Ting Listening
This page lists posts in which we discuss the importance of active listening as an essential element of community engagement and community-centred media.
“Ting” refers to the chinese character for “Listen”, which incorporates the symbols for ear, eye, heart, one (focussed attention), and king (respect), indicating the full person engagement in a listening process. Read more…
The Ting character illustrates a whole-person way of listening that we aim for with our partners. In this audio blog, Barnabas describes Ting-listening in action in Uganda.
Read MoreIn a village in Pakistan, we recently heard this story that highlights the importance of iterative listening when engaging with communities. And after listening to come back and listen again …
Read MoreAmplifying Voices Pakistan were recently invited to Nowshera in KPK by an enthusiastic group of socially-minded people who want to learn what community-centred media is all about.
Read MoreDespite Covid-19, Amplifying Voices’ partner, Community Development Centre, Uganda (CDC) continues to bring communities together. CDC’s Soot Semee project uses community-centred podcasts to overcome physical distancing challenges caused by the…
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