What we do

Radio for
Refugees

We help organisations in refugee camps and/or integrated settlements to establish and run community-based radio stations for/by refugees and host communities. To give them a voice and a sense of community and to inspire them to become more self-reliant.

Our Focus

Starting a Station

We help our local partner to build a community radio station: crew, FM frequency, equipment, look & feel, programs, social media, etc.

Training its Staff

We help our local parter to train the radio crew, sending in experienced broadcasting experts from around the world.

& Broadcasting

We help the community radio station to continuously improve its programs by supplying it with compelling formats and by evaluating its impact.

REF FM around the world

We have successfully initiated the first REF FM radio station in a refugee camp, in 2020 in Kenya. And we are now exploring opportunities to start similar stations by/for refugees and host communities in other countries.

Kenya

REF FM Foundation initiated the first REF FM rado station in 2020 in Kalobeyei-Kakuma, an area in the far north of Kenya with nearly 200,000 refugees. The African led and African focused NGO AAH-Int is the owner of the station. But the station is rum by and for refugees and host community members.
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Malawi

Refugees in Malawi have started their own community radio station, Yetu. REF FM Foundation is exploring opportunities to collaborate with them. Yetu Community Radio, officially launched in August 2018, aims to create a social coexistence between refugees and host communities through its programs.
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Bangladesh

Bangladesh hosts about 1 million Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar. REF FM Foundation aims to provoide them with their own REF FM radio station on Basan Char, an island just off the coast
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Uganda

Uganda hosts over one million refugees . The country has a relatively progessive policy towards refugees. REF FM Foundation is exploring opportunities with UNHCR to start a REF FM radio station in BidiBidi, the biggest refugee camp in the country. And with Action Africa Help International REF FM is working on the establishment of a REF FM radio station in Kyangwali Refuge Camp, alongside the border with DR Congo.
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Jordan

Zaatari Refugee Camp is the biggest camp for Syrian refugees, situated in Jordan. REF FM Foundation and the Community Media Network in Jordan, are developing plans to start a REF FM radio station near the camp, REF FM Mafraq.
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Tanzania

Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria has been the refuge for many albinos. REF FM Foundation is exploring opportunities to start a REF FM station on the island, in the Albino Centre, together with the Africa Afya Initiative.
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Rwanda

In Rwanda REF FM Foundation is working together with singer, record label holder, radio station owner and activist-entrepreneur Jean Paul on a REF FM radio station in Mahama, the biggest refugee camp in the country.
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Chad

In Chad REF FM Foundation and UNHCR want to start a REF FM radio station in three refugee camps near the border with the Central African Republic.
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Ethiopia

In Ethiopia REF FM Foundation is working together with South Sudanese refugee and preacher Mathew Jock Moses and with Ethiopian consultant Solomon Hussein on a REF FM radio station in Tierkidi Refugee Camp, near the border with South Sudan.
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