Alfaz-e-Mewat
| Abbreviation | Alfaz-e-Mewat |
|---|---|
| Motto | Together We Empower Rural India |
| Formation | 28 February 2012 |
| Type | Community Radio |
| Purpose | Provide a voice to rural communities on development issues and promote local culture. |
| Headquarters | Community Center, Village Ghaghas, Block Nagina, District Mewat 122108 INDIA |
Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 (Rural Voices of Mewat) is a community radio station established in 2012 by S M Sehgal Foundation with seed funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, under its Agricultural Technology Management Agency scheme. The radio station is located in a community center in the village of Ghaghas in Haryana, India.
Villagers, schoolchildren, and local artists take part in radio programs and interviews. Community members manage the station as technicians, producers, and facilitators. In areas without radio signals, villagers listen and participate by calling a toll-free number.
The Mewat region, now called Nuh, served by Alfaz-e-Mewat has been identified by the Ministry of Minority Affairs as a "minority-concentrated backward district" with problems in basic areas such as water availability, agricultural production, health, literacy, and a lack of awareness about government entitlements and services. Most people in the region are Meo Muslims, a unique and distinct composite culture. Because women are often isolated at home in these rural communities, community radio provides "a window to the outside world."
Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 broadcasts 13 hours a day, seven days a week, to households in more than 225 villages. Information and communications technologies increase program reach outside the immediate geographic coverage area. Narrowcasting collects program feedback and facilitates community dialogue. Live streaming, mobile apps, and podcasts provide program content access to and from anywhere in the world.
Alfaz-e-Mewat won the Manthan Award for community broadcasting in 2015.
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