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Nandom District agriculture extension officers with Fidelis Da-Uri (right)

Thelma Anike

Aug 28, 2025 • 5 min read

Delivering Digital Agriculture Extension Services in Nandom District During COVID-19

Fidelis during a live radio show at Jirapa FM, Upper West, Ghana.

Thelma Anike

Feb 13, 2025 • 5 min read

Amplio Ghana Celebrates Fidelis Da-uri, Winner of the 2025 George Atkins Communication Award

At the bank of the White Volta river in Daboya, travelers wait to catch boats that will ferry them across to Kito. Photo Credit: Toffic Dapilaah for Amplio Ghana

Thelma Anike

Nov 8, 2024 • 4 min read

Amplio and GIZ-REACH Support Climate Resilience for Northern Ghana’s Rural Farmers

Mia Inkage team

Thelma Anike

Sep 17, 2024 • 7 min read

Amplio + Develop for Good = Building Community Capacity Through Improved Technology

Amplio Staff greet Chiefs and elders at Sampina Community

Thelma Anike

May 6, 2024 • 8 min read

Promoting Positive Behaviors In High-Risk Border Communities of Ghana's Upper West Region with the USAID/OTI Littorals Regional Initiative

Toffic Dapilaah discusses the Talking Book with Wayan Vota, Digital Development Leader at USAID

Thelma Anike

May 2, 2024 • 4 min read

Amplio showcases impactful, innovative work at the 2024 ICT4D Conference in Ghana

Care Women after a successful Talking Book training session. Photo: Amplio Ghana

Thelma Anike

Mar 8, 2024 • 6 min read

Creating Sustainable Change for Families with CARE’s Women for Change Program

Team Amplify

Thelma Anike

Dec 19, 2023 • 8 min read

Closing the Knowledge Gap with 'Team Amplify' and Goldman Sachs

Women farmers express themselves through dance, Moyo District, Uganda. Photo: Huda M. Alsahi

Thelma Anike

Dec 15, 2023 • 4 min read

Cultivating Change: Irene's Path to Land Rights and Gender Equality

Market vendor, Ghana - © Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Thelma Anike

Dec 11, 2023 • 6 min read

Amplio to Promote Inclusive Agriculture Extension Services in Northern Ghana

After learning about women's land rights, Anjelina's family gave her land to cultivate. Moyo District, Uganda

Thelma Anike

Oct 20, 2023 • 8 min read

A Gender-Responsive Approach to Women’s Land Rights in Uganda–Partnering with FAO

Malaria education for school children in Ghana

Thelma Anike

Sep 12, 2023 • 6 min read

Creating Malaria Awareness to Strengthen Maternal Health in Ghana

Students group

Amplio

Aug 30, 2023 • 5 min read

Delivering Health and WASH Education to Burundian Refugees in Mahama Camp, Rwanda

talking book

Thelma Anike

Aug 30, 2023 • 6 min read

New Partnerships with CARE in Haiti, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh

Amplio Ghana staff member Fidelis Da-uri with a bike load of Amplio Talking Books.

Thelma Anike

Aug 17, 2023 • 4 min read

Go the Extra Mile—Why We're Raising Funds to Advance Our Work in Ghana

Happy TB Users

Thelma Anike

Aug 15, 2023 • 7 min read

Talking Books: Reducing Gender Inequalities Around the World [EngineerGirl Cross-post]

AVID Shea Women

Thelma Anike

Aug 1, 2023 • 9 min read

STAR-Ghana AVID Project: A Game Changer for Women's Shea Butter Processing Quality and Income

Sasakawa men

Thelma Anike

Jun 7, 2023 • 3 min read

How Ethiopian Farmers Grew Knowledge With "Sasakawa Radio" [Cross-Post]

Tostan supervisors and community facilitators at an Amplio Talking Book seminar in Senegal

Thelma Anike

Jun 1, 2023 • 8 min read

Early Learning in Senegal with Tostan, Vroom, and Talking Books

ICTs like the Amplio Talking Book and mobile apps can be transformative tools for rural women

Thelma Anike

Apr 27, 2023 • 9 min read

How Technology Unleashes Rural Women's Potential - #CSW67 Panel [Cross-post]

Landesa liberian woman

Thelma Anike

Apr 17, 2023 • 4 min read

Landesa Wins Prize for Social Impact, Amplio Talking Books Solution in Liberia

Bartholomew Sunga, a VSO peer educator in Samfya District, Zambia.

