DOKO RADIO

Doko Radio started off on its first journey on March 16, 2007 to Barpak, a VDC in Gorkha District in Nepal. With Antenna Foundation Network (AFN), Doko Radio team (suitcase radio) travels to remote areas of Nepal by carrying along simple radio equipment to be used in producing local radio programs and transmitting them locally. The team is stationed for approximately a week in each location in order to provide ample time for the technology to be absorbed by the locals. The Doko visits enable local community members to talk about their issues. The programs produced and aired during Doko events focus on pertinent local issues such as tourism, agriculture, public service delivery, local democracy etc. The Doko locations are chosen for their deprived status of any prominent national (SW) or local (FM) radio waves, while touching the lives of more than 50,000 rural community people.