Women’s empowerment
This page is a list of posts in which we talk about partners using community-centred media to tackle the barriers that women in their communities face to, ie barriers to participation, influence or success. In these contexts women’s empowerment could include access to education, decision-making, business financing and/or skills development.
Manda, who listens regularly to Adivasi Voices speakerbox programmes, started a new home-based business venture putting into action the learning she gained from the programmes. Manda’s new flour mill provides income for her family and is having a ripple effect around her community.
When women in Vidaduni voiced their struggle for water, Vox Radio amplified their cry. One broadcast sparked compassion, delivering relief, dignity, and resilience—proving storytelling can transform silence into lasting community change.
Going live on local FM radio, woman and girls from the Roshan Ghar project are creating new opportunities and opening new doors for rural listeners near Sargodha.
Amplifying Voices Pakistan supports communities in Cholistan to set up vocational skills centres integrated with community-centred media.
Amplifying Voices Pakistan promotes change at a pace that allows time for long-held cultural norms to adapt. Through Bright Home groups, they’re finding a care-filled approach to amplifying voices is paying dividends for positive change.
Bright Home helps Pakistani women create new opportunities. We hear how Amplifying Voices navigates challenging cultural barriers and norms, and discusses things no-one talks about.
A remote village in Maharashtra, India, comes together in the spirit of ‘ubuntu’ to resolve a crippling water crisis.
This week, women from a minority community in Punjab started a series of workshops teaching sewing skills to other women and girls. At the end of the first day, participants…
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 …
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…