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Backpack radio for Gaza
By Mike Adams |
In a matter of weeks from now, we hope to see a much-needed humanitarian radio station going on air in Gaza. We asked our partner Mike Adams of Rapid Response Radio, to share his reflection on the journey to get to this point. Soon after the Gaza-Israel war started in October of 2023, every radio…
Tree planting to restore dignity and peace
By Johnny Fisher |
A tree planting campaign took root in radio shows, grew into shared community activity, and could bear fruit with far-reaching consequences for gender, climate, and peace in Morobo County, South Sudan.
Amplifying Climate Solutions in Tana River
By Jon Hargreaves |
As we celebrate World Radio Day and the role radio plays in climate change, we look at how one station is making a dramatic difference to communities in Kenya.
Opening doors in Sargodha
By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif |
Going live on local FM radio, woman and girls from the Roshan Ghar project are creating new opportunities and opening new doors for rural listeners near Sargodha.
Tana River – a new narrative
By Jon Hargreaves |
Decades of harmful stereotypes have had an impact on communities in Tana River and the way people view themselves, but a radio station is stepping up to change the narrative.
Going Deeper in India
By Stephanie Mooney |
As the impact of a community-centred media project among indigenous tribal people in India becomes apparent, the local teams believe it’s time to go deeper.
Amplifying with care
By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif |
Amplifying Voices Pakistan promotes change at a pace that allows time for long-held cultural norms to adapt. Through Bright Home groups, they’re finding a care-filled approach to amplifying voices is paying dividends for positive change.
Going on air in a drought
By Johnny Fisher |
Simooya Community Radio is now on air on 94.3 FM. What has made it worth putting effort into getting a new community radio station on air, when villagers are suffering from a severe drought?
Safer to greet
By Johnny Fisher |
On roads, once too dangerous to travel, people in the South Sudanese district of Morobo are finding it safer to greet strangers again, thanks to Hope Village podcasts.
Transforming life in the village
By Johnny Fisher |
In Zambia’s Southern Province, “in the village” is a euphemism for isolation and lack. People don’t want “in the village” to always have connotations of poverty. Simooya community hopes that the new radio station will help villagers experience “fullness of life” instead.