Pakistan

Browse the following articles for stories from Amplifying Voice Pakistan and their partners.

Advocacy represented by women speaking into a microphone

The water was already there

When Bright Home volunteers surveyed options for a new borehole, another process was also underway – it turned out the real need was for advocacy.

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Two women in radio studio

Opening doors in Sargodha

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.

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a woman planting seeds

Amplifying with care

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.

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Six sisters in front of their home

From rage to peace

Taking part in a “Bright Home” group helped six sisters to overcome their rage at having “nothing to lose”, finding peace and boldness to take risks to improve their future, inspiring others to come alongside.

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Things no-one talks about

Bright Home helps Pakistani women create new opportunities. We hear how Amplifying Voices navigates challenging cultural barriers and norms, and discusses things no-one talks about.

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Interview with addition district commissioner

Amplifying Voices in the Pakistan floods

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.

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women in vocational skills class

Vocational skills pave the way

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…

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Iterative listening

Listen – then listen again

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 …

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new borehole

Radio programme that dug a new borehole

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.

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Hazeen facilitates media training

A unique light in the community

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

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