Displaced people

Stories and updates that relate to displaced people.

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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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Soot Semee – Northern Uganda

By Johnny Fisher / September 3, 2019

Misinformation fuels conflict but community engagement fosters trust. Soot Semee is a community-centred media pilot designed by South Sudanese refugees living in resettlement areas in northern Uganda. The project engages…

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Radio station supports thousands fleeing attack

By Jon Hargreaves / May 20, 2019

Umoja FM, HCR’s partner station in Nobili, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is supporting communities fleeing attacks by Islamist rebels. “Our team are doing all we can to provide essential information to displaced people as well as support to the wider population,” said Station Manager Baraka Bacweki.

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Buzi bounces back

By Johnny Fisher / April 27, 2019

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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Protecting Women – Valuing Girls in North Kivu

By Jon Hargreaves / December 3, 2018

Day 9 of #16DaysofActivism I photographed the billboard above recently in a remote village in North Kivu in the DRC. It depicts two men molesting a woman with the words:…

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A Voice For Peace in Troubled Mindanao

By Jon Hargreaves / May 27, 2017

By Ross James and Jon Hargreaves Amidst the turmoil on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, following clashes between government forces and Islamic militants, a voice for peace continues to…

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Tana FM prepares communities for El Nino

By Jon Hargreaves / October 7, 2015

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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