We want to help make a new community radio station in Mali possible with “Radio Kounfabo FM 98.1MHz”. The aim of the radio is to enable the inhabitants to make radio themselves in order to make their voices heard, to inform each other and to promote the exchange of opinions. The radio project aims to raise awareness of the environment, biodiversity, climate change, health and democratic participation as well as the multi-ethnic heritage of the various communities in the region.
Kéniéba, where the radio is to go into operation, is located in the southwest of Mali. It is a region where uncontrolled mining, especially for gold, and the industry needed for it is causing large-scale environmental destruction. The radio would reach all 150,000 to 200,000 inhabitants, but also migrant workers from the mines, and empower the affected communities to talk about the environmental damage and stand up for their rights and the protection of their environment.
We are a small group of people who see this project as an important expression of an emancipatory perspective for the local people and want to support it with our funds from Europe. You are welcome to help us and support our work.