Posts by Jon Hargreaves
Water: essential for life
Our partner, Seva, working among tribal people in Maharashtra had gone to distribute SD cards for latest audio programmes for the ‘speaker boxes’ when they discovered the community in Kahandol in great distress due to lack of water. They found people desperately trying to dig pits to find water, but with little effect. Seva’s Chief Executive, Shilpa Shinde said they had to do something to alleviate the community’s distress.
Read MoreTeen Pregnancy Campaign Jams Call-in Lines
After only one month, the ‘Kickout Teenage Pregnancy” campaign (Piga teke mimba za mapema in Swahili) by HCR partner-station Amani FM in eastern Kenya, has been so successful, the call-in lines are jammed. The team has been hosting talk shows, call-in programmes and getting out and about in the schools of Tana River County, to promote awareness of underage pregnancy.
Read MoreUsing Technology to Tackle Teen Pregnancies
HCR partner station Amani FM in eastern Kenya’s Tana River, has launched a major campaign to tackle underage pregnancy. According to Station Manager, Harriet Atyang, “Tana River County is among the four worst hit counties with this menace and is one of the major reasons it performs so poorly in the national exams.” Over the…
Read MoreLet’s start a business, to end poverty
“Tuanze Biashara” is Swahili for “Let’s Start a Business”, a poverty alleviation project integrating a community radio station, social media, training workshops and a savings and loan association. See how this innovative micro-enterprise project is lifting people in eastern Kenya’s Tana River County out of poverty.
Read More“Even I Can Start a Business!”
I’d like to introduce you to Flora and Hadiya, two budding Kenyan entrepreneurs who really mean business. In the absence of finding jobs and struggling to make ends meet, these two delightful ladies never thought they’d be able to start a business. That was until Amplifying Voices (then working as HCR) in collaboration with Aid…
Read MoreProtecting Women – Valuing Girls in North Kivu
Day 9 of #16DaysofActivism I photographed the billboard above recently in a remote village in North Kivu in the DRC. It depicts two men molesting a woman with the words: “You wouldn’t do this if it was your mother, would you!” It is a stark reminder of the widespread use of rape and other forms…
Read MoreCarpet talk
Day 8 of #16DaysofActivism “Gender inequality exists throughout Kenya, but it’s particularly bad in this part of the country,” says Harriet Atyang, the manager of HCR partner station Amani FM in Tana River. In many situations Harriet says women are subjected to abuse and violence, but it is rarely reported, as it seen as a cultural norm. Recounting…
Read More‘I am a resource for peace!’
Day 5 of #16DaysofActivism Radio Amani was launched in the conflict prone area of Tana Delta in the summer of 2017, ahead of the parliamentary elections in Kenya. The purpose of the radio station is to promote peace and social development in Eastern Kenya’s conflict-affected Tana River (the northern region of Tana River County). The…
Read MoreDouble 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…
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