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  1. Preparing for Cyclone Amphan in the COVID-19 pandemic

    Richard Lace

    Country Director, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Bangladesh

    Preparing for Cyclone Amphan in the COVID-19 pandemic

    Nearly a million Rohingya people still live in camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Having survived terrible violence, they now face the dual threats of the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, and flooding and landslides from Cyclone Amphan.

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  2. Audience research in the time of COVID-19

    Sonia Whitehead

    Head of Research

    Audience research in the time of COVID-19

    At ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action, audiences are at the heart of everything we do. To understand our audiences and our impact, our work begins and ends with research – and this remains true even in a time of crisis. Hear from our Head of Research, Sonia Whitehead, about how we're adapting to COVID-19.

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  3. The COVID-19 β€˜info-demic’: A view from Bangladesh

    Kate Gunn

    Senior Project Manager, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Bangladesh

    The COVID-19 β€˜info-demic’: A view from Bangladesh

    Rumours, mis- and dis-information about COVID-19 are spreading rapidly and can be almost as harmful as the virus itself. Hear from our Senior Project Manager, Kate Gunn, about the latest developments from our new global communications initiative tackling the COVID-19 'info-demic'

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  4. How can media help? Research from six humanitarian crises.

    Nicola Bailey

    Research manager

    How can media help? Research from six humanitarian crises.

    To coincide with World Humanitarian Day, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action has launched a new humanitarian microsite, sharing data from six humanitarian evaluations to build the evidence base on how media can help people affected by crises.

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  5. Hear Me Too: a drama to tackle violence against Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar

    Sarah Bradshaw

    Training Manager, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy International

    Hear Me Too: a drama to tackle violence against Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar

    For International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, hear from Sarah Bradshaw, Training Manager for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Academy International and experienced radio producer/director, who helped our teams in Bangladesh to develop a new radio drama to change attitudes towards gender-based violence.

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  6. Information is aid: empowering Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar

    Mukta Roy

    Humanitarian Officer, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Bangladesh

    Information is aid: empowering Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar

    On the first anniversary of the Rohingya crisis, one of our humanitarian workers on the ground in Bangladesh tells how a radio programme helped a mother keep her baby son healthy.

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  7. Understanding the Rohingya crisis: A Researcher’s diary

    Aniqa Hossain

    Research Officer, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Bangladesh

    Understanding the Rohingya crisis: A Researcher’s diary

    Our researcher describes her visit to the camps in Cox’s Bazar to find out how the community gets its information and what the needs are for vulnerable groups such as women and children. The insights are informing our humanitarian programmes and next steps in response to this unprecedented emerg...

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  8. Rohingya crisis: When information is a matter of life and death

    Caroline Nursey

    Chief Executive Officer, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action

    Rohingya crisis: When information is a matter of life and death

    Our Executive Director Caroline Nursey describes her visit to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and our life-saving response to the Rohingya emergency.

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