Category Archives: Village Voices for Development

The use of radio as medium to address communications gaps, facilitate the voice of local people, and improve dialogue between communities and the decision makers who shape their local development.

Village Voices – from Androy to the National 2013 Election

Moving forward since last year, much has happened with ALT’s Village Voices for Development radio project… The VVD Project undertook an evaluation of its impacts on local communities between August and September 2012 with excellent results ( the study will be up on the … Continue reading

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VVD features in the Soul Beat

February 2013 ALT’s Village Voices project was featured in the SOUL BEAT which electronically networks thousands of develoment professionals worldwide : –  see http://www.comminit.com/africa/soul_beat_214.html an Antandroy villager is able to call in to the radio phone in programme using a mobile phone … Continue reading

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Adaptation – Key to successful programming

14:52 on June 6th 2012   Adaptation is key to sucessful programming   It’s been a while since I updated the blog. Although the Vodafone WOD phase has ended (Mar-Apr 2012) , I continue to  work with ALT Mg on … Continue reading

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Looking to the Future

10:19 on April 20th 2012 Looking to the Future for the Village Voices for Development Project pagivolt (visual aids) used to explain rights to villagers While I have been busy over the last week bringing the Trust’s finances and paperwork up to … Continue reading

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Good News

11:50 on March 30th 2012  News of New  Funding for VVD Project ! Good news this week – I have been able to secure some new, additional funding for the Village Voices for Development (VVD) project. Media Support Partnership (MSP), experts in … Continue reading

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Talking Needs

13:52 on March 16th 2012 Talking needs This week the ALT VVD field team reported back from ten focus groups with Village listening groups. It seems a key issue for many communities right now is the problem of healthcare. There … Continue reading

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Imagine a World

17:44 on March 8th 2012 IMAGINE A WORLD when all you know is how to hoe your field, the only way you find out anything important is to ask the oldest man in your community for news, and if you want to … Continue reading

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