Community media's greatest value isn't entertainment—it's creating accountability mechanisms. When civic proceedings are consistently recorded and accessible, officials operate under enhanced transparency obligations. As traditional journalism contracts, community media offers evidence-based infrastructure for rebuilding participation from the ground up. This implementation guide by SEESALT's media chief Yifang Wang provides technical workflows, financial analysis, and replication strategies for organizations strengthening local participation through digital tools.

In the streets of Kokrobite, Ghana, what others see as trash, informal entrepreneurs see as opportunity. Evans transforms scrap metal into bicycles. Solomon reshapes discarded plastics into household items. This is the heart of the Ecomunity movement—a groundbreaking initiative that brought together 300+ community members to clean their streets while simultaneously fueling a circular economy.

Mattew's model—which wishes to expand across Ghana—proves that environmental challenges aren't just problems to solve, but opportunities to create sustainable, community-driven economic transformation.

This summer, something interesting is happening in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province. The Wheatears 2030 Summer Camp is bringing together 11-15 year old students from cities with their peers from urban-rural transitional areas, along with international students from elite schools like Harrow and Winchester College. On the surface, it looks like another cross-cultural educational program. But dig deeper, and you'll find a more complex experiment in addressing one of China's most persistent challenges.

Our Senior Consultant, SEESALT Adaption Lab, Zonglin Zheng, is Giving a Speech at World Bank Youth Summit 2025