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The Power of Ubuntu
By Jon Hargreaves |
A remote village in Maharashtra, India, comes together in the spirit of ‘ubuntu’ to resolve a crippling water crisis.
Soot Semee raises up new leaders
By Johnny Fisher |
Audio programmes for South Sudanese refugees are proving instrumental in raising up new community leaders in Omugo Zone, northern Uganda.
Local Peace Heroes
By Jon Hargreaves |
Tana River’s Vox Radio team receives recognition for its contribution to peace-building, as plans take shape for the region’s first ICT hub.
What does peace look like to you?
By Johnny Fisher |
Although Soot Semee started off as a peacebuilding project, its programmes don’t stop at conflict prevention. They enable an environment where people can flourish. So what does peace look like for community members?
“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…
A Game Changer in Tana River
By Jon Hargreaves |
Following the amazing impact of our peace building project in eastern Kenya, Amplifying Voices and the Amani Centre are about to embark on our most ambitious journey yet…
Peacebuilding across borders
By Johnny Fisher |
Our partner in South Sudan and Uganda is developing community-centred media projects that promote peace between authorities and local communities, and between host and refugee communities across the borders region.
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…