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Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.
Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.
Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.
Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.


Seven Ways To Spot 'Fake News'
Our Podcast Host JAKE LLOYD shares seven tips for telling the difference between reliable and unreliable information online. The internet...
Mar 16, 20202 min read


Chisekesi Cluster: The Inside Story
NIMOY GERRY is a mechanic in the small town of Chisekesi in southern Zambia. In this blog, he shares the story of how his Cluster began,...
Mar 9, 20202 min read


'Why I Joined The Rwanda Cluster
ANGELA DUSABIMAMA works in HIV prevention at The Rwanda Biomedical Centre. She also recently joined Arukah Network's new Cluster in her...
Mar 4, 20202 min read


News From Our Network: February
Click here to see some of headlines from around our network over the last month.
Mar 2, 20201 min read


11 Expert Tips For Running A Training Session
ERIN LLOYD ROTICH works as Director of Learning with our friends at Thrive Worldwide. She’s an expert in running training sessions for...
Mar 2, 20203 min read


Podcast: Elizabeth Wainwright on Local Politics, Climate Change & the Need for 'Generalists'.
In 2019, Arukah Network Coach ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT was elected to represent her rural community in the south west of England at local government level. In this episode of our How To Build Community podcast, she shares some of her story, from nearly becoming a doctor, to unexpectedly becoming a politician. Listen to the full interview or read some highlights below. Elizabeth’s interest in community development started as a student. Before her third year of study to become a
Feb 20, 20204 min read


My Country: Rwanda
HORMISDAS NDAGIJIMAMA and RICHARD BADACOKA are neighbours in the district of Musanze in Rwanda. Together they are helping launch and lead...
Feb 17, 20202 min read


6 Reasons To Join A Cluster
Have you ever wondered why people choose to join one of our network's Clusters? There are lots of reasons people get involved. Below are...
Feb 11, 20203 min read


Video: Rwanda Cluster Launch
We're pleased to welcome a brand new Cluster to Arukah Network! Rwanda Cluster recently gathered together to celebrate their launch,...
Jan 28, 20201 min read


Q+A: Rivka, Network Co-ordinator
RIVKA SHAW has been our Network Co-ordinator for over six months now. In this interview, she tells us how she got into the role, what...
Jan 22, 20203 min read


Podcast: Hope For The Hills
Nagaland is one of the most isolated and under-developed of the states of India. DR. SEDEVI ANGAMI is a member of our network who runs a hospital in the state's largest city, Dimapur. In this episode of our How To Build Community podcast and radio show, he explains how he helped launch the hospital, and how a hospital might become a centre for community transformation. Here is some of what we learned from him... Highlights He didn’t always plan on becoming a doctor. His in
Jan 15, 20203 min read


Feeding Children In 'Worst Drought' For A Century
In this video, find out how members of Chisekesi Cluster are responding to Zambia's worst drought in a century. And learn more about the...
Dec 17, 20191 min read


Podcast Christmas Special: Felicity's Nativity
In this Christmas episode of the How To Build Community show, we hear how one woman's simple idea led to a whole new Christmas tradition...
Dec 16, 20193 min read


UK Communications Training, London
Coming to London on 7th February 2020: a day of communications training for all people and organisations that believe in community-led...
Nov 25, 20191 min read


Things I Know About… Addiction Recovery
TERESA KANGOGO from Kericho Cluster runs The Palm Tree Wellness Centre in Kenya - a residential addiction recovery centre for men. Most...
Nov 20, 20192 min read


Podcast: Lord Nigel Crisp and Co-Development
LORD NIGEL CRISP used to run one of the biggest organisations in the world: the UK's National Health Service. Since leaving the role, he has become a global health advocate in UK politics and around the world. In our latest How To Build Community podcast (which you can listen to above) he shares stories and lessons from his work. Here are some highlights. He began his career as a community worker. After graduating from university, Nigel worked in a deprived area of Liverpoo
Nov 14, 20193 min read


Things I Know About... Farming in Tanzania
MAJURA MAING from Tanzania’s Mara Cluster runs the Victoria Farming and Fishing Organisation - a group fighting hunger by helping local...
Nov 2, 20191 min read


Notes From A 'Wellcome' Workshop
Earlier this year we were awarded a small research grant by the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health (WCCEH). We'll be...
Nov 1, 20192 min read


Q+A: Imlibenla, North East Cluster
IMLIBENLA MONGRO is a mental health professional who lives in Dimapur in Nagaland, one of the four states that make up the North East...
Oct 23, 20194 min read


Podcast: Keeping Peace Through Community Radio
In 1999, SHEILA KATZMAN was asked by the UN to help develop a radio station to support peacekeeping efforts in Sierra Leone's civil war....
Oct 2, 20193 min read

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