Power99 FM

Our Programs

20+ years of award-winning education, journalism training and community media — reaching half a million children across Pakistan.

All programs

Active & ongoing initiatives

Active Program

Mental Health and Digital Security for Community Reporters

Training Program

This training program is designed for Afghan community reporters — individuals p Learn more →
GDN First Prize 2016

BroadClass — Listen to Learn

Interactive Radio Instruction

UNESCO · GDN · ILM IDEAS

500,000+ children Learn more →
Active Program

Displacement & Dialogue

Community Journalism Training

DW Akademie · 2024–2026

KP & Balochistan · IDPs Learn more →
UNICEF Aligned

World Children's Day Takeover

Child Participation Media

POWER99 FM Nationwide

Children aged 5–12 Learn more →
Since 2012

BroadClass —
Listen to Learn

Pakistan's flagship Interactive Radio Instruction program for out-of-school children. Curriculum-aligned audio lessons broadcast daily, reaching children who cannot attend formal schooling across 18 UNESCO-designated districts.

GDN First Prize 2016 TESOL Finocchiaro 2018 UNESCO LitBase MIT Solve hundrED 2019 OECD COVID Spotlight
Coverage: BBC · Deutsche Welle · Russian TV
  • Program Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) — Grades KG to 5
  • Partners UNESCO · GDN · ILM IDEAS · US Embassy · STEDA Sindh
  • Reach 500,000+ children across Pakistan
  • Districts 18 UNESCO-designated districts
  • Teachers 550+ trained in IRI methodology
  • Equipment 733 radio sets distributed to schools
  • Period 2012 — ongoing
Active · 2024–2026

Displacement
& Dialogue

Pakistan's first media program working directly with IDPs and Afghan refugees. In partnership with DW Akademie, this initiative trains displaced community members as journalists, giving voice to the unheard across KP and Balochistan.

First organisation in Pakistan working directly with IDPs and Afghan refugees in journalism and media production.
  • Partner DW Akademie · 2024–2026
  • Focus IDPs and Afghan refugees in KP & Balochistan
  • Activities PodCamp · AI in Newsroom training · Mental Health & Digital Security workshops
  • Output 88+ journalistic pieces produced
  • Internships 3-month paid internships for graduates
  • Community Radio Listeners Clubs established
Annual · Nationwide

World Children's Day
Radio Takeover

Once a year, children aged 5 to 12 take over the POWER99 FM studios across Pakistan — as hosts, editors, producers and reporters. They choose the topics, write the scripts, and broadcast live to millions of listeners.

Themes covered
Climate change Education rights Child rights Mental health Environment Community issues
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  • Ages Children aged 5–12 years
  • Roles Hosts · Editors · Producers · Reporters
  • Broadcast POWER99 FM — Nationwide live
  • Frequency Annual — World Children's Day
  • Topics Child-chosen: climate, rights, education, mental health
DW Akademie · 2022–2023

IndusCast —
Climate & Flood Response

A landmark climate journalism initiative spanning Pakistan's entire Indus River basin — from Gilgit-Baltistan to Sindh. Journalists were trained to report on the climate crisis and 2022 flood devastation using a constructive, community-centred approach.

The Constructive Climate Journalists Network (CCJN) was established to sustain this reporting community beyond the project period.
  • Partner DW Akademie + POWER99 Foundation
  • Coverage GB to Sindh — full Indus basin
  • Trained 15 radio managers + 30 journalists
  • Network Constructive Climate Journalists Network (CCJN) established
  • Period 2022–2023
Pakistan First

EdopiaCast —
School Podcast Initiative

Pakistan's first school-based, child-led podcast program. Students research, script, record, and publish podcasts on issues that matter to them — developing skills in communication, critical thinking, and leadership alongside technical audio production.

Skills developed
Communication Critical thinking Leadership Self-expression Audio production Research
  • Type School-based child-led podcasting
  • Status Active — ongoing
  • Topics Education · Innovation · Community · Social issues
  • Milestone Pakistan's first school-based child podcast initiative
  • Operator Power99 Foundation
Ongoing · Multi-city

Children's Media
& Radio Camps

Intensive residential and day camps where children experience the full cycle of radio production. Participants leave with a complete radio magazine programme they have written, produced, and performed — broadcast on Power99 FM.

Skills covered
Scriptwriting Storytelling Radio presenting Interviewing Audio production Podcasting Voice acting Studio operations
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  • Format Residential and day camp formats
  • Output Full radio magazine programme per cohort
  • Broadcast Produced programmes air on Power99 FM
  • Locations Multiple cities across Pakistan
  • Operator Power99 Foundation

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