Developing audio dramas

By Cathy Kang’ethe Scripting…sigh! I thought to myself the very first time I had to do one. There are a number of angles that one looks at to do the story, but before one gets to this point, there is a lot of procrastinating. I have come to realize that we’re...
Throw back Thursday with Mashirima Kapombe

Throw back Thursday with Mashirima Kapombe

It was eight years ago when I first met Mashirima Kapombe. She was then the station manager of Shine FM at Daystar University. The training institution I was working for at the time had tasked me with the responsibility of identifying a university where we could start...