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Six programme areas.
Twenty-four years of evidence.

From interactive radio classrooms to Afghan refugee journalist training — our work spans education, community engagement, journalism, climate, humanitarian response, and development communication.

📻 Education & IRI

Interactive Radio Instruction

Power99 is Pakistan’s most experienced implementer of Interactive Radio Instruction — a methodology proven to reach students in communities where schools are non-functional or inaccessible. Our IRI programmes have been recognized by UNESCO, GDN, TESOL, HundrED, and the OECD.

Broadclass: Listen to Learn
UNESCO · GDN · TESOL · HundrED · OECD

500,000+ beneficiaries. 5 international awards. Documented by UNESCO, OECD, BBC, and DW as a model IRI intervention.

Radio My Best Friend
UNESCO / AICS

18 UNESCO districts. 53,893 students monitored. 2,214+ field visits. All provinces + GB + AJK + ICT.

IRI Haripur
ILM IDEAS / DAI / USAID

227 teachers trained. 59 schools. 5M+ indirect listener reach.

IRI Abbottabad
US Embassy

11,000+ children. 300 teachers. 140 government officials engaged.

English for Madaris
Government of KP / PRIED

6,795 learners against a target of 1,400 — 485% overdelivery. Cross-sectarian: 5 Islamic traditions.

BroadClass IRI — KP Expansion
Government of KP

IRI delivered to out-of-school children across KP. Curriculum covers literacy, numeracy, health, and climate resilience. Teacher guides translated into regional languages.

Bolti Kitab — The Talking Book
In-house Production

Children's radio series built around a magical talking book character. Promotes reading habits, vocabulary, and imagination through storytelling, quizzes, and listener participation.

500,000+
Children reached
18
UNESCO districts
6,795
Madrassa learners
(485% of target)
STEDA
Accredited in Sindh
2012
First IRI in Pakistan
🎙️ Children & Youth Media

Children as Producers, Not Consumers

Power99 believes children are not the audience for media — they are the producers of it. Our child and youth media programmes give young Pakistanis real microphones, real responsibilities, and real airtime.

World Children's Day Radio Takeover
UNICEF — Annual 2023, 2024, 2025

Children aged 5–12 as producers, hosts, programme managers, and station managers. Live broadcast from Power99 studios.

EdopiaCast
Internal Initiative

Pakistan's first school-based child-led podcast. Children research, script, record, and produce.

Little Bloomers
Internal Programme

Early childhood media programming designed around child development principles.

Two to Tango
Deutsche Welle / DW Co-production

Youth infotainment magazine for ages 11–17. Science, health, and social topics through music, games, quizzes, and characters Professor Abracadabra and Mano Billi. Aligned with national curriculum.

Out-of-School Children Campaign — Buner
Children's Global Network

Mobilisation across 7 union councils of District Buner. Radio talk show series on parenting, child health, hygiene, and gender equity. Brought out-of-school children back to classrooms.

📢 Community & SBCC

Social Behaviour Change Communication

Power99 has implemented behaviour change communication campaigns for CARE International, IOM, Plan International, and ICMPD — across multiple languages, multiple radio networks, and multiple years with documented reach and verified delivery.

Safe Migration Campaign
ICMPD / Migration Resource Centre

65M listener reach. 151 days. 5 languages. 5 radio networks. 12,480 spot airings — 100% of target delivered.

Human Rights Campaign
CARE International / EU

40 programmes. 10 districts. 1M+ listener reach. 3-year partnership.

SRH Campaign
CARE International

55 radio dramas. 55 expert discussions. 110 PSAs. 5 languages. Sexual and reproductive health communication.

Adolescence Programme
Plan International

50 talk shows. Policy dialogue directly with the Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

Community Resilience & Social Cohesion
IOM / FATA Administration

12 talk shows. 12 magazine programmes across newly merged districts. Themes: interfaith harmony, youth resilience, economic reintegration of TDPs. Platform: Mustekama Moashera.

KP FM Broadcasting Research
KP Information Department

Sustainability study across 12 KP districts including merged areas. Assessed multimedia platform transition, revenue models, programming strategy, and digital archiving for government radio stations.

🎓 Journalism & Capacity Building

Training Journalists Who Matter

Power99 is the only Pakistani media organization working directly with Afghan IDP and refugee communities on community journalism. Our training programmes are delivered inside a functioning national broadcaster — not a simulation.

Displacement & Dialogue
DW Akademie

Afghan IDP and refugee female journalists trained in Pashto/Dari community broadcast media. Ongoing 2024–2026.

AI in the Newsroom
DW Akademie

Training on AI tools for broadcast journalists. 88 journalistic pieces produced including radio programmes and podcasts. Part of 2025 digital journalism initiative for displaced community reporters.

PodCamp — Community Voices
DW Akademie

Podcast production training for displaced and refugee community reporters in KP and Balochistan. Focus on community storytelling, digital broadcasting skills, and Radio Listeners Club engagement.

🌿 Climate Justice & Energy Transition

Climate Justice and Energy Transition

Power99’s climate portfolio connects communities to climate justice, conservation action, and environmental awareness — through radio, community engagement, and behaviour change campaigns.

Go Green Campaign
Community Partners

Family-centred climate action campaign. Bilingual environmental communication for urban and peri-urban communities.

Climate Justice and Energy Transition
Development Partners

Community-level climate justice communication with a rights-based framing for affected communities.

Sehat Ki Batein
Health Partners

12-episode specialist public health series integrating environmental health messaging.

#IndusCast — Climate & Flood Response
DW Akademie
January – March 2023 · Pakistan's first multimedia climate journalism network
36
Journalists Trained
15
Radio Stations
45
Radio Programmes
15
Podcasts Produced
13 Urdu + 5 regional language videos produced
Journalists from GB, Sindh, Punjab, KP, Baluchistan
45 field reports from flood-affected districts
Established Constructive Climate Journalists Network (CCJN) — still active
Partner media: Native Media, Pamir Times, Phander Times
SDG alignment: SDG 13, 15, 17
DW Akademie All Provinces SDG 13 · 15 · 17
🆘 Humanitarian Response

Crisis Communication When It Counts

Power99 has responded to every major Pakistani crisis since 2005 with immediate broadcast communication. Camp radio. IDP communication. Flood response. COVID-19 emergency education. This is institutional character — not a portfolio item.

2005 Earthquake Response
Humanitarian Partners

Pakistan's first emergency camp radio — established within 48 hours of the earthquake. Reached displaced families across camps in Muzaffarabad and Bagh.

Muzaffarabad Bagh Emergency Radio
2009 IDP Communication
Humanitarian Partners

Radio as an information lifeline during the Swat IDP crisis — community communication in conflict-affected displacement camps.

Swat Valley IDP Crisis Conflict Communication
COVID-19 Emergency Education
FOSI / Government

OECD spotlighted as top global COVID-19 education solution. UNESCO LitBase case study. Reached all provinces + GB + AJK + ICT during school closures.

OECD Spotlight UNESCO LitBase All Provinces
2022 Mega Flood Response
Humanitarian Partners

Crisis communication across an inundated area the size of the United Kingdom. Coordinated with NDMA and PDMA across upper to lower Indus riparian zones.

NDMA/PDMA Indus Basin Mega Flood

Let’s Design Together

From concept to delivery — Power99 brings 24 years of field experience, verified reach, and an active broadcast platform.

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