Radio

This page lists posts in which we talk about partners and communities using radio as an outlet for community-centred media content.

Soot Semee – Two years of building peace

By Johnny Fisher / March 22, 2022

Johnny makes his first face to face visit with Soot Semee since Covid started, joining a special event in northern Uganda to celebrate two years of building peace in Omugo 4 village.

Amani FM – Changing the Narrative

By Jon Hargreaves / March 20, 2022

As Kenya moves towards a high-stakes election, the team at Amani FM in Tana River is challenging some of the narratives that are fuelling tension.

A trusted friend in times of conflict

By Jon Hargreaves / February 22, 2022

Can you really forgive people who have committed terrible acts of violence? A learning review from the DRC, shows how Umoja FM has become a trusted friend in a time of conflict…

Radio: The One to Watch

By Jon Hargreaves / February 1, 2022

As our team explores new community radio opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa this month, we’re convinced that radio remains the single most powerful medium for community development in the region.

Bright Home – Nowshera

By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif / October 28, 2021

Amplifying Voices Pakistan supports communities in Nowshera to set up a vocational skills centres integrated with community-centred media.

Workshopping remotely in Malawi

By Johnny Fisher / August 25, 2021

On Thursday 12 August, we held a remote community workshop with partners Hope for Relief and Community Development Network (CDN) in Chitipa, Malawi. This is our first experience of starting…

Radio supports digital learning in Kenya

By Jon Hargreaves / April 29, 2021

Adopting technology for learning is attractive in the digital era. It gives a sense that we are changing the old for the new. But technology itself is not transformative. Education technology is…

Sierra Leoneans prevail through Covid isolation

By Alice Stout / March 13, 2021

Social distancing – a term that most of us were unfamiliar with pre-2020. These days, we can hardly have a conversation without mentioning it. Though it is essential to keep…

Combating Covid-19 in Sierra Leone

By Alice Stout / February 4, 2021

Coronavirus has severely impacted our lives – from pressuring our healthcare to keeping families apart. Though we’ve been persevering through the global pandemic for nearly a year, it is hardly…

Misinformation harms the most vulnerable

By Stephanie Mooney / November 26, 2020

Working in collaboration with Stop the Child Witchcraft Accusations (SCWA) partners, we have been analysing community feedback about Covid-19 and misinformation from trusted contacts in 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Three key themes emerged …