Off-air activities

This page lists posts in which we describe interaction between On-Air and Off-Air activities within community-centred media projects.

In this context, off-air activities are activities of local service providers or community members which inspire, reinforce, and/ or respond to the media content. You may also be interested in posts tagged Service Provider.

A more detailed explanation and a subset of this list of posts can also be seen on our Approach page

Community champions discuss local issues

Community champions extend an invitation

By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif / June 24, 2021

Amplifying Voices Pakistan were recently invited to Nowshera in KPK by an enthusiastic group of socially-minded people who want to learn what community-centred media is all about.

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A gift of life: village community in India stand with Wello water wheels

“You’ve given us the gift of life!”

By Jon Hargreaves / February 24, 2021

As far back as she can remember, Sunita has been collecting water for her family. Instead of playing as a carefree child, she had to walk to the river, fill…

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Women community members participate in the health and hygiene workshop, Pakistan

Women’s health workshop held in Pakistan

By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif / February 18, 2021

Amplifying Voices partner in Pakistan recently hosted a workshop for women to learn more about health and hygiene. It was a great opportunity to give some hands-on help, so after…

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Responding to Covid-19

By Stephanie Mooney / March 30, 2020

Countries around the world are struggling with the COVID 19 pandemic. HCR and our partners are continuing to reach out to local communities to respond to this crisis. Our partners are engaging with individuals, families and communities around COVID 19, ensuring they receive clear and accurate health information and practical support that will save lives and give hope to people in these challenging times.

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Woman filling jugs from water tank

“You kept your promise!”

By Jon Hargreaves / June 22, 2019

What a joy to be back in the remote Maharashtran village of Kahandol in time to celebrate the inauguration of their two new wells.  Just four months earlier I had been standing on a dried up riverbed with my Indian colleagues, Shilpa, Sam and Akshay and the head of the village, Patil Ramdas Warde.  Ramdas told us how the drought had brought great hardship to his village, with only 28 days of water, and he had asked us if there was anything we could do to help …

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Man interviewing another man

Radio a key to health literacy in Pakistan

By Amplifying Voices / February 23, 2015

HCR Pakistan, in collaboration with other agencies has been hosting a health camp in a deprived region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.  Working closely with a local radio station, the Director…

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