PCI Media Impact, Inc.

The first time I learned about PCI Media Impact was during a social studies research training I took part in at my college (I studied journalism), located in Cali - Colombia in 2014.

When I moved to New York, I would often try to reconnect and collaborate with them in one way or another, simply because I was fully impressed and amazed by all the work that they had done.

As a volunteer, I got the chance to listen and understand the company “behind the scenes”, as well as each day’s activities and big bets. I also translated a couple print materials and helped translate live meetings in real time.

I highly recommend volunteering for this organization because you will be able to learn from the experience; especially how stories and entertainment could transform communities.

A great nonprofit to work with, and an extremely friendly and knowledgeable team. They expertly create various types of multimedia works to advocate for various people and issues by using stories.

The mission to create a healthier, more sustainable, and just world using the power of storytelling and community guides and nourishes every project that PCI Media undertakes, as well as every aspect of its organizational policies. I felt privileged to have to the opportunity to work with such a dedicated team, whose expertise in education and communication for social change is truly impressive. I was especially impressed and inspired by PCI Media’s strategic communications to raise public awareness on climate change and to drive climate action.

I have been a member of the Board of PCI for over ten years and consider that it is doing very important work to effect change in negative behaviours in the areas of health, social justice and environment through storytelling and social drama. The way they work with and through local partners in each of their programs ensures that these are closely attuned to relevant culture, values and needs, which is especially important for effectiveness of communications. Their media dramas portray local characters with which audiences can identify, attracting a wide following and providing both information and positive role models that are appealing. They generate follow up discussion among local groups which ensures a broader understanding of the issues and their application in the daily lives of their audience. In many cases they provide a communications component within larger development programs that provide support to a variety of activities, thus enhancing the impact of these initiatives.

PCI media helped connect me with the program that best fit with my values and let me make my best impact to my personal commitment in fighting climate change.

The mission of PCI Media resonates with me because it inspires me daily to consider greater, global communities. As a NYC public school teacher, I try to inspire my students to care about the world beyond our classroom and think of long-term effects, especially when it comes to climate change. The opportunities we have as New Yorkers, give us the tools necessary to break barriers not only in our communities but help those in need in other parts of the world. The work of PCI Media is efficient, inspirational and motivating in a way that the organization spreads awareness and helps others take action. I myself learned a great deal about global communities and the needs they have. What impresses me the most is how detailed, informative and transparent PCI Media has been regarding social justice, environmental programs, education and public health. The outbreak of COVID-19 has proven how interdependent we all are as a global community and serves as a testament to the fact that we need to work together in taking care of our planet.

Very friendly staff, the staff were really patient with me as an intern. Despite being in an online platform we were always in communication. They taught me many skills and information on branding and media editing. It was a pleasure to work with them, really grateful for the opportunity.

PCI Media's resilience over the past 5 years is an extraordinary story of its own. We are not a large foundation and are quite selective about putting our grants where there is a clear outcome. From Ebola recovery to enabling social justice for women and girls, PCI Media has been a beacon of performance, even in the midst of the existential crisis of the Covid19 Pandemic. Plans change because conditions change. It's great to see an organization that stays on-mission while staying clear headed about the world in which they serve.

-Bob Allen
The Bob Allen Family Foundation

I have been concerned about the environment, development and population for nearly 50 years. That is why I have long been a supporter of PCI Media Impact. Their strategy of nudging individuals toward better and more sustainable lives through engaging and realistic media dramatizations is insightful, powerful, humane and manifestly successful. Indeed, it is thrilling to see what they continue to accomplish.
Theodore L. Steck, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
The University of Chicago

PCI Media is a truly incredible organization. Every member of their team is dedicated, passionate and creative and it was a privilege to work with them. Their positive messaging sets their social and behavior change campaigns apart and their unique brand of entertainment education is critical in today's age of misinformation.

If you are concerned about the state of our world, you should search the PCI Media Website.
For almost 40 years this organization has worked with communities world-wide seeking ways to improve the lives of their people. Using the amazing power of story-telling, PCI provides clear visions of a healthy, safe and sustainable life and a path for making the changes needed to achieve it. Using a variety of media (TV, Radio, mobile phones ,internet) programs are co-created with members of the communities. As a board member, I am most proud of the fact that we leave them with the tools and skills to continue to thrive.

PCI Media empowers communities worldwide to inspire positive social and environmental change through storytelling and creative communications. One of the most creative and beautiful projects that PCI Media spearheaded recently was in Bangladesh, where there was a campaign against child marriage. For this nationwide campaign — “Drumbeats for Change” —PCI Media created a sound that was played at the end of the campaign’s videos, triggering a notion within the viewer that childhood marriage is a problem and should not be allowed. This is just one example of many of the ways in which PCI Media is leading the charge for telling global impactful stories for social change through Entertainment-Education; a movement that PCI Media has been at the forefront of that effort for 34 years.

Where can you make a donation that will provide loved television serials and talk shows that also educate people around the world on important issues like family planning, use of condoms, environmental carefulness, and much more? That is PCI Media. It is called "educational entertainment." It has the number two popular serial in Bangladesh that is about a girl creating her own high school soccer team and league and similar shows are now being produced in other countries. This is what PCI Media does in Central America, Africa, and Asia. It warms your heart to be a part of it!

PCI Media is a unique organization working in an area that most people and organizations neglect--communications. While most organizations have auspicious plans to impact important social issues, without an effective communications plan, they will be severely hindered. PCI Media has over 40 years of experience in the social behavior change communications field, and has worked around the globe helping communities to change behavior and attitudes around a host of issues affecting the communities health, the environment, and social justice. Most importantly, the organization has great leadership and is on the cusp of breaking out as the premier organization in the field.

I was an intern at PCI Media for around 5 months and have learned and grown from such amazing experience.

The team is always there to help one another, as they truly work hard to be the best at what they want to achieve.

I’m grateful and thankful to have had an opportunity to be an intern there!

