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Mimi Jalmasco ‘A DECADE WITHOUT RIGHTS:  UK Migrant Domestic Workers campaign for change’

By sounddelivery

Posted on April 6, 2022

It has been 10 years since the Overseas Domestic Workers visa was changed. Migrant domestic workers have endured 10 years being trapped working for abusive employers following changes in 2012. Workers and their supporters have lobbied and campaigned for changes to the ODW visa so that workers have certain rights that would keep them safe at work and be able to challenge abuse when it arises. Here Mimi shares her experience and why she’s speaking out.

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Leigha: The Story of Us – How I’ve been encouraged to speak up and speak out

By sounddelivery

Posted on May 6, 2021

Leigha took part in The Story of Us; a series of workshops delivered by sounddelivery and commissioned as part of Coventry City of Culture led by a collective of Coventry’s City of Culture Trust alongside four charities – Grapevine, Central England Law Centre, Positive Youth Foundation and Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre. In this guest blog she shares how she’s speaking up and speaking out.

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How can we amplify the unheard voices of the Coronavirus Pandemic? 

By sounddelivery

Posted on April 9, 2020

At sounddelivery it’s our mission to champion stories that need to be told, stories that challenge prejudice and disadvantage, and have the power to change the world around us. The Coronavirus Pandemic has showed how important people on the frontline are, the people who support our communities, and support the most vulnerable. The outbreak of the coronavirus and the uncertainty that it is bringing with it means we need to listen. We want to give a platform to the voices that may go unheard during this time, those with firsthand experience of the big social issues facing the UK. 

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The Star Outside My Window: How can we put a spotlight on difficult themes for Children

By Helena Hastings

Posted on October 2, 2019

Following the success of her debut children’s book The Boy at the Back of the Class, award-winning author, Being the Story speaker, member of our spokespersons network and dear friend of sounddelivery Onjali Rauf has just released her second book. Like her first book, The Star Outside My Window is told through the eyes of a child, it is a story that explores the subtle faces and endless impacts of domestic violence and ‘celebrates the power of hope and resilience’.

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A Tribute to Joan Laurance Co Founder of the Family Holiday Association

By Jude Habib

Posted on March 8, 2019

Last week we heard the sad news of the death of Joan Laurance who co-founded the charity The Family Holiday Association with her late husband Patrick.  She was 98.  The charity, which was founded in 1975, was the first charity I worked with when I had left the BBC and set up sounddelivery. The Family […]

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Engaging with the media: 6 lessons from a small charity

By sounddelivery

Posted on January 30, 2019

Sophia Parker is the Founder and Chief Executive of Little Village, a London-based charity that acts as a foodbank, but for clothes, toys and equipment for babies and children up to the age of five. In this guest blog she shares 6 lessons she learnt from engaging with the media from filming a documentary, featuring on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and a double-page spread in the Observer. At this year’s Social Media Exchange Emily Wilson from Channel 4 News, Miriam Wells from the Bureau for Investigative Journalism and Dan Dewsbury from 72 Films will be coming together to lead an interactive Masterclass on engaging with the media to demystify the process and answer all your questions exploring how charities and the media can come together to tell powerful stories.

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5 Reasons We Should All Be Telling More Stories

By sounddelivery

Posted on December 27, 2016

In this guest blog Jessica Southgate shares her insights and take-aways from sounddelivery’s Being the Story event which took place on Friday 16th September.

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5 Things we Love about Mencap’s #HereIAm

By Helena Hastings

Posted on December 27, 2016

Mencap’s new campaign Here I Am is making huge strides in challenging stereotypes around learning disabilities. Its cross-channel approach has been gaining reach and engaging wider communities to not just support the campaign but to join in and be a part of it. Here are our five things that we can learn from Here I […]

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