tools & services
Interactive theatre
IRC is a pioneer of interactive theatre in Pakistan, a form of community theatre originally developed by Augusto Boal and internationally recognized as "Theatre of the Oppressed." IRC has adapted this model to fit the cultural and socio-economic situation in Pakistan. In this form of theatre, the audience is encouraged to participate in the play by taking the place of a character and offering an alternative solution to address a social or political error. This interactive approach fosters critical thinking and encourages behaviour change within the community. IRC has formed and trained more than 250 theatre groups, trained 2,000 theatre activists, and conducted forum/interactive theatre all over Pakistan in over 13 different languages.
Citizen Journalism/Digital Content Creation
Citizen Journalism Workshops have become a signature method of IRC to engage youth and train them in citizen journalism through mobile filmmaking while also sensitising them on the themes of democracy, civic education, interfaith harmony, gender equality and peaceful coexistence. IRC and Maati tv have developed modules for online, on ground and hybrid systems for conducting workshops on peace building and filmmaking. Many of our participants of citizen journalism through filmmaking workshops become video correspondents for our web platform Maati TV.
Radio
IRC produced radio shows with the goal of raising awareness about women's issues and broadcast them on regional FM stations. We also aired a radio magazine covering topics such as safe charity, peace, and tolerance on various stations in Pakistan.
Maati TV
Maati TV is Pakistan’s first web-based interactive video platform bringing advocacy and awareness on climate justice, equal citizenship, cultural diversity, and peacebuilding. While this platform promotes human rights and democracy, it also aims to encourage critical discourse within the Pakistani youth through various digital story-telling tools.
Documentary Films
4.IRC has produced several documentary films on human rights, minority rights, women’s issues and peace that have received international recognition. Some of the films include “Mera Pakistan'' , “Burning Paradise”, “Victims of Faith”, “Two women and a Camera'' and “Shaheedo tum kahan ho.” IRC video documentation of social issues is kept in New York University’s South Asian Movies Department. Our films are uploaded on BBC Urdu Service, Dawn.com and Telecasted on ND TV India.
Advocacy and Awareness campaigns
IRC has a 360 - degree communication approach that involves collaborating with multiple stakeholders to create targeted awareness campaigns on various social justice and human rights issues. This approach utilises a range of communication techniques, including social media, radio, cable TV, citizen journalism, forum/community theatre, and visual arts. IRC has worked on a project with the Dutch Embassy which aimed to increase understanding of gender sensitivity, civic education, diversity, and equal citizenship through the mobilisation of urban youth.