ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Community Radio Station
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TRANSFORMING LIVES ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Community Radio Station Annual Report 2015 RADIO MADHUBAN IS CHANGING LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF TRIBAL FAMILIES. SEE OUR JOURNEY OF IMPACT THIS YEAR. Cover Photo: Young women and their children in Mahikheda village recording a community song for Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM. Inside Photo: RJ Vinod teaching a poem to a group of kids during a visit to Ambaveri village for organizing a community outreach program. Please feel free to use the information included in this report to promote sustainable livelihoods and for community development in rural and urban areas everywhere. However, we do ask that you let us know about it. All photographs in the report are property of Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM © Copyright 2016, Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Radio Madhuban 90.490.4 FMFM Index CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BROADCASTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Blessings Mera Gaon Mera Aanchal Village Outreach Programs Welcome Note Aashiyana Radio Madhuban Community Society Executive Summary Udaan Community Development Projects Foreword Vande Matram Live From Community Messages Aapka Swasthya Aapke Haath Community Speaks Youth Junction New Shows THE YEAR IN REVIEW RM GOES BEYOND WHAT MAKES US STRONG Production Report Awards Annual Celebrations 2014 Fact File Our Associatons Team Radio Madhuban Highlights Trainings Radio Jockeys Guests in Studio Participations Interns Snapshots People in Spotlight OUR WELL WISHERS Annual Report 2015 About Us Who we are? Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM is India’s first value- based community radio station licensed by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India, and run by the Brahma Kumaris for the Abu community in Rajasthan. What we do? We broadcast value-based on-air shows 24x7 on a variety of themes, organize village outreach programs and carry out community development projects to achieve our mission of sustainable inclusive growth. What is our vision? We envision maximizing community participation in the functioning of the radio station. It is a dream to take radio into every household of the region and let people extract utmost benefit by enabling them to share information, stories, experiences that can lead to their development as creative contributors to society. What is our aim? Our mission is to serve society and mainstream the marginalized and underprivileged sections of the local community by informing, educating and awakening them for their social, psychological and physical well-being. Where are we located? We are located in Shantivan complex at the Brahma Kumaris headquarter in Abu, Rajasthan. We have 1 Production Studio, 2 Recording Studios, 1 On-Air Studio and 1 Editing Room at Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM. Radio Madhuban 90.490.4 FM INTRODUCTION Blessings Executive Summary Welcome Note Foreword Messages Community1 Speaks Annual Report 2015 Blessings With eveR-Loving inspiration from our beloved seniors Dadi Janki Dadi Hridaya Mohini Dadi Ratanmohini Chief Additonal Chief Joint Chief Brahma Kumaris Brahma Kumaris Brahma Kumaris “ The world today is in need of happiness and peace. Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM is doing great service by spreading smiles in the community and awareness about the truth. Radio is a unique medium that helps listeners to be constantly connected with positivity even while working. “ It is our duty to extend support in building a happy, peaceful society strengthened by the fabric of love and honesty. Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Executive Summary Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM was started with an aim to serve sessions and conferences in Delhi, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, the local people and help in sustainable development of the Haryana, Gujarat and Jamshedpur this year. Several community. Through various value based on-air shows, village volunteers from Abu community have joined us and taken on outreach programs and community development projects, important responsibilities like editing, recording, community the team has been successful in achieving this objective. The research and show production. The Radio Madhuban team radio has established itself as a prime center for information is a group of 36 volunteers with different skills and capabilities and communication in the region by connecting more than that are being effectively used in community service. Five 1 lakh people from villages in Abu region. new shows have been started in 2015 with an objective to spread awareness about community radio. The associations with the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity and the Department of Information and Public The team has created history by producing and Relations, Rajasthan, have been some great milestones for broadcasting the first ever account of development and Radio Madhuban. The projects carried out with dedication evolution of Abu Road and nearby villages. Radio also and earnest efforts, in association with United Nations fulfilled its responsibility as a medium of mass communication Democracy Fund (UNDEF), United Nations Innovative Working by acting as a vital center of information during the times of Group (UNIWG), REACH and Kisan Sanchar have resulted disastrous rains in Abu in July-August. in significant development in the local community. Radio Madhuban has worked in areas of governance, democracy, Radio Madhuban has been constantly trying to strengthen health & hygiene, family values, tribal rights and organic and channelize its efforts to help in holistic development of the farming this year. community. In this regard, the entire Radio Madhuban team of volunteers has been focusing their energies to truly help Over the past five years, the team has grown in both number the local people in more than one way, to understand their and experience through training and participation in various problems and involve them in the solutions. regional and national workshops. The team has attended BK Ramesh N Shah Additional Secretary,Brahma Kumaris Secretary, Radio Madhuban Community Society Annual Report 2015 5 Welcome Note Congratulations and loving greetings to the entire team of With your generous support, Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Radio Madhuban for their crowning success in community celebrated a landmark year in 2015, helping communities service. around Abu build better futures together. We saw progress in areas of governance, democracy, health & hygiene, The popularity of Radio Madhuban is evident from the family values and tribal rights - all cornerstones of the thriving response of the listeners who enjoy all the programs and find community of Abu. them very useful for upkeep of their positive consciousness and family values. Radio Madhuban has been educating Radio Madhuban has established several collaborations people in Abu and has also connected several national and associations with a variety of national and international and international dignitaries to the local community. This organizations to bring about a momentous change in the introduces the community to a variety of views and ideas lives of people. As you will see in the stories that follow, and offers them a chance to engage in discussions with the Radio works with diverse communities to address their people from different backgrounds. challenges and create partnerships that contribute to better quality of life. The team work is so inspiring and presents a great example of cooperation based on spiritual love and respect for each On behalf of everyone at Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM, other. The creativity of the entire team is praiseworthy as they thank you for your interest in our journey of community have been organizing different programs and projects with development. Your support is invaluable as we aim to refreshing details, while also winning different awards for their improve and grow our services for the community. innovation and service towards the community. We thank you for what we have been able to accomplish. May the team members of Radio Madhuban continue to We have much more to do. We are stronger together. We serve society with newness based on their own healthy, look forward to hearing from you. happy lives! BK Nirwair BK Karunakar Shetty Secretary-General Director Brahma Kumaris Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Radio Madhuban 90.4 FM Foreword I congratulate Radio Madhuban on completing five years of Through their events – “Sakhi Swasthaya”, ‘Naritv Darshan’ broadcasting as a community radio station based in Shantivan, and radio features on girl child education, the station is Abu Road, Rajasthan. strengthening the ground level efforts to enhance the status of women in the community. Radio Madhuban, through its various community engagement initiatives and radio programmes has, over these years, It is commendable that Radio Madhuban is involved with dedicated itself to fulfilling its stated mission to mainstream the national as well as international community radio networks in marginalized and under-privileged sections within the local dynamic ways. They also participate meaningfully in all capacity community and strengthen their social, psychological and building activities by MIB and various other organizations leading physical well-being. to shared learning with community radio stations in India. For me, the major strength of Radio Madhuban is the effort that I wish Radio Madhuban all the best in their enthusiastic the team makes to enhance community participation in all the endeavour to immerse themselves deeply in civic engagement various stages of the functioning of the station, through their work and promote the use of radio for peace building and community outreach endeavours. They