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Flood victims benefit from radio aid

    JOHANNESBURG

    Radio programmes aimed at helping flood victims are bringing hope and support to affected families in remote rural areas, news reports said on Wednesday.

    The programmes are broadcasts on provincial radio stations presented by local radio personalities. The programmes offer counselling and health tips to people in the worst hit regions in the south of the country. The programmes are being implemented by Media Action International (a global radio developer), and are expected to last for six months.

    News reports said that international donors had given US $500,000 in the form of 7,000 wind-up and solar-powered radios and FM transmitters.

    “Our aim is also to look for support for this solar technology to be used in development programmes throughout Mozambique which enjoys a tradition of strong radio listenership,” said Kristine Pearson, executive director of Freeplay Foundation, one of the donor organisations involved in the project.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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