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14872 Audio Programmes | 34 Program Languages | 44 Program Themes | 156 CR Stations | 56 CR Initiatives | and growing...

Ame Apananka Sathire EP 4 (Oriya)   
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Creating awareness in women to be the best life skills and livelihood manager during disasters.

Natural calamities mainly affect the poor community due to their unsafe infrastructure and poor living. In practice, poor women are the real household managers because they are responsible for arranging the stock of essentials; maintaining nutrition of children and managing livestock etc For these reasons, women’s groups of every village should by empowered first. In this episode, the focus is on overcoming knowledge and information poverty of poor women by empowering women’s groups.

 

 

 

Ame Apananka Sathire EP 3 (Oriya)   
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Ensuring safety of children during disasters

Natural calamities mainly affect the poor community due to their unsafe infrastructure and poor living. Lower economic people rear animal with their campus for better livelihood. But at the calamity attack they lose their infrastructure and share their living rooms with children and animals which become more dangerous for children. In order to save the children from this hazardous situation proper child care and management with animals should be communicated to the community as advance information and knowledge. Secondly due to unavailability of fodder and other food items the milk production comes down and it directly affects the nutrition security of the children so the knowledge on food stock and proper animal management provided in advance may prepare the community to face such type of problems.

Ame Apananka Sathire EP 2 (Oriya)   
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Reducing unsafe drinking water risk during disasters

Drinking water is a major problem during disasters and causes health challenges. Contamination of water creates many problems in the post- disaster period. Skin infections, diarrhoeal diseases and stomach problems are the major issues arising due to use of contaminated water during disasters. Use of properly treated and stored water is important to survive natural calamities. The community needs to be informed about the use of safe water during disasters and this warning should be shared with the community in advance in order to reduce the risk of water borne diseases. Due to various reasons, food and water got contaminated during disasters and diarrhoea like diseases affect the community. In this situation children are the most vulnerable and need the most attention, emphasizes the message of this episode.

 

 

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Ame Apananka Sathire EP 1 (Oriya)   
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Reducing diarrohea risk during disasters

Diarrhoea is a common health challenge which appears during the post-disaster period. Due to various reasons, food and water get contaminated and diarrhoea affects community living with children being the most vulnerable group.  To maintain the safety of the community, it is the prime duty of the people working on risk reduction to make efforts to prevent the possibility of spread of diarrhea. Awareness on hand wash, and consumption of safe food and water as preventive measures are the focus of this episode.

 

Prasangik (Assamese)   
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Focusing on risk factors associated with pregnant and lactating women of flood prone

areas of Dibrugarh, the radio programmes talk about risk analysis, nutritional factors associated with women of flood prone areas,  government programmes designed and implemented to minimize the health risk of women, and pregnancy complications and how home-based new born care (HBNC) can be more effective in the flood prone area.

The episode highlights the importance of new born care,  emphasising on home-based new born care (HBNC) can reduce IMR. The second segment of the episode highlights on WASH and the role and responsibilities of Public Health Engineering Department of the district and how they ensure WASH compliances pre-, during- and post-floods. Executive Engineer of PHED explains their role in WASH in flood and flood affected areas.

Prasangika (Assamese)   
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Focusing on risk factors associated with pregnant and lactating women of flood prone areas of Dibrugarh, the radio programmes talk about risk analysis, nutritional factors associated with women of flood prone areas,  government programmes designed and implemented to minimize the health risk of women, and pregnancy complications and how home-based new born care (HBNC) can be more effective in the flood prone area.

The episode highlights the salient features of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) of Assam and how different government programmes can help women and children to make their life easy and less vulnerable. In this episode, Dr. Udayan Baruah, Joint Director of Health, Dibrugarh, talks about different government health programmes implemented in the area.

Prasangik (Assamese)   
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Focusing on risk factors associated with pregnant and lactating women of flood prone

areas of Dibrugarh, the radio programmes talk about risk analysis, nutritional factors associated with women of flood prone areas,  government programmes designed and implemented to minimize the health risk of women, and pregnancy complications and how home-based new born care (HBNC) can be more effective in the flood prone area.

