Peacebuilding

Stories and updates from partners using community-centred media to support or promote peacebuilding.

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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A new voice for peace in Eastern Kenya’s troubled Tana River County

By Jon Hargreaves / June 11, 2015

Since the nineteenth century, eastern Kenya’s Tana River county has often been the scene of violent conflict, largely between two ethnic groups, the dominant Orma, who are nomadic cattle-herders and the…

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VIDEO DIARY: Peacebuilding in Kenya

By Jon Hargreaves / May 6, 2015

Broadcast journalist Alex Williams has joined HCR UK’s Alex Stout to develop a community-centred radio station in Eastern Kenya’s troubled Tana River County.  Here’s his latest video diary.

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Innovative Advocacy in Kenya

By Jon Hargreaves / October 31, 2014

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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Peace Building in Tana Delta, Kenya

By Health Communication Resources / July 1, 2014

The Tana Delta in Kenya has for decades been the scene of violent conflict between two ethnic groups, the dominant Ormo who are nomadic cattle-herders, and the Pokomo, who are…

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