I became familiar with PCI Media nearly a decade ago through my brother-in-law who had been supporting its work, and was so impressed with what PCI Media was accomplishing, I jumped at the opportunity to join its board when invited. There are few organizations that I know of that are having as much of an impact around the world as PCI Media. And it all starts with a keen understanding of the simple yet persuasive power of a story. Combining that with a rigorous social behavior change communication methodology gives PCI Media the ability to help any community to shift attitudes and behaviors around an array of issues in the realms of health, the environment, and social justice—all to improve the quality of people’s lives. As the world faces what appears to be existential environmental threats and global health challenges, we need now more than ever the tools that PCI Media provides to help us create a new story that embraces the best of our human values and supports solutions to our most pressing problems.

I have been part of the PCI Media family for nearly 20 years. I first learned of their amazing work in entertainment-education when I was in graduate school. They were literally telling stories that saved lives. Nothing was left to chance, as all productions and program elements were based on formative research. After interning at PCI Media in grad school, I become an entertainment-education scholar and have taught this methodology for over 15 years. Today, I am a proud board member of this fine organization. We have expanded our traditional media programs to embrace technology and expand our reach and impact. While every program shows our flexibility, skills and insight, nothing has impressed me more than our #ISurvivedEbola campaign where we, in real time, saved thousands of lives and helped alleviate stigma. The mighty PCI Media team has the heart, experience and vision to continue this work and quickly adapt to our world of changing needs for decades to come.

I have been involved with PCI Media for more than 30 years as a supporter, Board Member, and former Chair. PCI Media's unique storytelling approach to worldwide issues such as the environment, public health, and social justice has proven to be an extremely effective methodology in improving the lives of billions of people around the world. By combining storytelling and media technologies, PCI Media is able to work as an award-winning and high impactful global NGO. Extremely well managed organization with proven strategies. And great to work with. Terrific communicators as well.

I worked as an Environmental Campaigns Intern with PCI Media for two summers and had a phenomenal and purposeful experience. PCI puts capacity building at the forefront of their work across their portfolios, targeting real people seeking to make substantial change in their communities. The creativity, professionalism, and drive of PCI sets it apart from others in this field and I feel lucky to have collaborated and learned from the team.

Throughout the ages, the power of storytelling has lifted our spirits, guided our experience and taught us the lessons that have shaped our collective progress. PCI Media, unique among organizations in public health, environment and social justice has linked art with science, tragedy and comedy and entertainment with education and it has done so in a way that reaches people where they live and where they strive for a better life.

Using evidence-based cognitive learning techniques, PCI Media creates characters and storylines that illustrate attitudes and behaviors that either help or hinder their lives. The result is a good story, well told and countless broadcast media serial dramas that soon become national treasures. Family planning and reproductive health, pandemics and emergency interventions, climate change and human rights issues have all been impacted by PCI Media and its amazing ability to lead international collaborations and partnerships.

The best part is that tax-deductible contributions are often matched and always generate exceptional value in primary prevention, behaviors that help reduce our carbon footprint and behaviors that help us live better lives and work together with more cooperation and compassion.

It’s an honor to recommend this organization…a truly great nonprofit!

PCI Media did a phenomenal job helping us to launch a four country radio awareness campaign around key agricultural practices to ensure food security in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PCI team worked very closely with our team, building our capacity to do social behavior change communication campaigns overall while enabling us to execute a critical campaign in a fully remote work environment on a short deadline. The quality of the radio content that they produced was wonderful and they did a great job to make sure that the sometimes quite complex key messages that were important to our technical experts were presented in a way that was technically accurate but also engaging and appropriate for our target audiences. The PCI Media team consistently displayed professionalism and expert understanding of how to use radio to raise awareness and create behavior change. Their knowledge and experience was vital to the success of our campaign. Highly recommended.

Wow! Imagine a one minute commercial where a man in a busy marketplace in India orders an entire large fish and reveals it is for the arranged marriage of his daughter. The vendor preparing the fish begins to consistently bang his knife loudly on the cutting block. Within moments the hundreds of other people in the busy marketplace begin silently banging loudly on something. After 30 seconds of this, followed by silence, the man says he will not need the fish to cheers by all. This is the kind of infomercial PCI Media uses to bring about social maturation in India and other places around the world. They do everything from entertaining talk shows on family planning, the use of condoms, covid-19 protection, and sustainable environment behavior to comic books for children where the priority is socially responsible education. With 23 programs in 65 countries and 40 languages, PCI Media is using entertainment to mature us all.

PCI Media does powerful work to encourage action on a variety of justice issues. Their staff are dedicated and passionate, and the agency's creative use of storytelling ensures that the voices of those most impacted are centered.

PCI Media inspires communities worldwide to take action on social justice, health, and the environment through their creative storytelling in a variety of formats. What I like best about PCI is that instead of producing a product and then trying to sell it, its productions are created by in-country teams who know--are part of--their cultural and social landscape. Also, local men and women are employed in the production of their media products.

PCI Media Impact is a great organization with the ingenious mission of harnessing effective storytelling through the powerful platform of media and communication to educate and effect behavioral change in various areas needing attention from environmental issues to healthcare all over the world. Amazing how a small organization can have a huge impact for the global greater good!

I've engaged with PCI Media for several years as an advisor, and in that time they've consistently displayed a wonderful mix of integrity, professionalism, enthusiasm, and imagination in their work. Their team is a joy, each member intelligent and focussed. To work with them, and towards their vision, is nothing short of a privilege.

As a volunteer for PCI Media, I have always been impressed with the power of their mission. Changing attitudes and behaviors on health, environment and social justice issues is a major contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This NGO is the real deal and I am delighted to support their work.

As an international professional management expert who worked for 21 years for the largest organization in the field of Population (IPPF-1977-1997), I always considered this smaller sister NGO as second to no other in our area of action because of the inspirational and visionary leadership of its founder and successive Board of Directors.

In the late 1990s, PCI's CEO, Mr. David Andrews, asked me to help with their program in Mexico; I accepted with no hesitation. The experience was awesome. I worked with the leaders of Mexican TV who made soap-opera a phenomenon that heralded the arrival of global home entertainment. PCI offered them to become a game-changer of major proportions through social media. Everyone respected its staff, and more importantly, they embraced its mission.

