Asia
Browse the following articles to learn more about our partners in Asia and their communities.
“Let me die at home!”
By Jon Hargreaves |
Being aware of your rights is irrelevant if you don’t have the power to exercise them. This is often the case for marginalised groups, and this is certainly the experience of an Adivasi lady called Mirabai…
Amplifying Voices in the Pakistan floods
By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif |
Amplifying Voices Pakistan responded to the Pakistan floods by supporting communities in KPK near Charsadda and near Nowshera. This was our first deployment of an Amplifying Voices in Disaster (AViD) response.
Sowing Seeds in India
By Jon Hargreaves |
Inspired by a speakerbox programme to cultivate a kitchen garden, Hiram started sharing his seed with his neighbours. The result was inspirational…
Vocational skills pave the way
By Johnny Fisher |
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…
Listen – then listen again
By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif |
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 …
Breaking the Poverty Trap
By Amy Hargreaves (Guest contributor) |
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.
Radio programme that dug a new borehole
By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif |
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.
Cricket match brings hope for bonded labourers
By Jon Hargreaves |
An unusual cricket match launches a mobile phone app for bonded labourers from Adivasi villages in Maharashtra to help free them from bondage.
A unique light in the community
By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif |
Irshad – the motorbike light guy, attends a community-centred media workshop in Charsadda. He sees the potential for more light…
An app to tackle bonded labour
By Jon Hargreaves |
Our partners in India have come up with the idea of developing an innovative app that tackles the widespread problem of bonded labour.