Based in Islamabad, the Meri Awaz Suno team produces two 15-minute programs each week. The show includes field-based feature reports, interviews, panel discussions, documentaries, and views from the street. These programs are offered free of charge to FM stations around the country reaching a potential audience of tens of millions.
Internews is actively seeking new broadcasters in other cities to expand the reach of this remarkable program.
The journalists of Meri Awaz Suno travel to both rural and urban areas of Pakistan collecting interviews and stories for their program. Topics previously unheard of on Pakistani radio are vigorously debated on Meri Awaz Suno, such as sexual harassment in the workplace, child labor, HIV/AIDS, family planning, prostitution, and women in politics.
Most reporters working on Meri Awaz Suno had little experience working in radio journalism prior to joining the team. Now they are leaders – the first women in Pakistan to work as independent radio journalists. They are multi-skilled, able to work as researchers, reporters, presenters and editors. To date, they have produced over 100 radio programs.
Under the current project, the Meri Awaz Suno team will produce at least 100 fifteen-minute programs for distribution to the nation’s FM stations. This program will continue to address health, economic, political, cultural, and social issues, with a focus on women, yet will also be of interest to a general audience.
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