The management of program operations was effective, economical, and prompt. Twenty years later, I glad to confirm through < charitynavigator.com> that PCI Media Impact is a "textbook" case for compliance with best practices in the sector, because of institutional transparency, accountability and especially in the ratios of program expenditures with 84% of the budget going to program execution.

In sum, memories may be excellent. However, current facts and figures that count are open public record and available. I feel comfortable stating that I could not imagine PCI Impact being second to no other NGO of any size.

I have been working with PCI for over a year helping with their work to protect the environment around coastal areas in western africa against climate change, as well as their dedication for saving African wild life from extinction.

Where news reports and statistics fail to effectively communicate the lived experience of individuals and communities around the world, stories like those given a platform by PCI Media shine. If it weren't for work like theirs, it would be all too easy for each and everyone of us to remain locked in our confined worlds without an iota of care for the lives of others.

PCI Media Impact is staffed by a team of individuals who always to rise to the challenge, no matter the task at hand. As an IT advisor I have had the pleasure of interfacing with several team members firsthand, and I have been consistently impressed with their dedication. Beyond that, I wholeheartedly support this organization's mission of reaching and assisting people in ways that are meaningful to their own cultural milieu, and I wish them every success in the future.

PCI's mission is entirely reflected in their work. The staff is caring, hard-working and collaborative. They do great work across their portfolios in health, environment and social justice. I am most familiar with their social justice programming, and I was so impressed with the way the team approached very complicated, intersectional topics in a way that always remembers who they're serving.

PCI's mission is inspiring, the work that they do honestly makes me see just how powerful and wonderful NGOs can be. I have been following their work for nearly a decade now, and through all the radio shows, music videos, and comics, I seem them change not only lives, but full communities. PCI gives me hope for the world.

PCI Media is a great organization doing amazing communications work in health, social justice and climate change all over the world. I have been impressed with their behaviour change campaigns and use of complementary low-tech tools like comic books. I have met a number of their team members and find them very professional and totally committed to social impact at scale. Superb!

PCI Media Impact was my first internship experience, and I have loved volunteering here. My favorite part about this organization is their extensive portfolio of topics, countries, and people that are covered in their engaging campaigns. PCI Media's involvement and experience with areas ranging from women's health to reducing plastic consumption demonstrates their ability to spark behavior change in any part of the world.

Pci Media Impact is indeed an outstanding and credible organization.
Their media for Health, Social Justice and Environment are just so powerful.
They really highlight the power of story telling for social change.

This organization works tirelessly to help animals all over the world. Their program “wild for life” is amazing. I have read about their works and accomplishments in saving the lives of all these innocent animals. I just love what they do!

Brilliant work, Brilliant team! Couldn't be more impressed with the dedication and commitment of all staff members. They do good work for our future generations. It’s such an amazing organization that deserves your support and encouragement.

Awesome non profit company that helps so many people all over the world. Their way of telling stories is unique and empowers communities worldwide. They rock! Thank you PCI media impact.

PCI media really uses storytelling to make a difference. This organization is the perfect way to become the voice of many thousands.
Thank you for all you do to make our world better, healthier and a more productive place.

I worked in the past as an intern at PCI Media Impact. It was such an enriching experience. The team is amazing and you quickly get involved in lot of interesting and challenging projects. People with different experiences and knowledge to offer. Great environment with great people to work with.
Working for them has really helped develop my skills as well as my personal life. The days at the office were really productive, there was a lot to learn and we could get involved in many different fields which enlarged my experience.
Sean, the CEO, is such a tireless person which encourages you to do more and more everyday.
I miss all the team and working there.

I recently attended the Champions of the Earth event in NYC sponsored by the UN. PCI Media Impact did a wonderful job organizing the event. Everything went smooth, the food and entertainment were fantastic, and I left the event inspired. I would recommend PCI Media Impact to all my colleagues. Great work!

I recently attended the Champions of the Earth event in NYC sponsored by the UN. It was a great event and PCI Media did a fabulous job organizing and managing this event. The skill they showed made the event a truly memorable experience for all who attended.

I am Vice Chair of the Board of NY/NJ Baykeeper and I was recently thrilled to be able to attend, along with other members of our organization, the Champions of the Earth event event sponsored by the UN at Cipriani in NYC. The event was a huge success with every detail scene to in an incredibly professional and seamless manner. It was organized, planned and executed by PCI Media Impact, and both their skill and level of care for the cause were more than evident all night long. The art of storytelling used in all their work was clear throughout the evening. You could not but be moved by the lives, and ideas, and yes, creations of the young people being honored. That was true not only because of the incredible stories of the young people, but of the way the stories were told. That is precisely why this group is so effective. The ability to use stories to move the world is incredibly valuable, and PCI Media does it flawlessly.

I recently had the district privilege of attending the 2018 Champions of the Earth gala dinner at Cipriani, here in New York, sponsored by the UN. PCI Media Impact organized, planned and managed the event. Thanks to their suburb direction and coordination the evening was a complete success from beginning to end--a gala indeed. Their professionalism was always in evidence throughout the evening's program, a quite complex one that required perfect timing and first class attention to every detail. Their skill and experience with events such as this one insured that the young environmental Honorees, the stars of the evening, were honored in a manner befitting their unique contributions to the betterment of our planet. One had only to listen to their comments and look in their eyes to understand that they were awed by the incredible reception they received. PCI was magnifigant, guaranteeing that everything just flowed and fit together beautifully. The event was a total success for these incredible young people and the United Nations, not to mention all in attendance. Kudos to PCI absolutely!

PCi Media Impacts' recent work with the UN Environment presenting the Young Champions of the Earth illuminated the importance of "outside of the box"and innovative thinking with regard to environmental issues around the world. The presentations by the Young Champions left us inspired and hopeful. PCI Media Impact's work was excellent and its goals accomplished.

PCI Media is the most hard working, socially connected, and kind hearted non-profit organization. I have been working here for about four months now in the communication section , and I have to say the genuinity, kindness and hard work that each and every individual inputs is unbelievable. It is an extremely safe environment and welcoming to anyone who is willing to give a hand. I learned how to communicate with people through writing and blog posting. PCI Media also has created way in which we can all keep in contact with each other through an app, which shows the commitment PCI has for keeping everyone on the same page, no one gets left behind or not up to date about information. By far an amazing non-profit organization.

