Geekcorps held its first radio workshop of the “Community Mobilization through Radio Technology” program in Gao from the 1st to the 8th of April. Forty-five people from the remote areas of Gao and Kidal were trained on the management of a radio station and the creation of radio shows. It was a real pleasure for the Geek team to spend 8 days with the community radio teams, to learn about various Tamashek and Touareg traditions and to spend time in the desert city of Gao.

The communities are going to get the multifunctional platforms and we are going to install the radio masts during May. The final step for our Geek team will be to install the five radio stations and the multimedia centers before starting to set up other radio and computer centers in Mali.

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