Thelma Anike

Apr 11, 2023 • 4 min read

Meet a VSO Zambia Health Champion: Bartholomew Sunga [Cross-post]

VoLo Foundation cofounder and trustee Thais Lopez Vogel

Thelma Anike

Mar 22, 2023 • 5 min read

Empowering Women, Protecting the Planet—Insights and Advice from Thais Lopez Vogel

Women with TB

Thelma Anike

Mar 3, 2023 • 4 min read

Harnessing Technology for Greater Gender Equality — an NGO CSW67 Panel on March 7

Anzoyo Sunday advocates for women's land rights in her beauty salon. Photo: Solomon Omodi

Thelma Anike

Feb 24, 2023 • 5 min read

How a Hairdresser Became an Advocate for Women's Land Rights in Uganda

A community volunteer uses an Amplio Talking Book to share nutrition messages. Photo: Akram Ali/CARE

Thelma Anike

Feb 23, 2023 • 6 min read

"Talking Books" Build a Nutritious Future in Bangladesh [Cross-Post]

CHPS nurses and volunteers are using Amplio Talking Books to make health education easier.

Thelma Anike

Feb 6, 2023 • 6 min read

A Winning Approach to Health Education in Rural Ghana

A Talking Book pilot project is making health education more accessible to fathers.

Amplio

Jan 16, 2023 • 7 min read

Increasing Men's Involvement in Maternal and Child Health

TB Closeup

Thelma Anike

Dec 30, 2022 • 5 min read

Amplio Earns Top Ratings from Charity Navigator and GuideStar

Phoebe Balagumyetime (Ghana Health Service) with Toffic Dapilaah and Fidelis Da-Uri at the SBCC Summit.

Thelma Anike

Dec 16, 2022 • 7 min read

Sharing impact and innovation at the SBCC Summit in Morocco

A gift from Paul and Cathy Cotton will help teach women in Uganda about their land rights.

Thelma Anike

Nov 28, 2022 • 5 min read

Donor Spotlight: How Paul and Cathy Cotton use philanthropy to help disadvantaged groups

Men with TB

Thelma Anike

Oct 10, 2022 • 5 min read

Educating Communities About Mental Health Issues, Treatment, and Prevention

FAO Uganda Ajumani District

Thelma Anike

Aug 22, 2022 • 6 min read

A Collaborative Approach to Women’s Land Rights in Uganda

A Q&A with Revi Sterling, Director of USAID’s WomenConnect Challenge

Amplio

Aug 8, 2022 • 7 min read

Q&A: Addressing the Gender Digital Divide in Sustainable Development

ECD Caregivers Ready2Read Malawi

Thelma Anike

Jul 27, 2022 • 8 min read

Improving Children’s Literacy, Learning Skills, and Knowledge for the Future

Andrew Ready2Read Malawi

Thelma Anike

Jul 20, 2022 • 4 min read

Learning Beyond the Alphabet Song — a Preschooler Proves Kids Can Use Talking Books, Too

Shea farmer Paulina Ayamga with an Amplio Talking Book device. ©Esoko

Thelma Anike

Jul 15, 2022 • 4 min read

[CROSS-POST] Bringing Impact to Women Shea Farmers Through the FEATS Project

Usef Feedback Recording

Thelma Anike

Jun 22, 2022 • 8 min read

How Amplio Analyzes User Feedback to Create a Community Loop

Thelma Anike

Jun 15, 2022 • 8 min read

Amplio Launches Talking Book 2 with Rechargeable Battery

VSO Zambia

Thelma Anike

Jun 2, 2022 • 4 min read

Why Access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education is Critical—and How Talking Books Can Help

CARE Cocoa Life

Thelma Anike

May 12, 2022 • 8 min read

Encouraging Good Agronomic Practices for Cocoa Farmers in Ghana

UNICEF Ghana Joseph Mills

Thelma Anike

Apr 13, 2022 • 6 min read

Program Design: The Four Phases of Talking Book Project

MEDA's GROW project economically empowered women farmers. Photo: MEDA

Amplio

Mar 17, 2022 • 11 min read

How MEDA Used Talking Books as an Agricultural Extension Strategy to Empower Women Farmers

