Community Radio for Social ChangeCommunity Radio for Social Change

June 26, 2014

Glimpse of Mewat� Declared 20th district of Haryana

� One of the most backward district of Haryana

� Divided in six block in that 503 villages under 308 panchayats

� Literacy rate is 54%, Is only 37% among women

� 62%households live below the poverty line

� There is a lack of information about government schemes

� Irregularities in the implementation of government schemes as well as in the creation of infrastructure in terms of health, education, sanitation and hygiene.

� Only 20% of households having the toilet facilities.

� Lack of transparency in development works.

MissionTo use modern and traditional

media and communication

technologies for developing new

paradigms for social

transformation

VisionTo ensure community

participation, collective engagement, and creative praxis

to strengthen the idea of hope and to raise self esteem

Team

Director

Production Head

Volunteers 15

Team

Station Manager

Senior Reporter 3

Reporter 5

Our need based sponsored/ supported

Projects

� Panchayat- Ministry of Panchayati Raj & HIRD, Haryana

� Agriculture – ATMA only content support (Agriculture Technology Management Agency)

� Health - National Rural Health Mission, Haryana

� Health - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI� Health - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI

� Financial Inclusion – NABARD (Won the Skoch award for financial Inclusion and deepening of Financial understanding in the community)

� Consumer affairs - Department of Consumer Affairs, GoI (Running India's first community based Consumer Helpline)

� Total Sanitation Campaign - Department of Panchayat, Haryana

� Haryana Police (National Award)

Cont…� Women Empowerment – Dept. Women and Child

Development, Haryana� Tuberculosis – The Union� Say No to Tobacco Campaign, Hriday� SSA, Haryana � Tuberculosis – The Union� Tuberculosis – The Union� Say No to Tobacco Campaign, Hriday� SSA, Haryana � Galli Galli Sim Sim- Sesame Workshop India Trust� Radio Mathematics – Dept. of Science and Technology

(Yet to start)

Need based independent

programmes

� Mothers School � Humara Swasthya Humare Hath, GHA� NRLM: A pilot project on Development

Communication through Community RadioCommunication through Community Radio� Governance – Humara gaon kaisa ho� Current affairs and development issues - Aaj ki baat� Cultural and folk music – Dastan e mewat, Mewat

IDOL� Old age - Bujurgon ki baat� Hello Saheli� Story telling – ek kahani

Seeds of change� Produced 250 programmes on Financial Inclusion and Health.

� Assisted in opening 15,000 Bank accounts, 112 KCCs, 52 SHGs, 28 JLGs, 29 Farmerclubs, 82 SSC/ GCCs.

� Created financial literacy through Radio programs, traditional and folk medialike nukkad natak and engaged with schools through story telling to promotesavings

� Regular community events/ meeting/ FGD with panchayat, anganwadi, healthworkers ,schools on Health issues, panchayati raj systems, FI, consumer affairs,workers ,schools on Health issues, panchayati raj systems, FI, consumer affairs,governance, women empowerment and more

� Confidence building in panchayat member and hosted 5 Gram Sabha meetings

� Running programme jaano grahak jaano live 5 days a week since January 15, 2014

� Capacity building of community members to take their lives in their own handsand demand health delivery systems through GHA project. (Cleaning of watertanks, installation of transformers, immunization camps, water in PHC etc)

� Training women in parenting skills through field centers and radio

� Using success stories as a tool for mobilization and collectivization of communityparticularly for livelihoods

Monitoring and

Evaluation

Phone lines/ SMS

Baseline and End

line survey

Weekly reports

and Evaluation

Internet : Email/Facebook/YouT

ube

Focus Group

Discussion / Field visits

Field volunteers

Govt. Program/ Campaign/ scheme

broadcast on Radio Mewat

� Janani Shishu Suraksh Yojna- JSSY

� Revised National TB Control Program- RNTCP

� Right to education

� Right to Information

� NAREGA

� Indira Awas Yojna� Indira Awas Yojna

� Banks scheme like- KCC, GCC, SCC, SHG, Kisan Club, JLG, loan etc.