I volunteered with PCI the summer before I started college. It is an amazing company dedicated to serving the people in its realm and they are always looking to expand and cultivate new ideas. This company thrives on ideas and new thinking and thus will always be prosperous when it comes to any new mission.

The WILD FOR LIFE campaign in collaboration with UN Environment was very effective and eye-catching. It attracted attention to the issues in a novel and engaging way. Excellent work.

Some great ideas and projects for educating through story telling. Particularly beneficial in helping educate to prevent unnecessary infant mortalities in Africa (East and Southern) through the Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Child package.

An excellent not-for-profit with a superb body of work and tract record that overshadows its small size.

Innovative nonprofit using SBCC and Entertainment-Education to bring major changes to the world. I was particularly impressed by their work around Ebola in West Africa. This was not just about spreading health and hygeine messages but also about reintegrating survivors into society. A very valuable part of the process which can be neglected in the heat of an emergency. Displays the holistic approach exemplified by this organization.

This organization really stands out. PCI Media use storytelling and communication to make a difference. They work in Latin America and Africa and around the world. Their impact is vast.

PCI Media Impact values story, believes in collaboration, and isn't afraid of taking on challenging subjects. Spending time working with their team on a campaign has been an incredible learning experience. I saw first hand how much passion they have for stories that can cultivate positive change in the world. What shined the most was the teams openness. They rarely say "no", and are committed to making sure everyone who is a part of a project contributes and has their voice reflected in a final product. And, those products address difficult and complicated subjects. The lessons I have learned from the team will continue to shape me as a person. They are a special group to work with.

PCI Media Impact epitomizes the true essence of integrity, creativity and commitment. Its excellence in inspiring positive social and environmental change through creative storytelling stems first and foremost from the dedication and compassion of its exceptional team and their innovative ability to raise awareness and empower communities around the world. I recently had the resounding privilege of interning with PCI Media and can happily affirm that the time I spent with this aspiring team of individuals was nothing short of unforgettable.

PCI Media Impact operates as a team of dedicated, passionate individuals who make a concerted effort to effect tangible change in the world. I interned with PCI for three months, primarily with the Environment Programs department, and can personally attest to its outreach capacity. The projects implemented by PCI are unique in their ability to captivate audiences through creative storytelling. They create real, visible behavior changes and lead to positive impacts for a variety of causes across the globe. I have been fortunate enough to experience this first-hand, and am proud to have been part of this incredible team of people.

The highly professional, well targeted stories prepared by PCI Media Impact are valuable, attractive resources for my courses, trainings almost all of the fields of sustainable development. PCI is amplifying the strength of storytelling by message-tailored format and design that my students, trainees and partners highly appreciate. If you want your story to articulate properly and spread around the world I recommend to contact this ambitious and mindful team.

You can measure the importance of PCI Media Impact's work by their success stories. Volunteering with them, I have heard and seen numerous examples of stories in which important and complicated ideas were communicated effectively and in new ways. By creating stories they are educating, informing, and changing the conversation for people around the world.

PCI does amazing work, using entertainment and media in this incredibly useful way to actually impact lives and communities around the world. The level of detail and care that the staff have towards the project is truly admirable. I loved my time interning at the office, I got to feel that I was doing real work. I worked on the ISurvivedEbola campaign, and I know that the videos that PCI made and the impact that they had on those African communities was immeasurably substantial.

PCI Media is always ready to jump on a new project proposal and turn it around with great levels of detail and expertise. They are great partners who work really well in collaboration with other groups in multi-organization campaign settings. The team brings joy, creativity and a deep understanding of strategies as entertainment-education and other communication tools that have helped us engage "unusual audiences" on issues as decentralized renewable energy and air pollution.

I have wonderful experiences sharing experiences and working together with PCI Media Impact since 2010 and recently on the incredible movement together 'NatureForAll' during the IUCN's World Conservation Congress in Honolulu. It was the best pavilion and best place to be in the Exhibition hall. They are first of all form a great team with huge entusiasm and use the powerful tool 'creative storytelling that really change people's life and their attitude towards sustainable development. PCI Media Impact is one my favourite partner when it comes to communication and outreach!

With their great energy, expertise and ambition, PCI Media Impact produces excellent results! Working with their team was not only professionally enriching, it was also a lot of fun.

Over the past few years I have been so fortunate as to work with PCI Media Impact in conjunction with Foncet, a conservation foundation that protects the El Triunfo Reserve in Chiapas, Mexico. PCI Media Impact has been a huge resource for bringing awareness to the public about this reserve and other environmental and social issues through their involvement in radio and supporting a theater play created for educating children through entertainment.
The employees at PCI are always a pleasure to work with and are very enthusiastic about what they do. Their passion for getting involved in world-changing projects is what makes them such an important group of people who are always looking to improve communities around the world and create sustainable templates for future growth.
I look forward to working with them more in the future and am excited to see what projects they have in store for this coming year. Their dedication to each of their projects is apparent through each one's success and I am sure they will continue to be an important presence within non-profit organizations.

This year I had the opportunity to intern at PCI and everyday at the office has been a learning experience. The team's dedication, rigour and programmatic diversity is inspiring. PCI's work in the field of behaviour change and in empowering communities has re-ignited my passion and commitment to environmental justice and community development.

In 2008, when I retired from UNICEF, PCI Media Impact asked me to fill in as interim Director of Programs. Over the next 10 months I witnessed first-hand what a wonderful organization it is, despite the fact that it had fallen on hard times. Since I left, it has been remarkable to witness the organization's rapid turn-around. New, dynamic leadership and wise guidance on the part of its board have combined to grow PCI Media Impact into a truly global organization that uses innovative Entertainment Education and Communication for Development methodologies to make the world a better place. Their model is rights-based, participatory, respectful of people's dignity and culture, and relies on evidence to measure results, across an array of burning issues at the core of the Sustainable Development Agenda. They have gained the trust of communities and donors, harnessed new and traditional media to promote justice and social change. My communication consulting company is proud to partner with CEO Sean Southey and his team and would recommend them to organizations and governments seeking to make a difference for people and planet. -- Robert Cohen, Director, Rain Barrel Communications LLC

PCI Media Impact has been a valued partner for many years. We supported their #ISurvivedEbola campaign. PCI Media Impact is truly an inspiring, innovative organization that understands the power of story telling for social change. I highly recommend this organization!

