{"id":15177,"date":"2015-10-16T07:04:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T11:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15177"},"modified":"2015-10-16T07:04:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T11:04:07","slug":"in-korogocho-koch-fm-focuses-on-water-sanitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/in-korogocho-koch-fm-focuses-on-water-sanitation\/","title":{"rendered":"In Korogocho, Koch FM focuses on water sanitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KenyaMap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15178\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KenyaMap.jpg\" alt=\"KenyaMap\" width=\"650\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KenyaMap.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KenyaMap-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/bbcmediaaction\/entries\/ee9abec6-6646-4f86-8039-4c41add93893\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Media Action<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On Global Handwashing Day, Diana Njeru looks at how a radio station constructed from a shipping container is helping people improve their health in one of Kenya\u2019s largest slums.<\/p>\n<p>On the banks of a slimy grey river, a man is using a handcart to dump a barrel of human waste into the water. Sliding down the slope, the cart slips from his grasp and it tumbles in, forcing him to wade through the sludge to retrieve it.<\/p>\n<p>This was the scene before me as I visited Korogocho slum last week, one of Nairobi\u2019s largest informal settlements and home to over 150,000 residents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A shipping container turned studio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just up the road from the river is Koch FM, a popular community radio station BBC Media Action is helping to support through tailored mentoring to improve the technical skills of its staff. The station\u2019s studio \u2013 constructed from an old shipping container and sound proofed with egg boxes \u2013 has been run by a team of passionate volunteers since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]Clean water is very hard to come by. In slums like Korogocho, people must either rely on rainwater or water vending points run by cartels. This toxic environment paired with limited awareness of good hygiene means life-threatening but preventable illnesses like diarrhoea are all too common.<\/p>\n<p>To help tackle this, BBC Media Action mentor Davie Njuguna is currently working with staff at Koch FM to help them produce programmes that address water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/bbcmediaaction\/entries\/ee9abec6-6646-4f86-8039-4c41add93893\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading on the BBC Media Action blog&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: BBC Media Action) On Global Handwashing Day, Diana Njeru looks at how a radio station constructed from a shipping container is helping people improve their health in one of Kenya\u2019s largest slums. On the banks of a slimy grey river, a man is using a handcart to dump a barrel of human waste into 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