Social Dialogue

In community-centred media we talk about 5 tasks of media – Information, Education, Dialogue, Advocacy and Entertainment. The following stories describe projects promoting learning and consensus-building through Community Dialogue.

Tuanze Biashara promotes new business

Tuanze biashara – alleviating poverty in eastern Kenya

By Amplifying Voices / December 8, 2021

Amani FM project combining radio programmes, in-person training and micro loans. Aiming to alleviate poverty by promoting and encouraging entrepreneurship to create new, small business for communities in Tana Delta.

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men loading bricks into donkey packs

Brickmakers speak out

By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif / October 20, 2021

Due to the sensitivity of this issue, faces are blurred to protect identities of local workers Brickmaker factory owners in South Asia are notorious for their mistreatment of workers. Despite…

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Barnabas talking about Sambara

Sambara – A Source of Joy?

By Johnny Fisher / September 23, 2021

Barnabas Samuel is Programmes Manager for Community Development Centre in Uganda, our partner leading the Soot Semee project. Among his many talents, Barnabas is also a singer/ songwriter and he…

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live with covid UK vs SL

Sierra Leone: Learning to live with Covid

By Stephanie Mooney / September 21, 2021

Amplifying Voices is supporting our radio station partner BBN in Sierra Leone as their team of 30 community volunteers visit homes in 9 Freetown neighbourhoods to hear what local households…

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Kawale community workshop

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…

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Women in a community meeting

Vaccine readiness in Adivasi communities

By Johnny Fisher / July 30, 2021

The news from Seva, our partner in Maharashtra, India, is that despite Covid-19 spreading rapidly even in the most remote Adivasi villages, communities that have speakerboxes programmes are resisting the…

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A young woman walks alone in a district in Freetown, going to a water source. Sierra Leone

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…

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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 …

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3 men sitting next to grass roof huts

Change made real through a neighbour’s voice

By Johnny Fisher / June 17, 2020

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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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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