In September 2024, with the funding provided by FEBC Australia, our Partner launched community radio station ‘Radio Bharosa’ (‘The Voice of Trust’) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal. Owned and operated by the local association of churches, Radio Bharosa aims to spread the message of God's love and support to marginalised communities through its broadcasts and local initiatives.
Like our Partner’s Afno FM network of community radio stations, Radio Bharosa will amplify the community’s voices on social issues and share relevant information that addresses their concerns so as to effect positive change. Around 370,000 listeners of diverse faiths and caste affiliations in Dang will have the opportunity to receive much-needed access to health and agriculture information, education, and entertainment programs which share Christian values.
In early 2025, Radio Bahrosa’s station manager, along with teams from the Afno network and other journalists in the Dadelhura area attended a four-day training session to learn how to leverage radio for societal change.
One notable impact of our Partner’s radio broadcasts was seen in the life of listener Muna Khatiwoda. Muna had an eye condition. She could not see with large amounts of light, so she was bound in darkness at home. The radio became the young lady’s only companion and connection to the world outside.
While listening to a broadcast from Afno FM, she learnt about a surgical procedure available at a nearby hospital for her medical condition. Excited by the information, Muna contacted the hospital and successfully underwent the surgery. Muna not only regained her sight, but also saw her life transformed. She now freely shares the poetry she wrote during her time at home and has become a well-known poet in Nepal.
Listener Muna managed to receive surgery for her eyes because of a radio broadcast she heard from our Partner. Consequently, she can freely share her poetry and is now a famous poet.
Another listener, Kumari Tamang, was inspired by the messages of love and service she heard on the radio and witnessed in the Christian hospitals affiliated with Afno FM. “I am inspired by Christians, their love, concern, service, so now I live my new life in Jesus.” Tamang put her trust in Jesus on 13 April, 2023.
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