Dr. Yacoobi has long held the dream of starting a radio station to reach thousands of people with information on health and education. Her vision is now a reality as the private enterprise, Radio Meraj, has begun broadcasting, reaching 9 of the 15 districts of Herat Province, Afghanistan. There are 3 million people living in the province with 2 million in Herat City, and Meraj is reaching out to many of them including those in remote areas as far as 100km away!
The station has programming about human rights and behavior, health and education as well as music and news. The radio is a means to help increase people’s knowledge so that they can take better care of themselves and improve their lives.
Feedback about the station has been overwhelmingly positive one person commented," I live in Karokh District of Herat City. I listen to the radio in my free time and I find Radio Meraj has high quality transmission and programming. I usually listen to music and this station attracted me with good music. I look forward to listening to all the educational programs too."
For more information see our Afghan Development Project page.