Its been seven years since I have been interacting with PCI Media Impact and I have watched with joy the growth of the organisation. I admire the out of the box thinking of the professionals there, how thoroughly they research and interact with people to make stories come alive with a message that matters.
Each time we have collaborated, the results have been tremendous - lives touched in a significant way with long term results... the first time was with My Island, My community. We spoke for a good while about sharing lessons learnt but the funding was tight to make it happen. In the end, one of our Voices for Climate Change Education artistes, Lloyd Lovindeer, carried one of our staff as a part of his 'entourage' so we could participate in the initial workshop in Saint Lucia. Since then we have shared many lessons learnt throughout the Caribbean in different ways...

Worked with the PCI Media team on more than one project and was never disappointed. High quality work that is well thought out for various audiences and is more than a cut above the rest: with stuff that pulls..tugs...no, yanks at your heartstings and gets the message out. Creativity and passion are common traits in the team.

PCI Media Impact truly knows how tell a story that plants the seed of change. Through story telling, they get their audience to listen to the story and message that will have a positive impact on their own lives and their community. The power of telling is on full display with the creative process they have mastered.
Everyone in this organization is truly dedicated to their work and understand the importance of what they do.

PCI Media is creative, effective and responsive. What more could you ask for in an agency? I look forward to working with them on more campaigns!

I recently worked with the staff of PCI Media to implement a number of broad communication activities, including initiating a global movement and launching a pavilion at a major international conservation conference. In every instance, the PCI media team made what seemed huge challenges, easy tasks. Their strategic communication knowledge, dedicated approach to work, and understanding of global issues and interests, make them a unique and highly-valuable team. I have the greatest respect for PCI Media.

Over the past few years I have had the opportunity to learn from Sean and work along with the PCI Media Impact team. Their boundless creativity and innovative processes have brought a number of social and environmental issues to the forefront in ways that r just so real and so relatable to all audiences. Their work has captured hearts and captivated minds all over the world. The word 'Impact' in PCI Media Impact is truly appropriate because they make a positive impact in so many lives everyday. Keep up the good work guys.

PCI Media Impact is a great Nonprofit Organization.
It creates social change through entertainment education.
PCI does a lot for the world, it changes people's lives every single day.
People working at PCI are all very special, talented, creative and dedicated.
I hope this organization keeps on growing and continues making this world a better place!

PCI Media Impact is quite a creative and unique organization that strives to better the world through disseminating informative and educational messages through various platforms. As a donor, it feels great to contribute so that their endeavors reach far wider audiences and their noble mission spreads all across the world.

Sean, is a power house of ideas, good energy and good times. Media impact has been a great pleasure to work with. Their global reach and influence has given me so many great experiences. From working on the Ebola campaign and producing 2 songs and videos for them to doing a song and music video the Nature Convervatiry with them. The people, the commitment to bettering the world through stories, videos and music. Media Impsct is truly a global leader in transforming lives through art and culture.

KUDOS KUDOS KUDOS!

I've had the pleasure to work with Sean and the team for the past several years. I continue to be impressed with the scope and quality of the work that they do. They have true passion and commitment to create meaningful change around the world by helping people live better (e.g., healthier, empowered, safe, etc.) lives.

I have been in contact with PCI Media Impact for approximately two and a half years now. Seeing the personal engagement and the empowerment of local communities by opening awareness for some of the big issues impacting them (the fight against Ebola is only one of many great projects, even if one of the most visible), is just second to none! Continue the great work and making an amazing (media) impact!

My first encounter with Pci Media Impact was in 2010 when I joined the Integrated Coastal and Fisheries (ICFG) Initiative, a USAID-funded programme in the Western Region of Ghana. The initiative was looking at developing a behavioral change radio drama centered around issues in the fisheries. Pci Media (Sean and his team) helped with the development of a 52 week radio drama called Biribireba (something is coming in the local fante parlance). It became a hit and drew a huge listener-ship in the Western Region. It helped build a constituency of fisher folks that saw the need for change and demanded that change in the Ghanaian fisheries sector.

Thank you Pci Media Impact. Keep doing what you do.

PCI Media Impact is exceptional! Partnering with this organization in Ending Violence Against Children here in Liberia, and the fight against Ebola in West Africa, they have far exceeded expectations! I personally appreciate their Ebola survival initiative in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. PCI Media Impact is just the right organization West Africa needs at the moment.

Through Media Impact I had the opportunity to focus my energies and expand my dreams. All my love and respect for such a committed and passionate team.

I had the honor of working alongside PCI Media Impact to create the Comics Uniting Nations project that communicated the United Nations' Global Goals for Sustainable Development to readers around the world. It was a months-long, labor-intensive process that required buy-in from an incredibly diverse group of stakeholders. It was only possible through the hard work of the team at PCI Media.

Their professionalism, their dedication and their creativity are a constant inspiration, and I look forward to working with them again in the future.

Sometimes it only takes one powerful story to inspire and motivate us towards change. PCI Media tackles pressing issues through the power of storytelling. Its entertainment-education methods give individuals and communities a voice to address existing attitudes and behaviors in order to promote positive social change. The valuable work that PCI Media, Sean Southey and his team contribute to the world offers us hope and peace; a great organization that cares about people and the environment.

PCI Media Impact is changing the world for the better. This non-profit ACTUALLY makes a difference and they're not afraid to get their hands dirty!

PCI Media Impact is a phenomenal company that truly makes a difference in people's lives. They are a shining example of what can be done to help the people of the world. I follow all the stories and am deeply grateful for the insight and the inspiration they provide me with. I hope to one day make such an impact myself!!!

Media Impact deserves an award! They are one of the few that have a real, lasting impact in each and every community they work in. I have been lucky enough to witness first hand how every story told changes lives and every life changed helps to change the world into a better, more conscious place. Please donate, volunteer and do whatever you can to support this fantastic non-profit. 5 Starts! 2 Thumbs up!

