Radio Repurposed: An old technology offers girls new chances
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Key Information
Our Nigeria program works with marginalized girls to help ensure they complete secondary school. After COVID‑19 school closures, we collaborated with local partners to offer a radio literacy program, teaching English, Mathematics and Life Skills.
With graduation exams around the corner, grade 10 students in rural Nepal were worried about how COVID‑19 school closures would affect them. We found that distance learning through mediums like the internet and TV were not feasible — many students lacked internet access and hardware like laptops, smartphones and televisions. We chose to disseminate lessons through local FM stations — the most popular and accessible source of information in the region. The radio sessions helped students recall what they had learned in the academic year to better prepare for exams.
In Jordan, radio provides more than a medium for education — it’s a chance for youth to share their own voices on the air. Mercy Corps partnered with Masmoo3, the first company producing Arabic audiobooks in Jordan. Masmoo3 provides professional training for youth to become narrators for scripts of audiobooks, advertisements, cartoon characters, audio translation and documentaries.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Middle East & North Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Jordan, Nepal, Nigeria
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2020 - 2021
Partner(s)
Masmoo3
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other
- Remote Learning
Quality
- School facilities
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Gender equality
Program participants
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Curriculum/learning
- Increased availability of learning materials
Educational Technology
- Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
- Digital learning materials/programs
Increased availability of learning materials
- Educational Radio or Television Programs
Teaching
- Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
- Literacy - in the classroom
- Numeracy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased grade attainment
- Increased literacy
- Increased numeracy
- Increased secondary school completion
- Increased secondary school enrolment
- Increased test scores
- Reduced absenteeism
- Reduced grade repetition
Cross-cutting goals
- Increased agency and empowerment