Her Achievements

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She is considered as a role model in the LGBT community

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She won the AGM elections in Samara- an NGO working for the betterment of the LGBT community and is presently the Secretary of Kalasipalaya and Jaynagar zone.

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Featured in various newspapers, magazines and Interviewed by TV 9 and All India Radio as she is a very popular RJ

Activities

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To ensure civic issues are addressed with concerned authorities

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Mentoring the production team at Indira Colony, Dasarhalli

Achievements

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Activities

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Handles Daily announcements

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Plans and records programs

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Activities

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Plans and records programs related to HIV/AIDs, PLHIV and FSW.

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Coordinates with various NGOs working with HIV/AIDs, PLHIV and FSW.

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Plans and records programs related to PDS at Srirampura.

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Actively participates in outreach activities.

Ms. Nageena a sex worker by profession has completed her education till Pre University and has worked with the sex worker union to fight for the rights of sex workers for the past 3 years.

Srikanth who spends his spare time in recording programs for Beyond Affliction slot is from Physically Challenged Community, who is pursuing his 2nd year MA (Kannada). He has participated in various competitions and won the awards.

RJ Divya is studying 1st PU and in her free time she engages her community in making programs and addressing several issues. She even takes care of editing and teaches other community people.

RJ Manjula has completed her 2nd PUC and helps her mother in house work. She address the working women in Dasarahalli community and takes care of editing and community mobilization for workshops and events.

RJ Parvathi has completed SSLC. She is a responsible house wife who shares her joy in writing scripts and helping her husband RJ Auto Shiv kumar with all his programs. She indulge the Community in vegetable market in making programs

RJ Shivani is pursuing 2nd PUC in Arts (Correspondence) at Government College Srirampura and also attends computer classes every day evening. She has the work experience of 4 years and 6 months at Suraksha and Samara as M&E officer (Monitoring and Evolution).She recorders programs on Community Development addressing issues like health, Sanitation, general Problems…etc from Dayananda Nagara.

Nagamani who is in charge of Child Rights Radio Program, works full time at Child Rights Trust and records radio programs on various issues of Child Rights.

Padma Priya tryst with media began when she joined the PG Mass Communication Department of Jain University. Skeptical about radio she chose print media; however fate had different plans for her. In October 2007, Radio Active was sanctioned the DST project titled Science for Women’s Health. As part of the project she did a Baseline Survey, worked with slum dwellers in program production.

From then on she pledged for the cause of community radio.

Vijaya was a typical babe in the woods when she joined Radio Active in 2009. She worked at Nammi Dhwani before she decided to move to explore life in the city. Shy, and unsure, Vijaya soon found her way when she volunteered to teach the kids of the construction workers in the day time and work with the women in the evenings in making radio programs for Radio Active. The project Building Blocks paved the way for Vijaya to metamorphose and she now plays a lead role in program coordination and community mobilization.

Surendra began working with  Vijaya Mahila Samja- an NGO working with People Living with HIV/AIDS and sex-workers in 2008. Disappointed and frustrated with the attitude of the society to people with HIV/AIDS he quit his job and began exploring options in the media.

A Capacity Building workshop conducted by Radio Active opened doors and he joined the station and now coordinates activities with various NGOs working on HIV/AIDs issues and Sex Workers to address issues on Stigma and Discrimination.

He has now forayed into working with waste-pickers and helps with waste picker registration in the city

Ms. Sujatha who resides at JC road slum has completed her education till 7th standard and used to work as a domestic worker after her education. A chance with encounter with an NGO MSS who works on empowering waste pickers and domestic workers led her to work as a sorter in a recycling center. As part of our solid waste management project we have enrolled Ms. Sujatha as a resource recovery champion

A street child who has survived the city life of Bangalore by waste picking his entire life, working with various NGO's like Waste Wise Trust, BBMP  on waste management is now managing a dry waste storage center at HSR layout.

Prakash son of Raja helps his father to manage the dry waste storage centre at HSR Layout

Madhu kumar who has studied MSW, is working as Project Coordinator in waste management and also handles the enumeration of waste pickers in Bangalore for Radio Active.

Ramya K  an alumnus of Jain University, began her career at the launch of the station in 2007. A shy person, who always had a way with designs, found her voice with Radio Active. From then on, she hasn’t looked back and is now managing the day-to-day operations of the station.  An excellent graphic designer, Ramya nurses the passion of training women in business skills

A farmer, a foodie, an animal lover, Marwan quit his job in the corporate sector to explore options in community service. Having worked in a village, he brings in rich experience in implementation of community projects. At the station, he has helped co-founded three major projects- Stray Pals- A project on Street Dog Management & Welfare in Bangalore ; Waste Management Initiatives’ – which led to being a member at the Solid waste Management Roundtable and the conceptualization of the Recyclathon Awards He was deputed by the Ministry of Science and Technology and CEMCA, an inter-governmental organization to conduct Baseline and capacity building workshop at VIIT, Baramati Pune

Her smile can light up the station- Warm, Pleasant and Organized, Beula has been associated with Community services from the past three years, after travelling in the UK . Her energetic and positive outlook, is an inspiration for the team She has been instrumental in setting up systems for the effective functioning of Radio Active and actively contributed to the success of Radio Active

Pinky has over 13 years of experience spanning careers- international education, research, training & development and community services. Passionate, Analytical and Committed, Pinky believes that is important to expand your horizons by experimenting, constant research and setting internal standards accordingly.

At IDP Education Australia, she was able to work across the verticals which included counseling, customer service, day-to day operations, marketing & branding, training, event management and market research.

With Radio Station, she provides strategic direction and mentors the team. An ardent believer in community and development work, she has co-founded initiatives within the Radio station - Stray Pals- A project on Street Dog Management & Welfare in Bangalore ; Waste Management Initiatives’ – which led to being a member at the Solid waste Management Roundtable and the conceptualization of the Recyclathon Awards .

A strong advocate for diversity, she enjoys working with different groups in the society. An animal lover she makes it a point to devote time to look after street dogs in the city along with working on waste management issues.