Partnered with Media Impact on an exciting radio drama project a couple of years ago and found the team to be really engaging, passionate and knowledgeable! Obviously they are are very good at what they do, so no wonder they are the leaders in this (edutainment) field. Keep up the good work guys!

PCI is an organization at the leading edge of media for social change. In this evermore inter-connected content can be used for enormous positive change for the good. None is better or more expereienced that PCI Media.

I worked with PCI Media Impact in 2012 in West Africa. Great experience and a cutting edge Non-Profit in terms of how they implement projects for real change!

Media impact, have been very instrumental in advocating for African wildlife and also used media to send messages of hope to reach the wider audience

I have been working with PCI Media impact and they are very good at using story to inspire people. They also use their professional skills to get things done when you least expect it. In one word, they are a Life Saver.

Some of the most heartfelt experiences for me were those where our programs deeply touched our partners, and those community members engaged in the storytelling and production. PCI Media Impact produces some really great media materials to shift and change knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of target audiences. To do so, they use a capacity building model in which the engagement in the design and implementation of a program changes those directly involved. This was always a great surprise for me. I still remember Bosco, the scriptwriter in Bolivia, who started his career as the security guard at the community radio station and as soon as he started participating in meetings he realized his true passion was to write melodramas to promote sexual and reproductive health. Or Takun J, a young hip-co artist from Liberia that got so inspired while writing a song to stop rape (and for which he met and worked directly with survivors of violence), that the Liberian Gender Ministry designated him as one of its anti-rape ambassadors. I gathered many stories around the world of women and men that dedicate their lives to the betterment of their communities; and I've seen many of them get inspired and change in the process of telling their own stories.

PCI Media Impact has an incredible team that executes incredible work globally. They are led by an extremely passionate leader - Sean Southey - who believes in awareness through grassroots work. He is equipped with policy and management expertise integrated with unique skills of creative solutions to various social issues.

PCI Media impact spearheaded drama production in an entertainment-wildlife conservation education project that aimed at addressing bushmeat issues in Tanzania. It was and still remains a great success with a remarkable positive change thanks to PCI media impact. We also came up with elephant and rhino poaching song, known as A DEBT OF COURTECY educating the public on need to conserve these creatures and stop poaching

PCI Media Impact is an innovative leader in using broadcast media to bring about positive social change. During 30 years of work with partners, PCI Media Impact has produced more than 5,000 episodes of 100 programs, increasing knowledge, changing attitudes and facilitating behavior change on some of the most pressing issues of our time, including HIV/AIDS prevention, reproductive and sexual health, child and maternal survival, water, sanitation and hygiene issues, human rights and sustainable development. These productions have reached more than 1 billion people in 50 countries. The organization's most recent work has been in West Africa, where it played a leading role in the Ebola crisis. The #ISurvivedEbola Campaign was an outstanding contribution to bring hope in a region of total despair. By elevating survivors and putting their stories on the air, they gave hope to millions and positive guidance on how to prevent and/or treat this deadly disease. It is truly one of the best ways I know to leverage the donor dollar to achieve results and make the world a better place...one story at a time!

PCI Media Impact uses the emotional connection of stories for development.

Sean and his team at PCI Media Impact always impress me every time I visit the office and hear about their latest list of projects. The reach and scope of the projects is quite awe inspiring, with activity on every continent.

Having worked on projects at the United Nations for twenty years, I can say that PCI Media Impact fills an important space in development education. They do a lot with a little, and it is inspiring to know they are out there doing such good and essential work.

PCI Media Impact, Inc. has been an interesting organisation that works to enhance our quality of communication through story telling techniques. I have had an opportunity of working with this team to enhance our communication skills through an innovative method of capturing the story by capturing the moments of our activities through a visual camera! It is always a pleasure to work them again, any time any where.

Best,

Hari

PCI Media Impact is extremely high leverage. At the end of the day, it is we the people who will change the world- and we need to do it from the ground up. By informing minds and transforming behavior, PCI creates an endless ripple of positive impact.

Pci-Media, a non-profit I would love to work with again. They are on point with the direction of their projects and executes them precision. I help them with their video department, and storytelling and education aspect is done like I never seen before. They are very organized and does a ton of great work, can't wait to see what they will produce in the future.

A group of energetic change-makers using storytelling for social change. This HERO organization not only uses storytelling for health related behavior change, but also for environmental conservation, animal rights and many more issues around the world. A perfect team of skilled individuals who employ Entertainment-Education strategy for social change, but are not limited to it. Recently the team started to use Positive Deviance and Liberating Structures in their work. I have been very fortunate to have worked with PCI Media Impact and participate in social change with them. WE NEED MORE SUCH GREAT NONPROFITS.

PCI Media Impact is my favourite non-profit! I have worked with them in Ghana and seen first hand how their storytelling methodologies put into practice, work! They were able to build the capacity of many different sectors of the community; from fishermen to radio producers to local government officials. Through participatory approaches, the community took ownership of the project and it has had a lasting impact on their lives. This is what I like the most. They do not have a top-down approach. They listen to the community and then teach them and show them how to make a difference themselves. They give the community the tools to empower themselves and best of all, in an entertaining way! They really do tell the stories that change lives! Brilliant!

Brilliant work, Brilliant team! The edutainment strategies that PCI Media Impact uses for storytelling and behaviour change on a large are amazing! Looking forward to some regional amazing stories as always!

PCI do tremendous important work - the time and dedication they spent with my organization was insightful and inspiring. The staff I have met are accessible at all times, are able to stretch their minds in ways I've never seen and it is an honour and a privilege to know and work with them.

PCI Media Impact is an extraordinary non-profit organization that creates models of entertainment in collaboration with hundreds of communities in need across the globe for the purpose of social change. The Sabido method of Entertainment-Education that they employ is consistently successful in educating said communities through something that is exciting to watch or listen to together. I had the pleasure of working in collaboration with members of PCI Media Impact two years in a row through a class in Universtiy of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and their support, integrity, and warm, well-intended nature in tackling many tough social issues we all face in one way or another today is truly inspiring, unique, and remarkable.

