AUDIO FOR NGOS & ORGANIZATIONS

Audio production for NGOs and community programmes.

Make approved written resources available as audio for the people your programme serves. Narrate helps NGOs and purpose-led organizations produce training, community education and public-information listening materials.

01

Choose a specific communication task

Start with one audience and one approved resource: an induction guide, workshop handout, community-learning module or public-awareness script. Audio production works best when the source is clear about what listeners need to understand or do.

  • Staff, volunteer and participant training
  • Community education and programme explainers
  • Public-awareness and information resources
02

Approve the information before narration

Your programme team remains responsible for factual accuracy and source approval. Sensitive or specialist material should be checked by the relevant subject expert before production. Agree versions, pronunciation notes and a named reviewer to reduce repeated corrections.

03

Plan language and local pronunciation

Share the languages, accents, names and community terms the audience uses. We confirm suitable voice options and test important phrases in a preview. If translation or adaptation is required, agree that work and its approval process separately.

04

Match the distribution setting

A workshop, school programme and remote audience may need different audio lengths and delivery methods. Agree chapter or module files, a listening page, internet requirements and any controlled-access needs. Discuss offline distribution of delivered files where permitted by the agreement.

05

Build inclusion into the brief

Ask intended listeners about format and navigation needs. Audio editions can be scoped for visually impaired audiences, dyslexic readers and learners who use listening alongside print. Discuss an accessible export, including DAISY requirements, before quoting and test it on the intended reader.

06

Start with a measurable pilot

A small approved resource can establish a production process before a larger programme. Agree a budget, delivery scope and measures such as completed resources, audience use and feedback. Programme impact and comprehension should be evaluated by your team rather than assumed from the existence of audio.

COMMON QUESTIONS

What people ask before production

Can Narrate produce a series of training modules?

Yes. Share the proposed series, word counts, languages and review requirements. We can discuss a consistent production brief and a multi-resource quotation.

Is translation included in audio production?

Translation is a separate scope item. Provide approved language versions or agree a translation and review process before narration begins.

How do we request a quotation?

Send the approved source, approximate word count, intended audience, languages, delivery requirements and any music or cast needs. We confirm scope, available voices and pricing after reviewing the material.

Plan an audio resource around your programme.

Tell us the audience, source material, language and distribution setting. We will help define a sample, scope and quotation.

Discuss an NGO audio project