World Radio Day

Birgitte Jallov has been working for over 30 years in media development and community radio in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In this interview, she talks about her experience in community radios in Mozambique, on how radio was back in the 80s when she produced the first two directories of women’s community radio in Europe and talks about her new book ‘Empowerment Radio’. Interview by Stefanie Groth

In French: Alice Andersen talks about the importance of radio in post-conflict and conflict areas. In Burundi, radio was used as a means for peace and reconciliation. A 32-part serial radio drama, called Intamenwa! (The Indivisibles) used a football storyline to promote non-violence and reconciliation amongst young people.

In Arabic: Samah Bushra Yousef introduces us to the project of ‘Community Radio Listening Groups’ in Sudan. In Sudan’s rural areas where the population is often illiterate and the number of local dialects is said to exceed 500, communication can be a real challenge. However, Community Radio Listening Groups produce their own programme and manage to reach people that would remain difficult to reach, otherwise.

In Spanish: As much as people need shelter, food, water and safety, information and
communication are also crucial necessities for development.
In this clip, Estrella Sendra Fernandez talks about the importance of radio to spread information
and raise awareness, for example in Social and Behaviour Change Communication programmes
on Malaria prevention in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Charlotte Morgan talks about the importance of radio in post-conflict and conflict areas. In Burundi, radio was used as a means for peace and reconciliation. In Kyrgyzstan radio was used as a tool for providing humanitarian news reporting for victims of conflict in 2010.