34 mins Kidney Failure & Organ Donation
Kidney failure, dialysis, kidney transplantation and organ donation are at the heart of this powerful conversation with kidney transplant recipient and community advocate Hilaria Asumu.
HEALTH MEDIA • COMMUNICATION • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Trusted Health Communication. Community Voices. Meaningful Impact.
Global Villaje Media helps NHS organisations, charities and public bodies bridge the gap between services and Black African and Caribbean communities through trusted communication, culturally responsive engagement and community storytelling.
Broadcasting from Watford & Brent
Local, regional, national and global reach through radio and digital media.
The Health, Wellness & Wellbeing Hour
Produced and hosted by Global Villaje Media, broadcast through Chalkhill Community Radio
Global Villaje Media on YouTube
Official Video Hub • @GlobalVillajeMedia
Watch our latest documentaries, community health dialogues, mental wellness cooking experiences, and stroke recovery stories. We bring accessible health information into real community homes.
Video Content Series
- Stroke Recovery, Survivor Voice & Rehabilitation
- Spiced in Watford: Food & Mental Health Dialogues
- When Stress Affects Your Physical Health
- Person-Centered Care in Black Communities
- Echoes of Us: Elder Legacy Films
Featured Community Videos
Authentic Stories, Real Conversations, Life-Saving Health Insights
Explore our curated YouTube video releases below. Click to watch preview discussions or open the full episodes directly on our official YouTube channel.
34 mins 
28 mins Voice, Dignity and the Experience of Mental Health Services
Mervelee Myers’s Story—Voice, Dignity and the Experience of Mental Health Services | Part 2. What happens to trust, dignity and wellbeing when someone seeking mental-health support feels unheard or misunderstood?
42 mins More Than a Diagnosis: The Fight to Be Seen and Heard
Mervelee Myers shares her lived experience of trauma, identity, faith, resilience and the struggle to be seen as a whole person—not simply through the lens of a mental-health diagnosis.
50 mins Stroke Recovery, Survivor Voice & Support
A stroke may happen in moments, but recovery can continue for months, years or a lifetime. Recognise the signs, act quickly, support recovery, listen to survivors—and remember carers.
38 mins Awareness to Action: Black Men's Health & Prostate Cancer
Why Black Men Face a Higher Prostate Cancer Risk | Jay Williams, Prostate Cancer UK. One in four Black men in the UK will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime—but too many remain unaware of their increased risk.
58 mins Mental Health, Community, Food & the Power of Honest Conversation
In this powerful edition of The Health, Wellness & Wellbeing Hour, host Charles Olorunfemi leads a warm, honest and community-centred conversation on mental health, community wellbeing, food, overwhelm, emotional resilience, safe spaces and the power of talking openly.
Format
Community Radio
Our Programmes & Services
Communication that connects, informs and creates change.
Explore our health communication, media production, campaign and community storytelling programmes.
Weekly Broadcast
The Health, Wellness & Wellbeing Hour
Our weekly flagship broadcast on Chalkhill Community Radio, reaching audiences across Brent, Watford, London and worldwide with conversations with health professionals, listener phone-ins, and health literacy guides.
Legacy Storytelling
Echoes of Us
GVM's community and legacy storytelling programme. It uses guided conversations, story circles, audio and film to preserve stories of identity, migration, family, care, resilience, culture and belonging.
Carer Empowerment
Caring with Confidence™
Targeted health literacy, rights navigation, and emotional resilience workshops for unpaid family and friend carers from Black African and Caribbean backgrounds supporting loved ones with chronic conditions. Available for discovery, co-design and pilot commissioning.
Full Toolkit
Campaign in a Box
An end-to-end multimedia awareness package for NHS trusts, councils and charities. Includes audio radio spots, video shorts, cultural fact sheets, translated guides, and community ambassador toolkits.
High Disparity
Black Health Awareness Campaigns
Dedicated awareness drives addressing conditions with stark racial disparities: Prostate cancer (1 in 4 Black men), Sickle Cell & Ro blood donation, maternal mortality, hypertension, and kidney health.
Cinematic Films
Documentary & Long-Form Storytelling
Producing short and feature-length documentaries that capture lived healthcare journeys, cultural nuance, and community triumphs with cinematic honesty, empathy, and broadcast quality.
Founder's Vision & Mission
"When Health Information Speaks Your Cultural Language, It Saves Lives."
Charles Ogunnowo Olorunfemi founded Global Villaje Media to resolve a persistent, tragic reality: clinical advice in the UK was often delivered in clinical jargon that alienated Black African and Caribbean communities, fueling distrust and delayed diagnoses.
By combining community radio broadcasting, grassroots film production, culinary sessions, and honest peer conversations, Global Villaje Media creates safe spaces where people listen, learn, and take control of their health.
"Our mission is simple: to make health literacy culturally accessible, dignifying, and engaging for every family in the global village."
Partner With GVM
Commission a Campaign, Film or Community Radio Series
Whether you are an NHS Integrated Care Board, public health team, voluntary organisation, or care home, Global Villaje Media can produce culturally responsive media that fosters meaningful engagement and improves health literacy.
Direct Phone Line
07915 697589
Direct Email
info@globalvillajemedia.org
YouTube Channel
@GlobalVillajeMedia
Submit a Commissioning Enquiry
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything You Need to Know About GVM
Find clear answers regarding our media productions, NHS partnerships, and community engagement models.
We do not simply translate brochures into different languages. We work from within Black African and Caribbean cultural frameworks—using authentic oral traditions, food, trusted music, faith perspectives, and lived experiences to make health messages deeply relevant and trusted.
NHS organisations can commission us through direct service agreements, community engagement grants, or campaign production contracts. We deliver full end-to-end deliverables including audio spots, video documentaries, evaluation reports, and community reach metrics.
All of our videos, podcasts, and community interviews are hosted on our official YouTube channel at youtube.com/@GlobalVillajeMedia as well as in our on-site Watch & Listen Video Hub.
Echoes of Us is GVM's community and legacy storytelling programme. It uses guided conversations, story circles, audio and film to preserve stories of identity, migration, family, care, resilience, culture and belonging.
We welcome healthcare professionals, carers, patient advocates, and charity leaders to feature on The Health, Wellness & Wellbeing Hour. You can suggest a guest or topic through our Work With Us page.