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Life Saving Community Media

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This blog has been posted onto The Communication Initiative platform: A life-saving radio station in the clouds. It outlines the role of community radio related to disasters. Mandakini Ki Awaaz (‘Voice of the Mandakini’) was developed following devastating floods in norther India in 2013. Can I please encourage you to review this blog and provide comments on this approach to community media, perhaps with speciifc reference to both the methodology and the impact. All questions would be most welcome. Thanks.   

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Submitted by drhosrivastava on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 03:18 Permalink

Community radio is a very important tool in disseminating information on health, hygiene, livlihood generation and godd practices. It becomes more important during flood, cyclone and other calamities. A wonderful job was done by Mandakini ki Awaz.

However, the potential of the Community Radio is yet to be fully harnessed, due to governments controlling the licensing.

Dr. H. O. Srivastava

President

World Development Foundation

http://wdfindia.org