� Ladli

� Agriculture related scheme

� NACCO

� Pension Schemes

� SSA

� Mid Day Meal

Cont…. � Integrated Child Development Scheme

� New Born Baby Unit

� Village Health and Sanitation Committee

� National Minority Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC)

� Mobile Van – Referral Transport

� Total Sanitation Campaign

� ATMA

� Horticulture related scheme

� National Food Security Scheme

� Public Distribution System- PDS

� Anganbadi

� MSME

� Consumer Awareness Program

� Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana – PGPVSY

� Nav Bharat Nirman

� Adhar Card

Key Challenges

� Continuous listenership

� Adding new listeners and producers

� Meeting needs of listeners in a credible manner

� Unavailability of resource material and information� Unavailability of resource material and information

� Addressing different demands and also keeping in mind sensitivity of community

� Production of Infotainment Radio Series (formats)

� Trained manpower

� Equipment and care

What we do� 24 hours open doors (one reporter and Station Manager always

available at station)� Create employment opportunities for 30 unemployed youth� Broadcast from 8 am to 11 pm i.e 15 hours � Manage station website, YouTube and Face book page� 90% community generated content� Host outreach activities like school event, community meetings, � Host outreach activities like school event, community meetings,

nukkad natak, mobile van, painting competition etc.� Engage in off air activities in clarifying the doubts, answering the

queries and in helping the absorption of the information collected.

� Ensure continuous field engagement� Do live programs

Visitors � Deputy Commissioner, Mewat

� Divisional Commissioner, Gurgaon Division

� Member, Planning Commission

� Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

� CEMCA

� VC, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan� VC, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan

� Director General, Dept. of Agriculture, Haryana

� Secretary, Joint Secretaries, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, GoI

� Director General, NABARD

� Minister of Transport, Haryana

� Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

� Representative form Bangaldesh Community Radio Network

Cont…….

� CAPAT

� NRLM, Haryana & GoI

� NRHM, Haryana

� Representative from 20 CRS in India

� The Independent

� Indian Express� Indian Express

� The Hindu

� Tribune

� Tehalka

� Governance Now

� Rajyasabha TV

� Loksabha TV

� Over 20 interested organization

Exposure of team1. Radio Luit, Assam

2. Radio Janan Taranga, Assam

3. Radio Brahmputra (LoI Holder) Assam

4. Radio Jyotirgamya Chandigarh

5. Gyanvani IGNOU Delhi

6. JIMS Delhi

7. DU CR Delhi

8. Radio Jamia Delhi

9. Radio Alfaz e Mewat Haryana9. Radio Alfaz e Mewat Haryana

10. Gurgaon ki Awaz, Haryana

11. Radio Active, Karnataka

12. Radio Media Village Kerala

13. Radio Bundelkhand Madhya Pradesh

14. Voice of SOA Community Odisha

15. Radio Namaskar Odisha

16. Radio 7 Rajasthan

17. Radio Tilonia Rajasthan

18. Radio Kotagiri Tamilnadu

19. Aap Ki Awaz Uttar Pradesh

20. CMS Radio Uttar Pradesh

Achievements

� Sustainability Model Award from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI

� Most Innovative and Creative Award from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI

� Best Financial Inclusion & Financial Deepening � Best Financial Inclusion & Financial Deepening Project Award from Skoch International

� Covered in national and international media

CR can do� Can become an important resource tool for local

administration

� Can become the bridge between community, stakeholders and administration.

� Source of Training and employment in new media skills

� Can reemphasize on roles and responsibilities of � Can reemphasize on roles and responsibilities of community and elected heads under different schemes.

� Become an important and credible tool for information dissemination in the rural and areas and for redressal of grievances

� Can be an effective ICE channel to reach out the people in the underprivileged areas

� Can be the medium for the change we want to see

CR can work with� Ministry of Tribal's

� Ministry of Re Renewal energy

� Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

� Ministry of youth affairs and sports

� Ministry of Minority affairs

� Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

� Ministry of Road Transport, Highways

� Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

� Ministry of Women and Child Development� Ministry of Women and Child Development

� Ministry of Panchayati Raj

� Ministry of Minority Affairs

� Ministry of Rural Development

� Ministry of Science and Technology

� Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

� Ministry of Labor and Employment

� Ministry of Human Resource Development

� Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

� Ministry of Environment and Forests

� Ministry of Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation

� Ministry of Culture & Tourism

� Ministry of Agriculture

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