PCI-Media Impact commits extraordinary work, talent, and effort to empower people all over the world to share their stories in order to create change. I cannot say enough good things about this organization! I will always cherish the time I worked with Media Impact as a student of the Clinton School of Public Service in St. Lucia with the My Island My Community program. Not only did Media Impact impart the necessary tools to create a positive change in behavior regarding Climate Change but working with the entire team was a wonderful experience. Sean, Brenda, Alleyne and everyone else with Media Impact treats everyone with such kindness and respect.

PCI Media Impact is at the forefront of design and execution of entertainment education programming. At the center of their success is a combination of community collaboration combined with the highest production standards possible. I have had the opportunity to work with PCI MI staff on several occasions, and they are creative, dynamic, and entrepreneurial--always ready to share and always ready to learn.

PCI Media Impact is an extraordinary organization that creates models of entertainment in collaboration with communities in need for the purpose of social change. The method of Entertainment-Education that they employ is successful in educating communities through something that is exciting to watch or listen to. I had the pleasure of working in collaboration with members of Media Impact two years in a row and their support and integrity in tackling tough social issues is truly inspiring.

When I first learned about PCI Media Impact's agenda I was amazed a group of people would get together to do this. Such a great idea using stories to save lives! Their portfolio has so much variety in terms of the issues they approach and the different media they use. I hope they continue to make more exciting projects all over the world.

PCI Media Impact is a great organization with great leadership. Unlike most of the NGOs in the education field, PCI Media make education interesting and attractive to the general public.

I have been fortunate to see the results of Media Impact's work around the globe: marginalized individuals turned community leaders, silenced voices creating a broadcast platform, and lives changed because of a story. The organization's unique community-building approach to their programs enhance the entire experience and magnify the broadcasts' impact. The staff are top-notch and their partners world class. If you are interested in changing the world, this is an organization you should support.

PCI Media Impact is creative, inspiring, and educational. Utilizing the power of story telling to make positive changes in a community encourages creativity while validating individual experiences. Congratulations PCI Media for truly making an important impact!

PCI media impact is one of the strongest institutions that are of youth interest.

Ranging from their EE fellow program,Volunteer service and school clubs.

With all of these i think PCI is the best.

When I first hear about PCI media impact i thought of some kind of organization that wants to make money rather than helping or changing the lives of people but all my thoughts were wrong about PCI.
I found out that they are hard working,committed,serviceable and honest.

I love the structure of their organization and wish to have opportunity in the future to work with them.

TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY GIVEN ME TO RATE MY FAVORITE ORGANIZATION WHO I BELIEVE HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTING JUST PROJECTS BUT PROJECTS THAT CAN CHANGE LIVES AND PROJECTS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN FEEL A PART OF.

THANKS PCI MEDIA IMPACT.....

PCI media impact is impressive and I love being with them.

PCI is just not there to tell stories but they are going beyond telling stories and reaching face to face with the people who has the issues on their mind.

My name is Saa from Liberia and I am very impress about the work done by PCI media impact in our communities.

The Innovation and creativity PCI media uses in their productions is very amazing and wroth to be honored.

For me personally PCI media should be given more donors support in order to make them reach out to every Conner of the world with their innovation and creativity.

PCI media impact is an amazing organization that i hope to have the opportunity to serve in.

My name is Beyan F. Pewee from Liberia and from the time I came across PCI media my community has experience a life changing action from their programs and projects like Eat some keep some and the End violence against children campaign.

PCI media impact is a very great institution that is not just using storytelling to change the world but they are also empowering and teaching people how to sustain themselves.

PCI is an excellent organization doing innovative and really strong work. The creativity using storytelling and accessibility to hard-to-reach and marginalized communities to improve social and environmental issues is absolutely worthwhile and helps move our world towards peace and sustainability.

Working with PCI Media Impact has been an honor. From my first meeting with the CEO to my latest international trip, with their Communications Manager, I have come to know this organization inside and out. I can honestly say they impact people from all over the globe. Moreover, one of the best indicators of the power of PCI Media Impact would be the fact that every employee and contractor (around the word) is proud to serve and is dedicated to the mission and goals of this crucial organization.

The work of PCI media impact is truly inspiring. The way they connect with the local communities where they are trying to get a change and raise awareness of different issues like environment, women empowerement, and others, is unique and powerful. They really understand the power of story telling.

PCI Media Impact is truly an organization that helps one connect people with stories that matter the most. The write-ups on various sensitive issues are praiseworthy to say the least. The board members are accessible and always ready to lend a helping hand to a common cause which is bringing people together for a common cause. Kudos to the entire team and wish them all the success in their future endeavors.

PCI tells the stories that connect people to their environment. Working with PCI has opened my mind and heart to the power of storytelling for changing the way people see the ocean. I look forward to working with the professionals at PCI for many years to come.

PCI Media Impact is a truly inspirational organization that does the job they set out to do. Through interesting and entertaining means they reach the hearts and minds of people in the communities they work in. Everyone loves a good story and PCI Media Impact gives people this and in so doing promotes social change. With a tightly knit staff who build off each others' skills and experience and work with locals to produce truly remarkable work, both the work atmosphere and their final product is life changing. From schools in NYC, to the jungles of West Africa, to the slums of India and villages of South America - PCI Media Impact spreads a positive message and empowers communities to do better for themselves. My greatest wish for the organization is to spread their model to every corner of the world!

Management is nimble, responsive and helpful, and understands when a good deal is presented.

What a great organization and team! It is wonderful to see a such a great group of people doing new and interesting work in innovative ways. Having spent time in developing countries, I think that empowering citizens of these nations through media is a great technique.

PCI Media Impact does a wonderful job by empowering communities to become agents of change in their own contexts. I had the opportunity to closely follow the work they do within public schools in the city of New York with their My School – My Community program and I can say that through this experience students gained a higher sense of awareness about social issues that affect their schools and lives, and more importantly they got the idea that by raising their voices and concerns about specific issue they could help on bringing positive changes. It was interesting to see how for some teachers the program allowed certain students to feel a degree of success that they did not necessarily experience in other classes, and everybody who works on the field of education knows how important this is for academic success! Great job!

