Janadhwani – Community Radio Station
Started in 2012
Saragur, H D Kote
Building Human &
Social Capital
Community centric
partnership
Working with Govt., Corporates, CSOs & Academia
To build a community which has timely access to information and actively participates in its development process.
2,70,000
Reached in 256 Villages
14 hours / day
On-air
40+
Programs
70% +
Programs are from Community
Mic against pandemic
Janadhwani CRS collaborated with 7 Community Radios in Karnataka to engage a wider rural audience towards COVID Appropriate Behaviour, vaccine acceptance and hygiene.
208 Programs were aired for 4 months towards COVID preparedness and prevention. To combat vaccine hesitancy, the experiences of vaccinated rural and tribal community members were aired on the radio.
Tele-consultation for COVID-19
During the second wave, Janadhwani conducted tele-consultation everyday for 1 hour with the doctors. The program also provided information & awareness related to COVID Care and vaccination.
Radio Learning Series for SSLC Students
A radio learning series with 144 episodes was broadcasted for rural students preparing for the SSLC exam in collaboration with the Department of Public Instruction, Govt. of Karnataka.
Building the Social Capital of rural communities
1114 Women, 215 children, 180 indigenous tribals, 153 Government officials and 116 community members participated in programs aired on Janadhwani Radio Station, making it the voice of the community.
District in-charge Minister Shri S T Somashekar addresses the rural communities on Janadhwani
Tuning in to Radio for Collective Problem Solving
56 Episodes of Sethuva Program towards promoting participation & accountability connected district and taluk level officials directly with 373 community members through live-in phone call.
45 Gram Panchayath Members also participated in the program to give information about the problems of their village and the systems to be developed.
SVYM’s Janadhwani Community Radio turns 10!
Janadhwani is an important tool for building the Social Capital of the rural and tribal communities we serve.
Through two way communication, the Community Radio has been the voice of the voiceless towards making development contextually relevant and community driven.
Lived Values | Satya (Truthfulness)
Often SVYM members come across novel situations at work and values of Satya (Truthfulness), Ahimsa (Non-violence), Seva (Service) and Tyaga (Sacrifice) empower them to take the right decision.
Head held high
A visit to SVYM intervention sites in rural and tribal areas of H D Kote in Mysuru district is an adventure in itself. An
adventure that is unforgettable for the unique experiences it bestows and unforgiving for the bumps and shakes the spine must bear enroute the rural and tribal locations.
It was after one such visit, our esteemed donors decided to opt for an oil massage Ayurvedic procedure at Vivekananda Memorial Hospital.
SVYM’s Vivekananda Memorial Hospital in Saragur has a unique integrated approach of Allopathy & Ayurvedic treatment, taking the best of both medicine systems for patient recovery.
Relieved and back on their feet again after the procedure, as a gesture of appreciation, the gentlemen extended their gratitude to Ravi D, a Panchakarma Therapist at VMH, in the form of five hundred rupees. The staff respectfully declined the move saying his greatest reward was to see the smile back on their faces.
But the guests insisted and our VMH staff couldn’t turn down their earnest intentions. Something notable happened the next morning. A donation of rupees 500 reflected against SVYM made by the same SVYM staff.
In the most discreet manner, our VMH staff exercised the value of Satya (truthfulness), one of the four core values of SVYM, and donated the amount he received from the guests. He couldn’t accept the gift for the reason that his commitment to his profession was based on selfless service. By donating the amount to SVYM, he was able to take the ‘self’ out of the equation, at the same time, honour the guest’s intention as a contribution towards those in need.
It is true that there is nothing more empowering than living by principles and we are inspired by our team members proving it true everyday.