FM Radio Program: 'Dewel'

Since March 2001, FSS, in collaboration with WAAG Communications, a local media firm, has been broadcasting a program of interviews and discussions on development and community issues on FM radio. FM Addis 97.1 is a new media venture launched by the government recently. It covers an area of 150 Km. radius from Addis Ababa and has a potential audience of over ten million. FSS' program, which is aimed at reaching and involving the wider public in policy debates, is aired three times a week and has attracted considerable public interest. 

Recently, FSS has launched development-oriented radio program via the South Nations and Nationalities Peoples FM station. The program is called 'Jember'. The program is on air beginning January 22, 2006.

Documentary Films      

 'Witinkit' is a 30- minute Amharic documentary with English subtitles. This documentary film shows the magnitude of poverty and the ever-dwindling forest resource in the country and highlights the activities that should be taken to reverse the situation. It is available on VHS, VCD and Mini-DVD cassettes.

'Yeketemachin Akababi Keyet Wediet' is a 30-minute Amharic documentary focusing on the environmental problems of the capital, Addis Ababa, and the efforts that are undergoing to protect the city's environment.