Social capital
This page lists posts in which we illustrate Social Capital as an outcome of community-centred media projects.
In this context, Social Capital refers to when people hear their own voices, stories, and opinions aired via a media broadcast and it builds self-confidence, motivation and intent to get involved in community development activities.
A subset of this list of posts can also be seen on our Approach page
After hearing many of each other’s stories over speakerboxes, remote Adivasi communities in Maharashtra met each other for the first time to share remarkable stories of transformation.
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A remote village in Maharashtra, India, comes together in the spirit of ‘ubuntu’ to resolve a crippling water crisis.
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Audio programmes for South Sudanese refugees are proving instrumental in raising up new community leaders in Omugo Zone, northern Uganda.
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When radio programmes highlighted an isolated community’s struggles to access fresh water, a local donor stepped in, wanting to assist as part of her Ramadan preparations, so that the community could to drill a new borehole.
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Election time can be a tense time. Soot Semee podcasts helped encourage participation while also promoting peace during the elections.
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In the photo you can see one of our favourite community-centred media training themes – “make your shoes dirty” – meaning – get out of the studio and spend time…
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In a world suffering from too many strong people using their strength to enforce their will on others, its really exciting to find this Pakistani youth group who are using…
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During the Covid19 crisis, one encouraging theme to arise is that of ‘Emergent Agency’. As many NGOs and official sources of assistance have had to withdraw or reduce services, or…
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This is Refugee Week. In Northern Uganda, refugee voices are at forefront of the battle against the problems Covid-19 brings to their communities. We heard about some places where the…
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Change is happening and its infectious! The development changes we have seen in the last few months in Majukay, a community in Charsadda, Pakistan, were almost unimaginable 4 years ago when the community members set ambitious goals for being a healthy thriving society. It feels like a corner has been turned, and the change is gaining momentum.
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