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…

SALT listening in India

Going Deeper in India

By Stephanie Mooney / July 17, 2024

As the impact of a community-centred media project among indigenous tribal people in India becomes apparent, the local teams believe it’s time to go deeper.

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Adivasi community dancing

Connecting Communities

By Jon Hargreaves / June 3, 2023

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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Radio drama in Sierra Leone

By Johnny Fisher / June 21, 2022

Welcome to Saltville – the Freetown neighbourhood setting for a new 15-episode radio drama, based on community household visits and designed to stimulate wider conversations around living with Covid19 in Sierra Leone. 

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ting character in action

Ting-listening in Yumbe

By Johnny Fisher / June 20, 2022

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.

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Iterative listening

Listen – then listen again

By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif / June 19, 2022

In 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 …

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Protecting social connections with media

Protecting social connections in Western Australia

By Johnny Fisher / April 13, 2022

With their base in Western Australia, where COVID has only recently arrived in any scale, our sister organisation, Health Communication Resources (HCR) has quickly adapted to the new restrictions, supporting their community to keep vital social connections alive.

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Peacebuilding media workshop participants with certificates

Launching peacebuilding media in Yei

By Johnny Fisher / April 12, 2022

Johnny and Anthony (from Community Development Centre, Uganda), supported community members in Yei River County to develop skills and plans for launching a peacebuilding media initiative. The conflict situation is very complex …

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Get your shoes dirty image

“Make your shoes dirty”

By Johnny Fisher / October 19, 2021

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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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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Community champions discuss local issues

Community champions extend an invitation

By Johnny Fisher and Hazeen Latif / June 24, 2021

Amplifying 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.

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