Community Development Centre (CDC)
Soot Seme (voice of compassion) audio program in Omugo
Soot Seme (voice of compassion) has trained refugees, the host community, and service providers to create local audio content using local voices to enable the community to share their stories to combat misinformation about C-19 in the Omugo settlement. The audio content generated is then distributed back to the community on SD cards to be played on speaker boxes or telephones.
Through the project, mental health service providers/local experts also create weekly audio programs full of awareness and preventive advice based on the World Health Organization advice to help refugees deal with the uncertainty and emotional stress caused by COVID19.
This solution has impacted the lives of over 6,000 refugees and host communities in the Omugo 4 Refugee settlement. CDC has also produced radio shows in local languages. The project has distributed more than 200 speakers boxes and mp3 players to refugees in the settlement to facilitate their access to information.
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Community listening to audio content being played on a speaker-box