Posts by Amplifying Voices
Bright Home – Sargodha, Pakistan
Amplifying Voices Pakistan supports communities in Sargodha to set up vocational skills centres integrated with community-centred media.
Read MoreWorld Maternal Mental Health Day
HCR (Australia) support a new project, launched on World Maternal Mental Health Day 2022, parents record messages for Facebook and local station, Radio MAMA.
Read MoreTuanze biashara – alleviating poverty in eastern Kenya
Amani FM project combining radio programmes, in-person training and micro loans. Aiming to alleviate poverty by promoting and encouraging entrepreneurship to create new, small business for communities in Tana Delta.
Read MoreChitipa Voices – Malawi
Amplifying Voices supported Hope for Relief Malawi, to complete five community-centred media workshops in Chitipa, north-west Malawi. Due to Covid related travel restriction, training was done remotely using video presentations, supported by a local facilitator.
Read MoreNew Hope – Juharabad, Pakistan
Amplifying Voices Pakistan helped a youth group in Juharabad, in Punjab province of Pakistan to set up and run a pilot for a community-centred media project.
Read MoreIntroducing the team
As our team begin preparing to travel again to support our partners face-to-face in Africa and Asia, we thought this would be a good time to briefly introduce them. We asked them to tell us a few interesting facts, like why they joined Amplifying Voices, a highlight from their work and about what they do…
Read More5 tasks of community-centred media
Community-centred media should achieve the following 5 tasks. Each of the tasks aim to get community voices working alongside service providers and experts. Inform — community members about activities or services that are relevant to them. Consult with community members to identify the key information needs. Ideally engage community members to voice information messages. Educate…
Read MoreResponding to Covid19
COVID19 has highlighted the vital role of communication for disseminating health and hygiene advice in a crisis, and for building cooperation across diverse populations. Although we have had to adapt working practices to observe physical distancing, community-centred media remains our primary tool in responding to Covid19. Recording media content in Omugo Community, Feb 2021 We have…
Read MoreLocalising the international response to Coronavirus
In a health crisis, fear can spread faster than a virus, and with that, the potential for hatred and violence. Clear, actionable and trustworthy communication is essential to combat this. It is also essential for service providers and government officials to listen. What have people actually heard and understood from the health messages? What are…
Read MoreFirst 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.
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