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Cricket match brings hope for bonded labourers

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

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Amani FM

Amani FM – Changing the Narrative

As Kenya moves towards a high-stakes election, the team at Amani FM in Tana River is challenging some of the narratives that are fuelling tension.

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Presenter Umoja FM

A trusted friend in times of conflict

Can you really forgive people who have committed terrible acts of violence? A learning review from the DRC, shows how Umoja FM has become a trusted friend in a time of conflict…

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fighting isolation in settlement camps

Podcasts replace isolation in Uganda

The Soot Semee team in Uganda, work hard to create podcasts to bring people together, fighting the isolation experienced by many refugees from South Sudan…

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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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Listener to radio

Radio: The One to Watch

As our team explores new community radio opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa this month, we’re convinced that radio remains the single most powerful medium for community development in the region.

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Adivasi app on phone

An app to tackle bonded labour

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

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Amani FM

Promoting peace as election tension rises

With the threat of violence ahead of Kenya’s election this year, the team at Amani FM in Tana River is working hard to promote peace

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“Please come soon!” A community faces crisis

As news filtered through of yet another so-called ‘rebel attack’ against a village in the DR Congo’s North Kivu province, the prospects of extending our Umoja FM project began to dwindle.  And yet the need is urgent.

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Soot Semee bringing people together

Soot Semee: bringing people together for elections

Election time can be a tense time. Soot Semee podcasts helped encourage participation while also promoting peace during the elections.

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