BBC Media Action Case Study: BBC Somalia Lifeline Radio Project (2009)

 Following the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991, Somalia has been without an effective central government. Years of fighting between rival warlords and an inability to deal with famine and disease has contributed to an acute humanitarian crisis causing the deaths of up to one million people.In 2009, BBC Media Action (then BBC World Service Trust) responded to a spike in conflict and ensuing displacement with a six-month Lifeline radio project. This study presents the implementation and the lessons learned from the project.