Hodan Abdu UNICEF Ethiopia

Thelma Anike

Mar 9, 2022 • 5 min read

Talking Books Empower Mentor Mothers in Somali Region

Sueda Abdurahiman, a community health worker, UNICEF Ethiopia

Thelma Anike

Mar 1, 2022 • 5 min read

UNICEF Ethiopia Pilots Talking Books to Aid Community Health Workers in Somali Region

Anthem Awards

Thelma Anike

Feb 23, 2022 • 6 min read

Amplio Receives Anthem Awards Gold For Responsible Technology

Landesa USAID

Thelma Anike

Feb 23, 2022 • 4 min read

Leveraging Talking Books for Women's Land Rights in Liberia

Animation

Thelma Anike

Feb 17, 2022 • 3 min read

CARE Haiti's Multi-Sectoral Project Aims to Improve Food Security and Nutrition in Grand'Anse

TB Reach

Thelma Anike

Feb 9, 2022 • 4 min read

Ready, Set, Grow with the Miller Center's 2022 ScaleOut Cohort

Thelma Anike

Jan 26, 2022 • 4 min read

Anthem Awards: Amplio Honored For Responsible Technology - Community Outreach

CARE Bangladesh

Thelma Anike

Dec 17, 2021 • 5 min read

An Update from CARE Bangladesh and the Joint Action for Nutrition Outcomes (JANO) Project

Gilbert Nkpeniyeng

Thelma Anike

Dec 15, 2021 • 6 min read

Transforming lives with Gilbert Nkpeniyeng—through education, motivation, and giving back

TB Rec

Thelma Anike

Dec 8, 2021 • 5 min read

The Advocacy Role of the Talking Book — Creating a Community Feedback Loop

Students going to school

Amplio

Nov 29, 2021 • 11 min read

An interview with Gilbert Nkpeniyeng on How a Talking Book Message Inspired His Education Journey

talking book

Thelma Anike

Nov 24, 2021 • 5 min read

Amplio Webinar: Delivering Climate-Smart Agriculture to Last-Mile Communities

covid 19

Thelma Anike

Nov 24, 2021 • 5 min read

Amplio Ghana Deploys New Health Messages to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, CSM Knowlege

In a March 18 workshop with Farmerline, we explored how to evaluate digital solutions for three diverse settings: agriculture extension, humanitarian assistance, and civic engagement.

Thelma Anike

Nov 24, 2021 • 2 min read

Webinar recap: Evaluating Digital Solutions for Diverse Environments - with Farmerline

Kenya TB Users

Thelma Anike

Nov 23, 2021 • 7 min read

Why Amplio is Designing a New System to Process User Feedback

UNICEF Ghana

Thelma Anike

Nov 9, 2021 • 4 min read

Communication During a Public Health Crisis — Reaching Last-Mile Communities

Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia

Thelma Anike

Oct 21, 2021 • 2 min read

Reaching Vulnerable Communities in Ethiopia Amidst Conflict

strategic Impact Advisors shared their strategies

Thelma Anike

Oct 15, 2021 • 4 min read

Resources and Strategies from SIA's Hey, Sister! Show Me the Mobile Money! Campaign

TB Girl

Thelma Anike

Sep 18, 2021 • 4 min read

Ready2Read Challenge Awarded to Three Projects Building Language and Literacy with EdTech

UNICEF Pic

Thelma Anike

Jul 30, 2021 • 2 min read

Talking Book Included in Project Mapping Existing Digital Tools to Adapt for COVID-19 Response

TB Listening group Zambia

Thelma Anike

Jul 14, 2021 • 6 min read

Evaluating VSO Zambia's TALK II Project Impact on Adolescent Sexual Health and Rights

Woman

Thelma Anike

Jul 1, 2021 • 5 min read

Webinar Recap: Delivering Climate-Smart Agriculture to Last-Mile Communities

A woman holding a talking book

Thelma Anike

Apr 21, 2021 • 3 min read

Amplio and VSO International Launch High-Level Partnership for Knowledge Delivery

Ghana Health Service and UNICEF

Titus Ayamga

Feb 9, 2021 • 6 min read

Communication During a Public Health Crisis—Building on Ghana COVID-19 Awareness Campaign