The episode highlights nutrition  issues especially for pregnant and lactating women of flood affected areas. The episode discusses the Global Hunger Index (GHI) and the reasons affecting GHI and the community, especially the women who are affected by prolonged flood every year.

Dr. Ajanta Deori, Assistant Professor of Assam Medical College Hospital, talks about the nutrition and food diversity and how a woman can maintain nutritional standards during floods.

 

Prasangik (Assamese)   
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Focusing on risk factors associated with pregnant and lactating women of flood prone areas of Dibrugarh, the radio programmes talk about risk analysis, nutritional factors associated with women of flood prone areas,  government programmes designed and implemented to minimise the health risk of women, and pregnancy complications and how home-based new born care (HBNC) can be more effective in the flood prone area.

The episode covers how prolonged flood affects the people of Assam and how it impacts the life of lactating and pregnant women, especially those who resides near the River Brahmaputra. The episode includes the story of a pregnant woman who resides in the flood affected area of a tea garden and how she gets deprived of her basic healthcare services and the impact it has on her pregnancy. The expert, Dr Pronoy

Phukan, Associate Professor of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also talks about the pregnancy complications for women, especially from the flood affected areas.

 

भूस्खलन से होने वाले खतरों को कम करना (Hindi)   
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भूस्खलन से होने वाले खतरों को कम करना

इस विषय पर मंदाकिनी की आवाज के द्वारा साक्षात्कार के द्वारा भूस्खलन क्या है, क्यों होता है और इससे होने वाले नुकसान को हम कम कैसे कर सकते हैं इसकी जानकारी दी गई है, सौम्या दत्ता जी जो कि आपदा प्रबंधन के विशेषज्ञ हैं के साथ साक्षात्कार के द्वारा उक्त जानकारियां दी गई हैं। इस कार्यक्रम की भाषा हिंदी है।

खेती किसानी के खतरों को कम करना (Hindi)   
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खेती किसानी के खतरों को कम करना

इस विषय पर मंदाकिनी की आवाज के द्वारा सफल कहानी के द्वारा खेती-बाड़ी के लिए क्या-क्या खतरे हैं और उन्हें कैसे कम कर सकते हैं इस विषय पर जानकारी दी गई है। कपिल शर्मा इस क्षेत्र के एक सफल किसान हैं और उन्होंने खेती-बाड़ी के चुनौतियों को कैसे पार किया इस विषय पर उनकी सफल कहानी के तौर पर  जानकारी दी गई है।

Community Radio for Risk Reduction

Capacity Building and Networking Workshop for Community Radio (CR) Stations to Advance Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Environmental Sustainability
Venue: New Delhi
Date: 30th August 2019
Description: The workshop sought to strengthen capacity of Community Radio (CR) stations and create networking opportunities for key stakeholders to advance Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and environmental sustainability in the country. The workshop was attended by more than 50 CR Stations from all over the country and focused on the role of CR Stations at various stages of DRR (before, after and during disasters). While domain experts tried to build a clear understanding of various aspects of DRR, representatives of CR Stations shared their experiences and challenges in the context of disasters and how they have been innovating on the go to reduce disaster related risks. At the end of the workshop, based on mutual exchange of information and knowledge on enhancing the role of CR in DRR and environmental sustainability, some CR Stations set out to produce sample radio programmes in various languages for broadcasting and also sharing for learning in the CR sector. The workshop was organised by UNICEF and OneWorld Foundation India in New Delhi on 30th August 2019 at the end of the 7th National Community Radio Sammelan - 2019.

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Environmental Sustainability

  • Chanderi Ki Awaaz, Madhya Pradesh
  • Mandakini Ki Awaaz, Uttarakhand
  • Radio Brahmaputra, Assam
  • Radio Kissan, Odisha


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Email: rajiv.tikoo@oneworld.net.in