conflict and peace

The Resilient Seed: Biotech and Traditional Knowledge in Nigeria's Climate-Conflict Zone

The Resilient Seed: Biotech and Traditional Knowledge in Nigeria's Climate-Conflict Zone

This story describes a local, youth-led project in North-Eastern Nigeria that addressed increasing drought and conflict. The project used simple biotech screening to grow climate-resilient sorghum. It secured international funding from FAO and Gates Ag One. This approach shows how blending traditional knowledge with science can offer a strong, nature-based solution for food sovereignty and peace, helping marginalized communities move into the mainstream of environmental efforts.

La Terre comme Courage / The Land as Courage

La vidéo présente le témoignage d’une femme cultivatrice locale qui partage, avec ses propres mots, son expérience face aux défis du conflit et sa résilience à travers l’agriculture. / In the video, Nyiramugisha Viviane, a peanut farmer from Rutshuru in North Kivu, shares her daily reality. She speaks about the fear of going to the fields amid insecurity, the sound of gunfire, and the risks of violence. Despite everything, she continues to cultivate the land because it allows her to feed her family and keep hope alive. Through her story, she shows how courage and resilience can grow even in times of conflict.

Eating Away at the Land: The Lives of Local and Indigenous Communities in the Basoko Territory

In Basoko territory, in the heart of the Congo basin, local and indigenous communities are witnessing their land and rivers being poisoned by oil exploration and destructive logging. This story highlights how resource exploitation is threatening biodiversity, cultural heritage, and livelihoods, while amplifying the voices of those who resist. Through our podcast, Jambo Radio (a community and indigenous media) seeks to shed light on these silenced realities and spark global solidarity for climate justice, indigenous rights, and the protection of one of the world’s most vital ecosystems in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

My Water Friend

This story revolves around María, an intro-extroverted city girl interested in animals. During a forced trip, María detected an injustice towards her parents, which caused her great impotence, in this way Omega was born, her imaginary friend in the shape of a cow and made entirely of water. Omega gives her the key to be able to help her community, however, events change the direction in which María wants to do justice.