We are a radio group composed of Mapuche Lafkenche from Budi, Chile, an ancestral territory located in the ninth region of the Araucanía, a Wallmapu (traditional territory of the Mapuche people). We are Indigenous farmers and subsist on raising small-scale livestock. We are adult speakers of the Mapuche language. We are an autonomous media, self-financed mainly by the communities we serve. We are in charge of providing information, cultural activities, and above all, addressing conflicts that affect the territory.

On November 26, 2006, more than 20 people met in Chuicaxtún, Canton Chivax, Totonicapán, Guatemala, to create the project of Community Radio La Niña 88.5 FM. Without any prior technical knowledge of radio broadcasting, production, programming, administration, or how to install a transmitter, we took our first steps in community communication.

Gam ‘yu jah!

Since mid-2021, the project "Strengthening Radio Communication, Organization, and Struggles of the Kakataibo Peoples," has been implemented by the Native Federation of Kakataibo Communities (FENACOKA) with the participation of youth and women and supported by Cultural Survival's Indigenous Community Media Fund.

Data limite para a aplicação: 15 de fevereiro de 2023

Date limite de candidature: 15 février 2023

By Nati Garcia (Maya Mam, CS Staff) and Jonathan Gonzalez Quiel (Ngäbe) 
 

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Por Jesús Henry Campos (Nasa)
 

By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
 
"I am sometimes asked what it’s like living in the 'disaster hit district' and running community radio. People often are surprised by me, being a woman station manager, and their questions are mainly about the role that community radio plays in informing locals living in an area at risk of disaster and the sustainability of radio itself," says Sunita Lama, Station Manager of Radio Jugal, a 2021 Cultural Survival Indigenous Community Media Fund grant partner.
 

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Por Las Abejas Acteal
 

"Queremos una comunicación que nos de pie a construir una política verdadera, con participación de la gente. Queremos ofrecer información para que nuestro pueblo conozca los problemas que tiene, comprenda de dónde vienen y tenga herramientas para participar activamente en su resolución." --Área de Comunicación de Las Abejas