PCI Media Impact harnesses intelligence—all nine types: naturalist, musical, logical, existential, interpersonal, kinesthetic, linguistic, intra-personal, and spatial—to deliver extraordinary work. The UCLA Art & Global Health Center is proud to partner with PCI Media Impact. Together, we are working to train the next generation of arts activists, and research methods to strengthen arts-based approaches to improve public health outcomes. We are continually impressed by the talent and commitment of the PCI team, and deeply admire the conscientious framework they bring to community-based processes.

PCI Media Impact )PCI) has used education-entertainment (E-E), which it often refers to as storytelling, to bring about sustainable change in different subject matter and geographical areas. By partnering with other organizations and being a "means to an end," it has touched communities around the world and has had an"impact" far greater than would seem possible given its size. It does an excellent job of implementing the E-E methodology.

As an organization, PCI is program-oriented. Referred to as team members, the employees are generally well qualified, enthusiastic and hard-working. Its Executive Director actively seeks advice, is receptive to suggestions and responds well to negative as well as positive feedback. He looks at different ways of problem solving and while maintaining set priorities, is quick to adapt to changing needs and circumstances.

Overall the organization appears to be well-managed, fiscally responsible and effective in carrying out its mission.

PCI Media Impact stands out in their approach to impact storytelling, in their production and distribution strategies, in their creative and responsible use of media to engage and transform communities. We're proud to have PCI Media Impact as partners of the Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) and continue to recommend them as an exceptional example for others to learn from.

PCI Media Impact, through its participatory approach, gives communities the media tools and skills to tell stories which inspire discussion and debate and help to change attitudes and behaviour. Their approach is rigours and has a strong theoretical basis in theories of social learning. The professionalism and dedication of the staff here is very impressive and I'm sure this will mean that the organisation continues to grow and build on the great work being done.

Through research into the work that PCI Media Impact does and through my own personal experience with them I can not stress enough the good work they do. The results do not lie, for example the program in India where a young girl asked "why don't I have a birthday?" which lead to girls throughout the region celebrating their own birthdays. These things may seem small to some but can have an incredible impact on the lives of the children who they affect. These programs are important because they reach audiences who are illiterate and have limited access to schools or social workers. By mixing education and entertainment, PCI Media Impact teaches people important lessons about equality and environmental issues without them ever feeling that they are being lectured.

As a firm believer in the transformational power of mission-driven stories, I was innately drawn to Media Impact. The organization's model leverages creative media to impart stakeholders with the agency to change their lives and communities. It does this organically, at the grassroots level, tapping into local knowledge to ensure that the messages delivered cohere with the cultural and societal norms of the organization's target audiences.

The dedicated and nimble team implementing this model drive Media Impact to take on new projects and challenges, which they manage to deliver on, in spite of funding pressures.

Sean Southey and his team are incredibly dedicated to their cause. Its their dynamism and drive that helps make a difference. Media has the power to touch our hearts, shift opinions and change how we think. Change how we think, and a world of change is possible. By harnessing story tellers, musicians and media PCI helps make that possible.

The goal of PCI Media Impact is to help people, to make the necessary changes in their lives, and in their behavior, which in the end helps them to find sustainable livelihoods.

I think that we do an excellent job.

We are financially sound and all of our resources are efficiently and economically managed, with no frills. Our staff is dedicated and totally professional.

I think we do a hell of a good job!

I joined the Board of PCI Media Impact almost two years ago and I am honored to be able to provide support and advice through this role to such an innovative and effective organization. In working with entertainment media to address issues where engaging people's emotions and values are the key to changing negative behaviour, PCI Media Impact has found an approach that has worked where so many others have failed. It has been exciting to see how radio dramas and local campaigns are developed working with local partners who understand their particular cultures and to note how they strengthen their own talents and abilities as they work with the program. I have been inspired to see local people begin to identify with positive characters as they listen to radio dramas, call in to share their reactions, participate in campaigns and begin to follow the characters' example in their own daily lives and communities. A number of surveys and evaluations have shown that these Media Impact programs have had a significant positive impact in such areas as HIV/AIDS, gender, health, reproductive behaviour and family relations and are now being applied in tackling conservation and climate change issues.

PCI Media Impact is an incredible organization that uses the power of media and entertainment to help bring about social changes in 35 countries and growing! When I first learned about this organization it really appealed to me because I feel that entertainment-education is one of the most effective way to reach out to a community in a non-threatening fashion that is engaging and empowering. PCI Media Impact also not only educates for change but also helps by being part of the solution. I cannot say enough good things about this organization and I hope that they will continue to grow and continue to bring about positive change throughout communities worldwide.

I was a student in PCI's two-week intensive at UCLA's World Arts and Culture Department this past Spring. As an arts activist and a former film student I was astounded at the amount of new material that I got to interact with when it came to subjects I already knew fairly well. Sean, Alex, Mischa, and their collaborators set our class up for success and allowed us a space to think about what we could do for our community at UCLA.
Though their initiative I am currently working on programming for our incoming Freshman class. My efforts were inspired by the PCI workshop and continue on in that vein.

I was lucky enough to collaborate with PCI Media Impact's Executive Director Sean Southey and team on exploring digital strategy and program opportunities. The first thing that stood out to me was the expertise, professionalism and empathy of the team. Not only are they the very best at executing social change media programing, but they changing social behavior for the benefit of the community is at the core of everything they do. They care and it shows in their work. The second thing that stood out were their impact numbers and reach. Both top down and bottom up they have a true impact that can scale and sustain across communities.

I have been working with Media Impact on a joint project and I am extremely impressed by their ability to not only implement exceptionally impactful projects but to comprehensively measure that impact in ways that are highly relevant to the context of the regions in which they operate.

Regardless of the amount of funding, government support, or technical expertise available for a project the sustainability of every development effort is dependant upon the knowledge and attitudes of the host nationals. The dedicated and visionary professionals at Media Impact tirelessly work to address this inescapable issue.

What an amazing organization! It is filled with so many incredible, passionate and dedicated people that are truly inspiring. Despite being a small organization, they have a truly GLOBAL reach and impact. The number of people that have heard their radio problems is incredible and serves as an inspiration for any non-profit. As a volunteer, I have been so impressed with the organization's programming initiatives. Furthermore, their relationship and collaboration efforts with local partners continually amazes me.