West Africa, A Radio Station (Built From Podcasts) For Democracy: West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) is promoting open society through their broadcasts, which they’ve hacked together from technology designed for music sharing in the developed world.

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678873/in-west-africa-a-radio-station-built-from-podcasts-for-democracy

Launched by George Soros’ Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), West Africa Democracy Radio is a French- and English-language radio service that broadcasts in Dakar, Senegal and distributes content to more than 30 partner community stations throughout West Africa via satellite and CD.

Video of Peter Kahler, director of WADR, discussing how the station is innovating

An intimate look at some of the rhythms and colors of Dakar, the storied capital of West Africa’s Senegal, on a sunny afternoon