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'''Alfaz-e-Mewat''CR Connect''''' FM 107.8 (Ruralearlier voicesknown ofas ''Alfaz-e-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 the Agriculture Research Station of village Naugaon, in Alwar district, Rajasthan.
 
Presently, the community radio covers parts of Mewat (Fiozpur-Jhirka and Nagina blocks) in Haryana and parts of Alwar (Ramgarh Block) in Rajasthan, reaching 300 villages. ▼
 
In September 2023, the community radio was relocated to Naugaon in Alwar district, Rajasthan. This is another milestone in our ongoing mission to connect and empower communities through the incredible medium of radio.<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=https://indiacsr.in/community-radio-alfaz-e-mewat-fm-air-rajasthan/ |date=India CSR |title=Community Radio Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 is now going ON-AIR from Naugoan, Alwar, Rajasthan |url=https://indiacsr.in/community-radio-alfaz-e-mewat-fm-air-rajasthan/}}</ref>
 
Villagers, schoolchildren, and local artists participate 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 ==
TheRural [[Mewat]]areas 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" withtackle 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"/>with Mostthe peopleissue of limited authentic information, community radio has emerged as a crucial force in therural regiondevelopment areby [[Meobridging (ethnicthe group)|Meo]]information Muslimsdivide, aempowering uniquelocal communities, and distinctsafeguarding compositecultural cultureheritage. Because women are often isolated at home in these rural communities, community radio provides "a window to the outside world" and a tool for empowering 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>
 
''CR Connect'', earlier served only in the Nuh region of Haryana, has now spread to a new set of listeners comprising Hindus, Meo-Muslims, and the Sikh community. Naugaon is located in Ramgarh Tehsil of Alwar district, Rajasthan, with a total of 1945<ref>{{Cite web |author-link=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/72613-naugawan-rajasthan.html |title=Naugawan Population - Alwar, Rajasthan |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/72613-naugawan-rajasthan.html}}</ref> families residing in the village. The [[Mewat]] <ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/why-renaming-mewat-to-nuh-has-raised-hackles-116041800963 1.html |date=Apr 19 2016 |title=Why renaming Mewat to Nuh has raised hackles |url=Https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/why-renaming-mewat-to-nuh-has-raised-hackles-116041800963 1.html}}</ref>region, now called Nuh, has been identified by the Ministry of Minority Affairs as a "minority-concentrated backward district."
▲Presently, the community radio covers parts of Mewat (Fiozpur-Jhirka and Nagina blocks) in Haryana and parts of Alwar (Ramgarh Block) in Rajasthan.
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== Programs ==
''Alfaz-e-MewatCR Connect'' FM 107.8 broadcasts 13 hours a day, seven days a week,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uccommedia.in/news/a-13-hour-broadcast-marks-3rd-anniversary-of-alfaz-e-mewat/|title=A 13Information hourand broadcastcommunications markstechnologies 3rdincrease anniversaryprogram ofreach Alfaz-e-Mewat|publisher=UNESCOup Chairto on20 Communitykilometers Media|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref> Informationin and communicationsover technologies40 increase program reachkilometers 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 worldwide.<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 local participation.
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*Oral folklore, poetry, music, and storytelling programs showcase the area's cultural heritage, history, and people.<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 ''Dainik Jeevan Me Vigyan'', in collaboration with IIT Bombay; the show that focuses on everyday phenomena through a scientific lens- science in daily life, where the chemistry of cooking and the physics of sports are narrated through everyday activities. <ref>{{Cite news |author-link=https://indiacsr.in/community-fm-radio-series-science-in-everyday-life/ |date=February 13, 2024 |title=Community Radio Connect FM 107.8 Launches Radio Series “Science in Everyday Life” |url=https://indiacsr.in/community-fm-radio-series-science-in-everyday-life/}}</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 from 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>
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== Awards and Recognitions ==
 
* ''CR Connect'' (earlier known ''as 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-MewatCR Connect''<nowiki/>'s <nowiki/>founder representative Pooja O. Murada has co-authored a book 'Community Radio in India' with Dr. R Sreedher, a 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>
* Won the third prize in the National Awards for Community Radio, 2019 edition. [https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/Write-up%20on%20Award%20Winners%20(1).pdf]
* Sandvik India Gender Awards for gender programming on community radio ''Connect'' in 2019.
* In 2021'', Alfaz-e-Mewat'' backed second place for the Sustainability Model Award in the 8th Community Radio Stations award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Development Communication to social change, here is what made it to 8th Community Radio Stations award |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1731503 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
* In July 20232021'', Community radio stationCR Connect''Alfaz-e-Mewa''t FMbacked 107.8second wasplace awardedfor the nationalSustainability awardModel forAward its sustainability model byin the Ministry8th ofCommunity InformationRadio andStations Broadcasting, Government of Indiaaward.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Alfaz-e-MewatDevelopment CommunityCommunication Radioto Honoredsocial Withchange, Nationalhere Awardis Iwhat Smade Mit Sehgalto Foundation8th Community Radio Stations award |url=https://indiacsrpib.gov.in/alfaz-e-mewat-community-radio-national-awardpib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1731503 |access-date=2023-0905-0403 |languagewebsite=en-USpib.gov.in}}</ref>
* In July 2023, Community radio station ''Connect'' FM 107.8 was awarded the national award for its sustainability model by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Alfaz-e-Mewat Community Radio Honored With National Award I S M Sehgal Foundation |url=https://indiacsr.in/alfaz-e-mewat-community-radio-national-award/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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