Soot Semee

This page lists posts about the Soot Semee project implemented by our partner, Community Development Centre (CDC) in Omugo Zone, Uganda.

Building Trust – Saving Lives

By Johnny Fisher / September 22, 2020

Soot Semee is helping refugee communities in Northern Uganda to protect children at risk. A large child protection NGO has been working with Soot Semee volunteers to help community members recognise abuse and know how to report it.

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Closing the physical distancing gap

By Johnny Fisher / September 10, 2020

Despite Covid-19, Amplifying Voices’ partner, Community Development Centre, Uganda (CDC) continues to bring communities together. CDC’s Soot Semee project uses community-centred podcasts to overcome physical distancing challenges caused by the…

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Change made real through a neighbour’s voice

By Johnny Fisher / June 17, 2020

This is Refugee Week. In Northern Uganda, refugee voices are at forefront of the battle against the problems Covid-19 brings to their communities. We heard about some places where the…

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Rising voices in Omugo Zone

By Johnny Fisher / February 4, 2020

Just over a week ago, the Soot Semee team in Northern Uganda handed out first Soot Semee podcasts on memory cards to a community of South Sudanese refugees. At the…

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Revitalising audio … smart speakers, podcasts and speakerboxes

By Johnny Fisher / December 20, 2019

Did you receive a Smart Speaker this Christmas? – or did you get one in the last two years? Voice activated speakers like the Google Home and Amazon’s Echo Dot…

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Soot Semee (Voice of Compassion) begins …

By Johnny Fisher / October 26, 2019

In the last week of September I joined a great group of people for a workshop near Arua, Uganda. Some of the group are South Sudanese refugees and others are…

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