ACOHOF Community Radio Tatum (ACR) - FM 98.5

Your Reliable Community Messenger

Between May and July 2012, ACOHOF conducted a baseline survey of young farmers and unemployed youths (female and male) in 15 major villages of Nkum Sub division of the North West Region of Cameroon. This baseline survey was conducted to provide a better understanding of the livelihood challenges of the youths in Nkum subdivision. The study aimed at assessing the status and problems of young people in Nkum Sub Division with a view of understanding and assisting them to overcome such problems as poverty, unemployment and various social ills, thereby encouraging their participation in development programs and decision making processes in their communities. 

In March 2013, the Afoni Children of Hope Foundation presented the findings of this baseline survey in a participatory and interactive one day workshop under the theme “Promoting Livelihood Opportunities for Young People in Nkum Sub Division. This workshop that was well attended by private and public stakeholders, young farmers, and other religious, traditional, and community stakeholders provided a platform for brainstorming and exchange of knowledge and ideas between the presenters and the participants for important and comprehensive comments and recommendations that could effectively contribute to sustainable livelihoods for young people in Nkum Sub Division. At the close of the workshop, the establishment of a community radio featured as one of the major recommendations and resolutions for promoting young people’s livelihood opportunities in Nkum Sub Division. 

ACOHOF decided to take this challenge very seriously. In order to make this wish and dream of the Rural Youths in Tatum and Nkum Sub Division come true, we decided to start the ACOHOF Community Radio in Tatum. However, this does not come as easy as it sounds. We needed well over 15.000.000frs CFA (about 30.000 US Dollars) for this to happen. 

ACOHOF welcomes partners who can support the rehabilitation of the community radio. To discuss a partnership, contact us via WhatsApp on +237 672 970 666 or email contact-us@acohof.org.

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ACOHOF Community Radio began broadcasting from Tatum on FM 98.5 in December 2015. Broadcasting was subsequently suspended because of the armed conflict in the North West Region. ACOHOF is seeking partners to rehabilitate the station and restore community radio services when conditions permit.

A participatory and interactive workshop was organized by ACOHOF on “promoting livelihood opportunities for young people in Nkum sub Division” and government, civil society organizations, and community stakeholders, resolved that the establishment of a community radio was among other factors, indispensable in addressing the promotion of young people’s livelihood opportunities in Nkum Sub Division.