Pakistan

Amplifying Voices in Pakistan

HCR Foundation Pakistan was born in 2013 with a goal of serving vulnerable communities using community-centred radio. In 2016 they went on to become registered as a foundation and not-for profit organization under the Society Act 1866. HCR first started working in Pakistan in 2006, when HCR founder, Dr Ross James from Australia worked alongside HCR Pakistan's founder, Mr Hazeen Latif to assist those affected by 2005 earthquake in Muzaffarabad (AJK). They helped local partners to design FM radio programs to support communities recovering from the earthquake.
From January 2021, HCR Foundation Pakistan refreshed its branding based on the new strapline, Amplifying Voices in Pakistan.
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Hazeen Latif

Hazeen Latif is the CEO of HCR Foundation Pakistan. Hazeen brings a wide range of local and international experience to training and project design. Hazeen first encountered community-centred media principles in 1987 when he met HCR founder Dr Ross James and has since been developing and implementing media strategies for community development and disaster response. Hazeen has worked for 30 years in radio broadcasting (SW, commercial FM and community radio).
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Emmanuel Anwar

Emmanuel Anwar joined HCR Foundation Pakistan when it started in year 2015. He joined us as volunteer office assistant but later improved his education by doing a degree in accounts and has been Finance Officer since 2017.

HCR Foundation Pakistan is Amplifying Voices in Pakistan as it seeks to empower communities to bring about transformation. We honour the communities we work with by handing over the microphone to community members. We trust local people will bring change in their lives as we promote dialogue, peace and love among communities of all faiths.

  • We want to see communities live in peace and a spirit of forgiveness, respecting the rights of others especially women and children.
  • We want to see communities flourish and live healthy lives (physical, mental and spiritual)
  • We want to see people, who were once marginalized, engaging in society and becoming a voice for those who are still not heard.

Projects in Pakistan

HCR Foundation Pakistan provides equipment, training and mentoring to three partners in Pakistan.

Naway Saher (New Dawn) community services group in Charsadda, KPK.

New Hope youth-led community action group in Juharabad, Punjab.

Community Media Power connecting communities near Nowshera, KPK.

These partners are using a community-centred media approach to promote community health, dialogue, and social cohesion.

Since 2010, our CEO, Hazeen Latif, has supported disaster affected communities in KPK and AJK with special radio programmes to support their recovery - the pre-cursor to Amplifying Voices in Disaster (AViD). AViD is a community-centred radio approach to keep dialogue and critical information flowing in time of disaster. In 2018 Hazeen supported First Response Radioto train and commission a disaster response radio team. Now using the banner, AViD Pakistan, HCR Foundation Pakistan equips teams to work with local radio broadcasters during disaster responses, providing a platform that amplifies voices of disaster affected communities.

Projects and News from Pakistan
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Please contact HCR Foundation Pakistan directly via their website Contact Us page.