A self-powered radio project makes information and education accessible to visually impaired people in China. Isolated listeners can receive advice, and connect with each other and their communities.
Among China’s rural millions, the visually impaired struggle acutely with economic deprivation and social exclusion. China has the world’s largest disabled population. Discrimination exacerbates poor access to education, services and employment. 10 million blind people are further marginalized by lack of visual access. Unreliable electric supplies and high replacement costs of batteries impede radio access. Self-powered radio opens doors to information, empowerment and community connection.
BBC's world-renowned "In Touch" series will broadcast from October 2006 in Beijing through Beijing Peoples’ Radio. Freeplay’s self-powered Lifeline radios will be distributed to extend program access to the rural visually impaired.
The "In Touch for China" radio pilot attracted interest from broadcasters across China. Extending coverage and program access can help acutely marginalized rural blind people toward self-empowerment and connection with society.
Freeplay self-powered radios are urgently needed to extend the reach of our successful China radio pilot to people in rural areas. They need the program the most but are least able to access it.
- Stephen Hallett, China Country Director BBC World Service Trust
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,085
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,085 . The original project funding goal was $357,500.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Thanks to 11 donors like you, a total of $1,085 was raised for this project on GlobalGiving. Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
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