Double the love this #GivingTuesday
This “Giving Tuesday” (27th November), PayPal will match any donations given to HCR, up to £50,000. At HCR we are passionate about serving communities facing crisis. We are currently working in five countries across three continents with calls to do more… This Tuesday will you consider helping us do more? You can give online using…
Read MoreWelcome to the HCR team!
Stephanie Mooney and Johnny Fisher have joined the HCR team in UK. We are fortunate to have these two highly qualified and passionate people on board! Stay posted for updates of projects they will be working on. Stephanie Mooney Stephanie has been working with communities and community development for 18 years, with extensive experience of…
Read MoreA ‘New Dawn’ for Volleyball in Pakistan
When it comes to community empowerment, service providers often look at what resources and strengths THEY have and what THEY can do to meet community needs. But it is too easy to overlook what the community already has, to meet its own needs, even among poor and marginalised communities. As a core value of HCR,…
Read MoreVillage Gets a New Voice
It’s hard to find many places on the planet today that don’t have access to some form of media. However in remote parts of India’s Maharashtra state, many indigenous tribal or Adivasi communities don’t have access to radio, television or even mobile ‘phones. Many can’t read.
It’s for that reason that Amplifying Voices, in partnership with Seva Social Welfare Foundation, has begun a project to distribute “speaker boxes” with content that will transform lives.
Read MoreGetting down to business in Africa
There is an old proverb that says, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” At Amplifying Voices we’ve come to realise that if we really want to help alleviate poverty, we need to go even further – we…
Read MoreWanggamanha (speaking) Wajarri
By Celeste Larkins Last week we were invited by the Bunidyarra Irra Wangga Language Program to a language workshop in Mullewa (about an hour’s drive east of our base in Geraldton), held at the Mullewa Aboriginal Arts Centre. The language program aims to preserve, revitalise and maintain Aboriginal language and culture. It was a great…
Read MoreStanding up against family and domestic violence
With family and domestic violence a major issue worldwide, in Australia, and the area we work in the Mid West of Western Australia, HCR jumped at the chance to help a local women’s health organisation with a community campaign. We helped local champions to develop radio messages to speak out against family and domestic violence.
Read MoreTackling stigma through empowering stories
One of the many strengths of community media is being able to record local stories addressing local issues. A great example of this is in Geraldton, Western Australia, with a video project aimed at addressing the stigma of mental health and suicide.
Read MoreThe Power of a Voice
Celeste had the privilege of meeting Jason Bartlett at Royal Perth Hospital, after a local partner organisation, the Western Australia Centre for Rural Health (WACRH), at the request of Jason, asked HCR to produce a film sharing his story.
Read MoreStories Promote Peace in Eastern Kenya
“I never realised how the Orma people came to be in this region of Kenya,” said a retired teacher from Tana River, “but since I started hearing their stories on the radio, I have begun to understand them better.” The man, from a rival community, was responding to a series of cultural programmes he had…
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