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  • National Award for Thendral Community Radio

    National Award for Thendral Community Radio

    Thendral Community Radio Bags Third Prize (all India)

    Nalamdana’s radio programmes recognized under the Community Engagement Category among hundreds of other national community radio stations.

    Nalamdana’s Thendral Community Radio bags Third Prize (all India) under the Community Engagement Category among hundreds of other national community radio stations.

    R.Jeevanandham attended the National Conference on Community Radio at New Delhi from March 18th to 21st 2016. The area of focus for the 6th National CR Sammelan was Community Radio in India: Towards Diversity and Sustainability.

    On the first day, our Thendral CR received the Third Prize award from the Honorable Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, Shri Arun Jaitley. As part of the award, Thendral CR was awarded Rs.20,000 from the Ministry.  The forum also provided the opportunity to share Thendral CR’s exciting work with other community radio executives and staff members in attendance.

  • Local award for Hand Washing and Sanitation Programming

    Local award for Hand Washing and Sanitation Programming

    Thendral Community Radio wins First Prize

    Nalamdana’s Thendral CR was recognized in a state-wide competition conducted by the Department of Media Sciences of Anna University and UNICEF as a part of Behaviour Change Communication on Hand washing and Sanitation among children in Tamilnadu.

    R.Jeevanandham from Nalamdana and his team received the award from Dr.H.Devaraj, Vice Chairman, UGC, New Delhi on December 28, 2015 at Anna University Campus in Chennai.

  • Mayachangu Screening at NSS Camp Madapakkam

    Mayachangu Screening at NSS Camp Madapakkam

    Young adults take in Nalamdana’s flagship video education programme

    Mayachangu film was screened on March 21st, 2016 at Madappakkam village where MCC college NSS students put their camp. Around 50 students, 5 faculty members and 20 members of the local community watched the film. There was great discussion and feedback after the film screening.

    6. Madapakkam film screening- NSS students watching

  • Water & Sanitation awareness projects-WASH

    Water & Sanitation awareness projects-WASH

    Nalamdana embarks on ambitious, multifaceted sanitation campaign

    Nalamdana, supported by Rotary Club of Madras Coromandel, has embarked on a series of school-based programs to improve knowledge and healthier behaviours around clean drinking water, hand washing, environmental and toilet hygiene. Nalamdana is employing an innovative approach through puppet shows for younger audiences to ensure high levels of message retention.

    The project is called Indriya Kuzhandaigal- Naalaya Thalaivargal!  (Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s leaders).

    The project is intended to create awareness on clean water, hand washing, environment and toilet hygiene among 12 selected local schools identified by Rotary Club. Under the Rotary’s Global Grant project GC# 1531246 the project will help provide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and library, e-learning and sports facilities to 12 selected schools in Chennai. Nalamdana is a co-operating partner for this project.

    Under this project, On March 1st, 2016 – Nalamdana started its work at Kandigai Primary School and engaged younger audiences through puppet show and interactive sessions. The next day on March 2nd, had discussion and interactive session for school parents and teachers.

  • NalamNight 2016 raises funds for programmes

    NalamNight 2016 raises funds for programmes

    Annual event raises funds, awareness

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    Nalamdana’s annual fundraising event, Nalam Night 2016, went off very well on January 29th, 2016 at The Park, Anna Salai, Chennai.

    Many of Nalamdana supporters and well wishers turned-up for this event which included an art auction, raffle of donated items and a performance by a local indie band, Grasshopper Green.

  • Thendral Community Radio expands to 16 hrs of daily programming

    Thendral Community Radio expands to 16 hrs of daily programming

    Expanded timings and repeat broadcasts reach larger audiences 365 days per year

    Thendral Community Radio now has an expanded broadcast schedule of 16 hours daily from 6.00am to 10.00 pm all year long. There has been a very positive response to the programmes.

    Thendral Community Radio’s contribution to health education in Chennai was highlighted at the National Science for Women’s Health and Nutrition Conference in March. The organizers of that conference, CEMCA (Common wealth Education Media Centre for Asia) and the NCSTC (National Council for Science and Technology Communication), are looking for proposals from India’s Community Radio network which create awareness on anemia, non-communicable disease, menstrual hygiene, low birth weight , HIV&TB, health , nutrition and environment. Nalamdana has applied for funding through this project, bringing more than 22 years of expertise on precisely these issue areas. If approved, Thendral Community Radio would receive funding for a full year’s worth of daily educational episodes on these important health topics.