Maximizing Community Development
This is a summary report of a project which was carried out by the Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) on September 2012 – May 2013 through the financial support of International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).
This is a summary report of a project which was carried out by the Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) on September 2012 – May 2013 through the financial support of International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).
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Radio Mang’elete – Makueni County<br />
Mang’elete <strong>Community</strong> Radio, popularly known as Radio Mangelete, is located at Nthongoni Location, 14<br />
kilometres west of Mtito Andei town in Makueni County. It broadcasts in Kamba, the local language with<br />
intersperses of Kiswahili, the national language. The radio’s frequency is 89.1FM. The radio station is<br />
a project of Mang’elete <strong>Community</strong> Integrated <strong>Development</strong> Programme (MCIDP), a community based<br />
organisation. MCIDP brings together 33 poor rural women groups from the locations of Nthongoni,<br />
Ivingoni, and Masongaleni – all located in Makueni County. The mission of the radio is to facilitate<br />
community participation in development and the empowerment of women through information and<br />
educational programs.<br />
The community radio collaborated with artists from a community theatre group known as Talents<br />
Afrika. The issue of priority interest in the community was the ravages of HIV/AIDS. They produced<br />
episodes of a drama series known as NthangayaThayu (A stitch in life). The drama show which last 10<br />
minutes is broadcast weekly at the community radio station on Wednesday and Saturday at 8.20 p.m.<br />
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