First Response Radio
HCR was a founding member of the First Response Radio (FRR) network and supported international FRR coordination, monitoring and evaluation from initial concept exploration until Dec 2019.
Read MoreRevitalising audio … smart speakers, podcasts and speakerboxes
Did you receive a Smart Speaker this Christmas? – or did you get one in the last two years? Voice activated speakers like the Google Home and Amazon’s Echo Dot (pictured) have triggered renewed interest in audio media and boosted the popularity of podcasts according to Reuters Institute. Reuter’s research reveals that, in an image-…
Read MoreThe Next Ten
Eighteen months ago, Nanda could not read or write – today she regularly reads stories to her parents! The ADIVASI VOICES PROJECT is changing the lives of Nanda and others in her remote tribal community in Maharashtra, India. Her teacher says, “Thanks to the project there is now 100% school attendance and there are more girls in school than boys. You have helped parents see the value of education.”
Read MoreThe Pervasive Flavour of SALT
Another community in Freetown, Sierra Leone is benefitting from the Amplifying Voices through SALT project (AVS)! Young people in Sammy Town have taken up the challenge to repair the damaged roads in their neighbourhood following a chance encounter with project volunteers. Sammy Town is a community in the hills overlooking the centre of Freetown. Two…
Read MoreNaway Saher – Charsadda
In a village near Charsadda, in north west Pakistan, Amplifying Voices Pakistan has trained community volunteers to produce community-centred radio programmes. The programmes tackle issues raised by community members, and encourage everybody to be involved in dialogue. Naway Saher is breaking down barriers between community groups that were traditionally separated by cultural and religious factors.…
Read MoreSoot Semee (Voice of Compassion) begins …
In the last week of September I joined a great group of people for a workshop near Arua, Uganda. Some of the group are South Sudanese refugees and others are Ugandans. They have a plan to work together on a media project to improve community health, education and social cohesion in northern Uganda. We facilitated…
Read MoreAdivasi Voices – Maharashtra
Amplifying Voices is partnering with Seva Social Welfare Foundation to tackle poor health and build resilience in indigenous Adivasi communities. Seva augments their healthcare activities by distributing “speakerboxes” which play audio content stored on update-able memory cards. Based on the community’s own stories, the audio content includes local-dialect dramas, music and talk programmes that educate,…
Read MoreSustainable Development Goals
It’s been over four years since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by leaders around the world. Different to the Millennium Development Goals, the 17 SDGs reflect that EVERYONE has a role to play in the sustainable development of our future. We know community media is an essential component towards achieving the SDGs, which…
Read MoreYet more evidence … Radio changes lives
How a radio project dramatically improved the lives of communities in conflict… By Dr Ross James, Founder, Health Communication Resources Background The communities of Magindanaon province in Mindanao, Philippines, have experienced sustained conflict, disadvantage and disempowerment. Radio Gandingan (RG) has quietly transformed minority Maguindanaon communities, severely affected by decades of armed struggle for political autonomy…
Read MoreSoot Semee – Northern Uganda
Misinformation fuels conflict but community engagement fosters trust. Soot Semee is a community-centred media pilot designed by South Sudanese refugees living in resettlement areas in northern Uganda. The project engages community members in making content and in assessing and tracking rumours. It invites service providers based in these communities to provide information that the community…
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