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Kakuma refugees ‘waiting on R-ARCSS implementation to return home’

As the world marked the Refugees Day, South Sudanese refugees in Kakuma are demanding the speedy implementation of the 2018 …

Leaders call for peace between Toposa, Turkana to spur development

Leaders from the greater Kapoeta and Turkana have called for cross-border cooperation and development as means to end decades of …

Singaita Primary school cancels fees for children with disabilities

Three children with disabilities have been awarded scholarships by Singaita Primary school in Kapoeta Municipality, Eastern Equatoria state.

Natinga residents lack access to health, school, water facilities

A youth leader in Natinga Payam, Kapoeta East County is appealing for the construction of a health facility and a …

Rainstorm destroys houses, shops in Kapoeta town

A rainstorm destroyed several homes and shops on Wednesday in Kapoeta town of Eastern Equatoria state.

Driver in critical condition following accident on Kapoeta-Narus road

A driver is in critical condition after a commercial Landcruiser he was driving overturned along the Kapoeta-Narus road on Tuesday …

Introduction

Kapoeta state didn’t have a statewide radio station until 2016 when The Radio Community and Internews established a community radio station called Singaita FM, which is supported by the USAID-funded i-STREAM project. The station’s name, Singaita, is from the River Singaita, which cuts across the entire state uniting the three main communities – Toposa, Buya and Didinga.
Singaita 88.3 FM runs on solar power and produces local information in local languages and broadcasts 17 hours
per day to local communities in the broadcast coverage area of 53-kilometer radius. Singaita programs vary in content and focus, including education, health, agriculture and other important issues, as well as music, sports and entertainment. At the core of all the programs is peace building and development, ensuring safe, peaceful and sustainable communities.

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Singaita Moves to Solar

Singaita FM is now the third TRC network station that is reliant on solar energy. Putting the station on the PV solar power system ensures Singaita FM is on air for 17 hours daily, compared to just eight hours a day previously. TRC’s electrical engineer provided basic training to staff at the station on the use of solar and its performance monitoring after the installation.

“The sun charges the batteries,” explained the TRC electrical engineer. “The batteries then give power to the station’s equipment and transmitter. If the batteries are full, the sun powers the equipment directly. When there is no sun, the batteries take over. We can run for 24 hours with no sun,” he added.

Programs have focused on health, education, governance/business, agriculture, women & girls and youth and sports. The network uses a standardized program format; which can easily accommodate adverts, PSAs and sponsored programs, as well as material and longer programs produced by humanitarian and development organizations.