Advocacy
In community-centred media we talk about 5 tasks of media – Information, Education, Dialogue, Advocacy and Entertainment. The following stories are examples of community-centred media fulfilling the task of Advocacy.
Picture this: a village with around 120 households; men, women, children and elderly all living together in conditions very few would dare to live. As the night falls the world beyond the village illuminates with lights glowing from house windows and on the streets. Cool air wafts from air conditioners and fans are blowing. But this village in KPK looks like a campsite with candle lights getting dimmer and dimmer as night get deeper.
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These community volunteers in Majukay are amazing! Despite the intense summer heat and the fasting period, they got out and sprayed mosquito hotspots in their community to prevent Dengue fever…
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Empowering Yesterday Cyclone Kenneth made landfall near Pemba in Mozambique, the second cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. Only one month ago, Jon and I traveled to Beira in central…
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As the Kenyan Meteorological office warns coastal areas in Kenya of the high risk of flooding due to El Niño, newly founded HCR partner station Tana FM , is playing…
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By Celeste Larkins Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. It is estimated that 45% of Australians will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. In any one year,…
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While HCR’s partner in Kenya works hard to obtain a community radio licence for the conflict-torn Tana River, the team on the ground have been continuing the work we began…
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