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{{short description|Community radio station in India}}
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'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120306/harplus.htm#8/|title=Community radio Alfaz-e-Mewat launched-Tribune News Service}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://manthanaward.org/community-broadcasting-winner/|title=e-Community Broadcasting Winner 2015-The Manthan Award Digital Inclusion for Development}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smsfoundation.org/communications/|title=Community Media|publisher=S M Sehgal Foundation|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="dnaindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-radio-revolution-a-look-at-the-device-s-reach-in-rural-harayana-1999914|work=Daily News and Analysis|title=Radio Revolution - A look at the device's reach in rural Haryana {{pipe}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=6 July 2014|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="indiawaterportal">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/rural-voices-unheard-empowered-report-conference-held-3rd-may-2012-irrad-sesame-workshop|publisher=indiawaterportal.org|title="Rural voices: Unheard to empowered" Report of a conference held on 3rd May 2012 by IRRAD, Sesame Workshop India Trust and UNESCO at Gurgaon|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="thehindubusinessline">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/all-we-hear-is-alfazemewat/article7434673.ece|publisher=thehindubusinessline.com|title=All we hear is... Alfaz-e-Mewat {{pipe}} Business Line|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="communityvoices">{{cite web|url=http://www.communityvoices.in/directory/community-media-profile/1315/|publisher=communityvoices.in|title=Community Media: Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8, Mewat, Haryana {{pipe}} profile by CommunityVoices.in|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>

== Listener Community ==
The [[Mewat]] region, now called Nuh,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gurgaon-gurugram-rename-mewat-nuh-haryana-government/|title=Gurgaon District to be renamed Gurugram, Mewat as Nuh: Haryana Government|date=13 April 2016|publisher= "Express News Service" 13, April 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="thehindubusinessline"/> Most people in the region are [[Meo (ethnic group)|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" as well as a tool for the empowerment of women and girls.<ref name="dnaindia"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyo.in/politics/women-empowerment-rural-development-mewat-women-entrepreneurs-alfaz-e-mewat-fm-1078-education-employment-panchayati-raj/story/1/6005.html/|title=Why the secret to village empowerment lies with women-DailyO|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152629/http://www.dailyo.in/politics/women-empowerment-rural-development-mewat-women-entrepreneurs-alfaz-e-mewat-fm-1078-education-employment-panchayati-raj/story/1/6005.html|archive-date=24 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ojs.journals.unisel.edu.my/index.php/jdc/article/view/227/|publisher=The Journal of Development Communication|title=Speak Up, Don't Be Shy: Reflections From Community Radio's Work on Gender Issues }}</ref>

== Programs ==
Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 broadcasts 13 hours a day, seven days a week, to households in more than 225 villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uccommedia.in/news/a-13-hour-broadcast-marks-3rd-anniversary-of-alfaz-e-mewat/|title=A 13 hour broadcast marks 3rd anniversary of Alfaz-e-Mewat|publisher=UNESCO Chair on Community Media|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.similarplay.com/zmq_technologies_pvt_ltd/alfazemewat_storyteller/apps/com.zmq.alfazemewat|title = Alfaz-e-Mewat Storyteller for Android - APK Download}}</ref>

*Villagers hear about and discuss best practices in water management and conservation, health and sanitation, education, agriculture, environmental awareness, and rural governance.
*Awareness campaigns and programs discuss social issues that affect citizens.
*Oral folklore, poetry, music, and storytelling programs showcase cultural heritage, history, and people of the area.<ref>Preeti Mehra, [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/all-we-hear-is-alfazemewat/article7434673.ece "All we hear is... Alfaz-e-Mewat"], '' http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ '', Retrieved 10 October 2016</ref>
*Women broadcasters invite women to take part in conversations about local issues.<ref>Pooja Murada and Arti Manchanda Grover,[http://www.smsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Womens-Voices-By-Murada-and-Grover.pdf ''Women's Voices: Engaging the Excluded''],''http://rmi.sagepub.com/," Retrieved 24 October 2016</ref>
*Educational programs that cater to children include [[Galli Galli Sim Sim]] (the Indian adaptation of [[Sesame Street]]) and Radio School tutoring in science, math, and English.
*In daily interviews, experts and others share their experiences and achievements in varied walks of life.
*Listeners' needs are shared with government administrative services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Kanoon-Ki-Baat-Press-Release.pdf|title='Talk on Law' on your radio waves|publisher=S M Sehgal Foundation|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>
*Programming is shared with other community radio stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crfc.in/pooja-o-murada-speaks-about-the-potential-of-community-radio/|title=Pooja O Murada speaks about the potential of community radio for social change|publisher=Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, New Delhi|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>

Alfaz-e-Mewat won the [[Manthan Award]] for community broadcasting in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manthanaward.org/community-broadcasting-winner/|title=e-Community Broadcasting Winner 2015: Giving voice to Mewat community via community radio-The Manthan Award Digital Inclusion for Development}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uccommedia.in/news/awards-for-alfaz-e-mewat-and-waqt-ki-awaaz/|title=Awards for Alfaz-e-Mewat and Waqt Ki Awaaz-UNESCO Chair on Community Media}}</ref> Alfaz-e-Mewat's founder representative Pooja O. Murada has co-authored a book 'Community Radio in India' with Dr. R Sreedher, radio expert, published by Aakar and supported by [[UNESCO]] New Delhi Cluster Office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiancommunitynews.com/unesco-supports-community-radio-initiative/|title=UNESCO supports Community Radio initiative|date=2019-03-29|website=Asian Community News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.prabhasakshi.com/literaturearticles/hindi-book-on-community-radio-in-india|title=Community Radio in India book launch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://airddfamily.blogspot.com/2019/03/blog-post_47.html|title=भारत में सामुदायिक रेडियो की स्थिति बयां करती पुस्तक का विमोचन|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nooshwinds.blogspot.com/2019/03/blog-post_30.html|title=भारत में सामुदायिक रेडियो की स्थिति बयां करती पुस्तक का विमोचन|website=Noshwind|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibpbooks.com/community-radio-in-india/p/39511|title=Community Radio in India - Indian books and Periodicals|website=www.ibpbooks.com|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=DoordarshanNational|title=TV Report I Book Launch on Community Radio I Good Evening India|date=2019-04-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUHY5eEGCI0&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
•*{{cite web|url=http://www.smsfoundation.org/|publisher=smsfoundation.org|title=Sehgal Foundation|accessdate=10 October 2016}}
•*{{cite web|url=http://edaa.in/Alfaz/|publisher=edaa.in|title=EDAA-Alfaz-e-Mewat|accessdate=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017125908/http://edaa.in/Alfaz/|archive-date=17 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
•*{{cite web|url=http://www.communityvoices.in/directory/community-media-profile/1315/|publisher=communityvoices.in|title=Community Media: Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8, Mewat, Haryana {{pipe}} profile by CommunityVoices.in|accessdate=10 October 2016}}
•https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/07/full-on-nikki-and-yourstoryteller-series-for-teenage-girls-and-children/ (July 2017)
•http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/mewat-s-community-radio-alfaz-e-mewat-gives-a-powerful-voice-to-the-unheard/story-CR3h1sS82HQpB18cVp3o9K.html (September 2017)
•http://www.thestatesman.com/features/for-the-people-by-the-people-1502496116.html (September 2017)
•https://feminisminindia.com/2017/10/06/anuradha-alfaz-e-mewat/ (October 2017)
•http://www.thestatesman.com/books-education/i-we-and-the-bridge-1502528891.html (November 2017)

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