Tim Akinbo

Thelma Anike

Jan 21, 2021 • 3 min read

Amplio Welcomes Four New Board Members to Our Leadership Team

TBs

Amplio

Jan 8, 2021 • 5 min read

Thank You for Being Part of the Talking Book Journey

women holding talking book

Amplio

Dec 21, 2020 • 6 min read

Why Not Mobile Phones? How Talking Books Help Bridge the Gender Digital Divide

Mr. Toffic interviewing a man

Amplio

Dec 7, 2020 • 3 min read

Reaching Media-Dark Communities During Lockdown

group of women

Amplio

Nov 20, 2020 • 4 min read

Spreading the Word on Land Rights in Liberia - November 19 Panel with Landesa

Group of people

Amplio

Nov 3, 2020 • 8 min read

Innovation for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Rural Zambia

The Amplio team welcomes Bea (center row, right) to our Zoom office

Amplio

Oct 15, 2020 • 4 min read

Bea Covington Joins Amplio as Global Partnerships Director

A boy in northern Ghana listens to a Talking Book.

Amplio

Oct 14, 2020 • 8 min read

Lisa Zook, Amplio M&E Advisor, Joins Global Washington's Child Labor and Protection Panel

market women

Amplio

Sep 18, 2020 • 5 min read

Landesa Launches Talking Book Program to Strengthen Women’s Land Rights in Liberia

Fidelis Da-Uri and Philip Kinyota discuss ways music can be used to engage communities in SBCC campaigns

Amplio

Aug 11, 2020 • 7 min read

Using Music as a Tool for Social and Behavior Change

A woman holding a talking book

Amplio

Jun 30, 2020 • 7 min read

A New Talking Book Prototype is in the Works — a Q&A with Amplio's Senior Software Design Engineer

group of women

Amplio

Jun 25, 2020 • 7 min read

Creating Effective Audio Content with Farm Radio’s VOICE Standards

Amplio is partnering on a COVID-19 response in the Upper West Region, Ghana

Amplio

Jun 9, 2020 • 5 min read

Talking Book Included in World Bank's List of Technologies for Rural COVID-19 Response

A woman holding Talking Book

Amplio

Apr 29, 2020 • 11 min read

Q&A: Reaching Media-Dark Communities for COVID-19 Response Webinar Follow-Up

two people standing with a talking book

Amplio

Apr 14, 2020 • 7 min read

A Talking Book COVID-19 Response in Ghana's Upper West Region

A woman in Northern Ghana demonstrates proper handwashing.

Amplio

Apr 2, 2020 • 5 min read

Promoting Good Hygiene and Sanitation Practices in Ghana's Remote Rural Communities

A district health director records a message about covid-19. Wa West, Ghana

Amplio

Mar 27, 2020 • 6 min read

7 Considerations for COVID-19 Risk Communication in Remote Rural Communities

Fidelis Da-Uri (right) lead the development of audio content for social and behavior change initiatives.

Amplio

Mar 24, 2020 • 8 min read

4 Tips for Creating Effective SBCC Audio Content

Hamdiya Imoro (green cap) became a maternal health advocate in her community after listening to UNICEF's Talking Book messages. Northern Region, Ghana

Amplio

Mar 15, 2020 • 7 min read

Q&A: Navigating Data, Donors, and the Gender Digital Divide

Amplio Talking Books are included the Niger Smart Villages project. Photo: ITU

Amplio

Mar 6, 2020 • 5 min read

Niger Smart Villages Pilot Launches Digital Services in Borgou-Darey and Sadore

An old lady

Amplio

Feb 4, 2020 • 7 min read

Giving Communities a Voice on Teen Pregnancy and Other Child Protection Issues

Group of people

Amplio

Nov 22, 2019 • 8 min read

Promoting Access to Quality Health Education and Services for Semi-Nomadic Pastoralists

Gumah Aloysisum Tiah became Literacy Bridge Ghana's country director in 2019.

Amplio

Oct 25, 2019 • 4 min read

Introducing Gumah Tiah, Literacy Bridge Ghana's Country Director

cattle

Amplio

Aug 9, 2019 • 10 min read

Niger Smart Villages: a Nation’s Commitment to Digital Inclusion and Rural Growth

farmland

Amplio

Apr 25, 2019 • 10 min read

Q&A with Karen Walsh on Women Farmers, Soybeans, Talking Books, and Economic Empowerment

Lady holding a Talking Book

Amplio

Feb 20, 2019 • 9 min read

CBCC Pilots the Anzilisha Project to Share Health and Nutrition Knowledge in Kenya

A boy holding amplio talking book

Amplio

Nov 16, 2018 • 4 min read

Amplifying Reach and Impact — Here's Why We Changed Our Name to Amplio Ghana

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