Come on FM-100 to Talk About Hygiene and WES in the Earthquake Areas! Under an agreement with UNICEF, FM-100 is producing a daily program on hygiene, water and sanitation issues. Their transmission can be heard in all earthquake affected districts except Muzaffarabad, where they will be collaborating with FM-104, the student-run station set up by the University of Punjab, UNICEF and WHO. The programs are to be syndicated and made available to other radio stations as well.
FM-100 is looking for contact people to participate in the radio programs on a rotational basis over the next three months to talk about the water and sanitation situation in the field, operation updates, challenges being faced, success stories, etc. They would be required to go to the FM-100 studio in Blue Area, Islamabad for the live program, which is from 3-4 pm.
Also, contact people are needed in the field who can be called during the program for live updates from the field (again, on a rotational basis).
Ideally, these people would be involved in WES programs or Communications people familiar with the WES situation and your organization’s operations and be comfortable speaking in both qualitative and some quantitative terms. They would also need to be able to speak Urdu and be comfortable responding to listeners calling in with questions and suggestions.
Additionally, non-Urdu speakers can record a message that would be broadcast and summarised by the host of the programme.
FM-100 would be able to explain in more detail and would coordinate directly with anyone interested in participating in any of these capacities.
This is a good opportunity both to tell about your organization’s work and increase “visibility” and also to highlight some of the WES challenges and concerns from on the ground.
To participate, please contact either:
Tracey Wagner-Rizvi Emergency Hygiene and WES Communication Unit, Ministry of Environment Tel: 0333-5231511 Email:
Feedback The Emergency Hygiene & WES Communication Committee welcomes your feedback. Please send us your suggestions for improvement or ideas for new activities. We would also love to hear how you have used the information or materials available in this website. If you can offer assistance of any kind that will help us to achieve our objectives or if you need any help or guidance, please contact us!
Partnership The Emergency Hygiene & WES Communication Committee welcomes partnerships and in kind contributions in support of its communication response to the earthquake. "Wish List"
Radio sets: FM radio is an important communication strategy for reaching the maximum possible number of people. UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and WHO, is setting up FM radio stations in Muzaffarabad and other areas. At least 100,000 radio sets are required.
Television sets/vcds, projectors/screens: Community TV Corners are being set up in camps, medical centers and central community locations to show entertainment and educational videos on Hygiene and WES, Health and Child Protection.
