Educating Afghans through Radio/TV

by Afghan Institute of Learning
Educating Afghans through Radio/TV

Project Report | Sep 1, 2021
Radio Meraj provides news

By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Administrator

Recent Developments in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has been stunned by recent developments and people are adapting as best they can, to a new situation which remains both unclear and uncertain as to the future.  AIL’s current priority is to provide urgently needed assistance to the thousands of displaced families who have flooded into Kabul and Herat. The private TV and Radio Meraj are not broadcasting. We are following this request and waiting to hear about what changes they may wish for us to make in order to again offer educational outreach programs

There are frequent news updates which are of particular value to the many poorer Afghans who have few means of keeping in touch with the local and national situation. Radio Meraj is providing Covid information and information on the violence and civil war which is occurring throughout the country. We are awaiting instructions in how to recommence and staff are creating content and archiving materials for broadcast at a later date. 

Some centers provide a staging point for aid. Our staff are all working, though offices currently are men only with women working from home. The centers are all female and await instructions from the Taliban with regard to procedures required for reopening centers to our students. Our clinics have expanded their capacity to cope with the large numbers of refugees that are in the area.

The Yacoobi private schools are open and operating under the rules that have been given such as dividing male and female. It is exam season and students are studying hard and sitting their exams as usual. It is a great credit to them and their teachers as everyone has heightened levels of fear, stress and anxiety. We have been touched by the outreach of support and outpouring of donations to help the Afghan people. We thank you for standing by Afghanistan as it faces another humanitarian crisis on top of Covid-19 and drought.

 

Radio update

The radio station is one of the top two in Herat and people rely on it for news and education. The station broadcasts 18 hours a day and has 14 live programs and 17 pre-recorded ones. Topics covered include: health, education, youth programs, policing and sports.  There are frequent news updates which are of particular value to the many poorer Afghans who have few means of keeping in touch with the local and national situation. Radio Meraj is providing Covid information and information on the violence and civil war which is occurring throughout the country.

Nasrin, a school girl said, “The security situation in our village is very bad and we only have access to radio for news. We rely on Radio Meraj because it has good updates about what is happening.”

 Thank you for your continued interest.

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