Annual review

Annual review

A woman being interviewed for BBC WST radio programme Majboor Kisko Bola!

The 2009-2010 annual review provides an insight into lives that have been changed by the BBC World Service Trust’s work.

Now a decade old, we continue to harness the power of the media to bring about positive changes on a range of issues, from human rights and gender equality to HIV and AIDS prevention.

In the past year we have reached an audience of more than 250 million people through local radio and TV broadcast partners, BBC channels, online, mobile phones and print.

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Download the annual review 09/10 (pdf)

Women in the Ferghana valley, image by Colin Spurway

The 2007-2008 annual review celebrates creativity and innovation in the work of the BBC World Service Trust.

Creativity is central to our work. As Radharani Mitra, Creative Director of our India office says: "the heart of our work is creativity and ideas. Creativity is part of our DNA".

This approach helped Radharani and her team to reach more than 100 million people in India through the hugely successful "Condom, Condom" multi-media HIV and AIDS awareness campaign.

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Front cover of the World Service Trust Annual Review

The 2006-2007 annual review highlights the positive role of the media in the developing world.

Chairman of the BBC World Service Trust, Nigel Chapman, highlights the impact that media can have on positive social change in a global environment. He illustrates how the production of ground-breaking, high-quality content has changed lives for the better in the developing world.

Download the annual review 06/07 (pdf)

Download the financial report 06/07 (pdf)