Community radio has always proved to be an effective medium for the development of the unprivileged communities. In recent times, Community Radio has proved to be a great bridge for information and communication to the remote, marginalized, and the most vulnerable
communities. Being an economical medium its portability adds value not only in reaching but
giving voice to the unheard.

In 2020, where the COVID19 pandemic exposed numerous vulnerabilities of social institutions, community radio stood in the front line to cope up with the challenges of disinformation and raising awareness to fight in these unprecedented times. AIBD is organizing a webinar on community radio to discuss its immense potential in empowering societies during disaster. This event will involve renowned community radio broadcasters from Asia-Pacific region and will invite regional broadcasters, media students and social influencers to understand the impact of this medium.

Objectives
The objective of this webinar is to understand:
 Role of community radio in disasters
 Strategies to engage communities to tell their stories
 Factors that are responsible to foster Community Radio

Content
 Empowering societies in Disaster
 Community radio as a platform for influence
 Engaging Communities for their stories

Speaker:

Mr AHM Bazlu Rahman,  Chief Executive Officer,  Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication
Dr Sreedher Ramamurthy, Tele learning & Community Radio Practitioner, India
Mr Suman Basnet, Regional Director, AMARC Asia-Pacific, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mr Martin Corben, Community Media Consultant, Australia
Mr Balakrishana Pokhrel, Executive Director, Association of Community Radio Broadcasters’ (ACORAB) Nepal,
Chakupat, Lalitpur, Nepal
Ms Archana Kapoor, Founder & Director, Radio Mewat, India
Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye., Chairman, Centre of Excellence in Multimedia & Cinematography
Unilag Radio 103.1FM and Television, Nigeria