Speakerbox
This page lists posts in which we talk about partners and communities using speakerboxes as an outlet for community-centred media content.
A speakerbox is portable digital audio player with a slot for a microSD (Transflash) memory card. Project teams produce community-centred podcasts, formatted as MP3 files which are stored on microSD cards and distributed to the listener group leaders responsible the speakerboxes.
On roads, once too dangerous to travel, people in the South Sudanese district of Morobo are finding it safer to greet strangers again, thanks to Hope Village podcasts.
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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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Listeners from the Soot Semee project in Northern Uganda have been helping us to understand how connection can be a key element of trauma recovery.
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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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Although Soot Semee started off as a peacebuilding project, its programmes don’t stop at conflict prevention. They enable an environment where people can flourish. So what does peace look like for community members?
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Being aware of your rights is irrelevant if you don’t have the power to exercise them. This is often the case for marginalised groups, and this is certainly the experience of an Adivasi lady called Mirabai…
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Our partner in South Sudan and Uganda is developing community-centred media projects that promote peace between authorities and local communities, and between host and refugee communities across the borders region.
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Amplifying Voices Pakistan supports communities in Sargodha to set up vocational skills centres integrated with community-centred media.
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Inspired by a speakerbox programme to cultivate a kitchen garden, Hiram started sharing his seed with his neighbours. The result was inspirational…
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