Building Capacities, Empowering Communities
Recognising the growing impact of the Community Radio phenomenon as a powerful medium of community engagement and empowerment, UNESCO set up the first ever Chair on Community Media at the Department of Communication, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, India.
Established in 2011, the Chair has been serving as a knowledge and resource centre delving into the various facets of Community Media.
UPDATES
- Radio Kissan 90.4 FM, Khorda, Odishaon December 2, 2021
In 2012, Radio Kissan was established in Khorda, Odisha with the broad objective of connecting the community to local governance systems. The station […]
- Jnan Tarang 90.4 FM, Guwahati, Assamon December 2, 2021
Jnan Tarang is located in Guwahati, Assam. Founded in 2010, it reaches out to the underprivileged to empower and strengthen community voices who are […]
- Yeralavani 91.2 FM Sangli, Maharastraon December 2, 2021
Yeralavani was established in 2011 to provide essential information to the marginalised communities living in the remote villages of Sangli. The […]
- Radio Sarang 107.8 FM, Mangalore, Karnatakaon December 2, 2021
Radio Sarang was founded in 2009 with a vision to promote local culture, languages and voices and also to provide a platform for the students of St. […]
- Sangham Radio 90.4 FM, Sangareddy, Telanganaon December 2, 2021
Established in 2008, Sangham Radio is India’s first-ever civil society-run community radio located in Pastapur. It is a pioneering initiative that […]
CR NEWS LEADS
- Funding Challenges: Can Community Radios in India Brave the Pandemic?on July 1, 2021
While the entire world is hustling to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, community radio (CR) stations in India are fighting another battle as well – a […]
- Community Radio Stations in India: Bridging the gap whilst ‘Social Distancing’ on September 28, 2020
Shruti Iyer, a summer intern with the UNESCO Chair on Community Media, documents the initiatives taken up by CR stations in India to reach out to […]
- Announcing Global Dialogues: Community Media in the Post-Pandemic Worldon June 1, 2020
Reports from various parts of the world have been talking about the active role community radios are playing in tackling the ongoing coronavirus […]
- Combatting coronavirus in India, the CR wayon April 23, 2020
Around 10 am on the morning of April 14, villagers in Sangli, a village in Maharashtra close to the Karnataka border, were getting anxious. Their […]