Bipolar: A lived experience from diagnosis to recovery
By Celeste Larkins Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. It is estimated that 45% of Australians will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. In any one year, around one million Australian adults have depression, and over two million have anxiety. The odds are high that during our lifetime we will be affected…
Read MorePapua New Guinea to Perth
By Celeste Larkins For a week in February, HCR had the greatest pleasure of training a lovely young gentleman, Sidney, from the Tari province in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Sidney has been involved in the set-up of the community radio station Hela FM, under the guidance of HCR Board Member, Martin Gould. Finally,…
Read MoreRadio MAMA provides emergency information for Carnarvon community affected by Cyclone Olwyn
Tropical Cyclone Olwyn has decimated many banana plantations in Carnarvon, WA (Picture: ABC News, Doriana Mangili) Last Friday the 13th of March, people living in Perth, Western Australia were bracing for strong weather warnings predicted over the weekend caused by Cyclone Olwyn. Geraldton was on Yellow Alert Friday evening after the cyclone tore through Exmouth causing…
Read MoreNepal’s “Our” FM praised by government
Federal politicians and local officials have offered high praise for Afno (“Our”) FM at the station’s sixth anniversary celebration in Okhaldhunga, north east Nepal. Project manager Vijay Manandhar said “We made history in Okhaldhunga when four members of parliament, the chief army officer, the chief of police officer and other political leaders visited the station.…
Read MoreRadio a key to health literacy in Pakistan
HCR Pakistan, in collaboration with other agencies has been hosting a health camp in a deprived region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Working closely with a local radio station, the Director of HCR Pakistan, Hazeen Latif, said that many of the illnesses that presented themselves during the day could have been prevented with better knowledge. “Radio…
Read MoreLight in the Darkness: Communities come together
First Response Radio needed in Pakistan
Thirty participants from Pakistan’s major FM radio channels and representatives from INGO and NGO agencies have welcomed plans to set up a First Response Radio (FRR) network in Pakistan. Speaking at FRR’s inaugural meeting at a hotel in Islamabad, IOM (International Organisation for Migration) coordinator Naima Saeed told the audience that radio was a key…
Read MoreInnovative Advocacy in Kenya
While HCR’s partner in Kenya works hard to obtain a community radio licence for the conflict-torn Tana River, the team on the ground have been continuing the work we began in June by meeting community groups, lobbying local government and vociferously advocating to bring pressure for the release of a licence. In a touch of amazing ingenuity,…
Read MorePeace Building in Tana Delta, Kenya
The Tana Delta in Kenya has for decades been the scene of violent conflict between two ethnic groups, the dominant Ormo who are nomadic cattle-herders, and the Pokomo, who are farmers. This news article from last year, speaks of the violence which plagues this region. This month Jon Hargreaves and Alex Stout (HCR UK) traveled…
Read MoreTransitional Learning Model
The Transitional Learning Model is foundational to our design and delivery of community-centred media workshops It operates on the assumption that, if learning is to be instrumental for learner and facilitator, then the approach should be conducive to both learner and facilitator alike. The model is different from other training models in that it directly…
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