Free RJ training for women

Free RJ training for women

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, December 8, 2011 : Women from Mangalore can now have an experience of being a Radio Jockey without incurring any expenses.

Community Radio Sarang 107.8FM is organizing a week-long training workshop for women from December 12 to 17 at St. Aloysius College premises.
he free training programme for women begins at 10:00 am and is a golden opportunity for Mangalore women to participate and take their first step in the radio broadcast industry. The training workshop will dedicate special sessions on producing radio programs on health programs for women.

 The women joining the workshop will be associated with Community Radio SARANG 107.8FM on a regular basis, for the future, in producing and presenting programs, and help empower themselves.

Any woman from Mangalore and its surroundings, interested in producing radio programmes on any topic, specially health and hygiene, is welcome to join the training workshop. They can produce programmes on various topics, issues, talks, interviews, etc. While the week-long workshop is full-time, the ensuing production will be according to their convenience.

 The workshop is a part of National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC)’s initiative ‘Science of Women’s Health and Nutrition’ in popularizing science and scientific temper among rural masses, and making science applicable in day-to-day life. The NCSTC is an extension activity of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

 
In its effort to inculcate scientific temper in promoting women’s health and nutrition and empowering community women, Community Radio SARANG 107.8FM is partnering the DST and NCSTC in this venture.

 

About Radio Sarang

Community Radio SARANG 107.8FM, (run by St. Aloysius College, Mangalore) has been serving the communities of Mangalore by broadcasting various subject-based, informative and educative programmes for the last two-and-a-half years. The station started broadcasting on 24 June 2009 and presently broadcasts 24 hours of programmes every day. Radio SARANG 107.8FM is the only Community Radio in India which broadcasts round the clock programs. The broadcast covers areas of Moodbidri, Udupi, Siddakatte, Bantwal, B.C.Road, Puttur, Sullia, Belthangady, Ujire, Manjeshwar, Ullal, Kotekar, Katapadi and near-by towns.