We are amplifying voices

Equipping communities with media tools to get people talking, listening, and taking action to improve local health, well-being and resilience.

The water was already there

When Bright Home volunteers surveyed options for a new borehole, another process was also underway – it turned out the real need was for advocacy.

A Mother’s Voice on Radio Sparks Change

When women in Vidaduni voiced their struggle for water, Vox Radio amplified their cry. One broadcast sparked compassion, delivering relief, dignity, and resilience—proving storytelling can transform silence into lasting community change.

The Mics That Won’t Go Silent in Kivu’s Conflict

After rebels massacred dozens in a village in North Kivu, Umoja Radio refused to be silent. Instead their broadcasts became the heartbeat of recovery — uniting survivors, leaders, and communities with one message: together we can.

Connecting across dividing lines

As war fragments Gaza and the West Bank, a humanitarian radio station will soon become a bridge to divided communities — offering critical information, connection, and hope to those trapped in crisis.

Amplifying Voices - Projects

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- South Sudan -

Hope Village – Morobo

Hope Village, Morobo Communities in South Sudan-Uganda border regions (Yei, Morobo, Lainya) are affected by refugees returning to South Sudan, and through internal migration of ...
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Amplifying Voices in Disaster

Amplifying Voices in Disaster - Goal That community voices play a central role in humanitarian responses, and communities recover quickly from disaster, growing in confidence, ...
- Zambia -

Simooya Community Radio

Simooya Community Radio, Pemba District Amplifying Voices partnered with the Chibozu Community Trust, an NGO registered in Zambia and the UK, to set up Simooya ...
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Adivasi 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 ...

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Media Mentions

CDAC Network - Pakistan Flood Response

CDAC Network and Amplifying Voices co-penned a blog post the importance of radio in disaster, based on the AViD (Amplifying Voices in Disaster) response to Pakistan floods in 2022.

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Footsteps by Tearfund Learn

Footsteps magazine focusses on participatory media. There is one article on community-centred media from Amplifying Voices, and a 'how-to' article on community-centred podcasts based on our speakerbox projects

 

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"Let it be as Local as possible"

"Let it be as local as possible" is a quote from Community Development Centre's Barnabas Samuel in the Participation and Local Leadership section of DW Akademies's report on engaging with communities affected by displacement.

CDAC Network - World Radio Day 2020

CDAC Network hosted a guest blog from Amplifying Voices about the disaster radio response in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai. At the time of posting, we were known as Health Communication Resources (HCR), and were members of a First Response Radio (FRR) network.

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Worthing Herald - Cyclone Idai Report - 2019

Worthing Herald (paper version) published an article about the Cyclone Idai response. At the time of writing we were known as Health Communication Resources (HCR).

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Medium - Alice Stout - 2019

Alice Stout, writing for Medium, reflects on the power of community-centred media following a trip to Maharashtra to document to the work of SEVA Social Welfare Foundation among Adivasi communities.

(Original article published in Liberti Magazine, Summer 2019 Edition)

UN OCHA - ROSEA - 2019

Rita Maingi from UNOCHA published "Mozambique: A radio programme for women is back on air after Cyclone Idai destroyed the station" referring to our Cyclone Idai response. At the time we were known as Health Communication Resources (HCR) and working as part of a First Response Radio (FRR) network.

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Worthing Herald - 2018

Sussex Express (Worthing Herald) news report on our blog campaign, 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women. (Dec 2018)

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