Meena Radio is being broadcasting for the first time in Hindi in Uttar Pradesh, the countrys largest state with a population of 191 million comparable to that of Brazil. Each 15-minute program has a story, a song and a game designed to entertain school children while encouraging them to think.
Meena has existed as a popular cartoon character for decades throughout the region and is recognized in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan as well as India.
The radio program targets young people between the ages of 11 and 14, an age where they are prone to drop out of the school. In UP, the dropout rate in primary school is 25 per cent, but rises to 55 per cent in upper primary school, with more girls dropping out of school than boys.
Meena Radio首次在印度北方邦进行广播,这是该国最大的州,人口1.91亿,与巴西相当。每个15分钟的节目都有一个故事,一首歌和一个游戏,旨在招待学童,同时鼓励他们思考。
Meena几十年来一直作为一个受欢迎的卡通人物存在于整个地区,并在斯里兰卡,孟加拉国和巴基斯坦以及印度得到认可。
该电台节目针对的是年龄在11到14岁之间的年轻人,他们很容易辍学。在UP,小学的辍学率为25%,但在高年级小学上升到55%,女孩辍学的次数多于男孩。