Asia

This week, women from a minority community in Punjab started a series of workshops teaching sewing skills to other women and girls. At the end of the first day, participants and their relatives told the coordinator that they see this workshop as a launch pad to greater things. One participant said that her sister is…

In a village in Pakistan, we recently heard this story that highlights the importance of iterative listening when engaging with communities. And after listening to come back and listen again …

Amy gains a deeper understanding of some of India’s indigenous tribal people, the Adivasis, and the complex challenges that stand in the way of their health and wellbeing, including the remarkable story of a young couple set free from bonded labour.

When radio programmes highlighted an isolated community’s struggles to access fresh water, a local donor stepped in, wanting to assist as part of her Ramadan preparations, so that the community could to drill a new borehole.

An unusual cricket match launches a mobile phone app for bonded labourers from Adivasi villages in Maharashtra to help free them from bondage.

Irshad – the motorbike light guy, attends a community-centred media workshop in Charsadda. He sees the potential for more light…

Our partners in India have come up with the idea of developing an innovative app that tackles the widespread problem of bonded labour.

Due to the sensitivity of this issue, faces are blurred to protect identities of local workers Brickmaker factory owners in South Asia are notorious for their mistreatment of workers. Despite official legal protection, many families are trapped through oppressive bonded labour arrangements. Amplifying Voices Pakistan and their new local partner, Community Media Power, visited brickmaking…

When we work in and with communities, one of our animating principles is: “Start with what’s strong, not with what’s wrong,” which, by the way is the subject of a great TED talk by Cormac Russell. The principle is simple: instead of trying to right what’s wrong within a community, Cormac argues that we need…

For many years Sangeetha has suffered from coughing and shortness of breath, like many of her friends in Kahandol village in central Maharashtra. During a medical camp last year, Doctor Chavan told her she had a smoke-related illness called “Dama” (asthma).  He condition had been caused by years of breathing in the thick smoke from…