"We hear the news on the radio. The radio is very effective for us. Thanks to the radio, we know more about our people and other ethnic groups and political issues. With this information we know a bit of what to expect and what will happen in the future."
Please help reach our target of 10,000 radios by buying one today.
Human rights violations in Burma are widespread and systematic. We were delighted by the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi recently, but there are still 2,200 political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, currently being held in deplorable conditions for simply exercising their right to peaceful protest.
For just £12.50 you can help break down the wall of censorship for a whole village
A radio is one of the few tools that can help cut through the censorship by enabling people to get independent information, outside of state control, on stations including Democratic Voice of Burma, BBC World Service, Voice of American and Radio Free Asia. But few people in Burma can afford a radio. You can change that.
If you’d prefer to donate by text, you can buy a radio for £10 (excludes batteries). Just send ‘Radio5′ to 70700.
Please buy a radio today and help break the silence for hundreds of communities across Burma.
Are you under 18? – There is no need to buy a radio, help us instead to taking action to release peaceful protestors Khun Bedu, Khun Kawrio and Khun Dee De by writing to the Burmese authorities. Take action now