Radio Waves

Overview EAVA FM, Leicester
EAVA FM is a radio station that aims to develop, inform and entertain the diverse community of Leicester. It includes a combination of local news, enterprise, music, information, cultural and educational programmes all supported by communitymembers and volunteers, private organisations and the public sector.

Ahmed Rafle, a 42 year-old Somalian civil engineer migrated to the UK in 2004. He noticed a huge gap between the local residents and the migrant community when he first arrived in Leicester and decided to address the issue.

Ahmed worked in partnership with other multi-cultural communities to pioneer a radio station through which immigrants living in Leicester could access key information
anytime with ease and in their own language.

Ahmed said: Case study “EAVA FM is a community empowerment service for new immigrants
to provide a single point of contact for important information that is available in a number of languages including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan Tamil, Caribbean, African, Chinese and Polish.

We started the project in December 2008 without any funding or support from the local authorities and have since grown to have over 70,000 listeners, proving what
vital service we provide.”

East African Voice Association St. Mathews Community Solution Centre Ltd, 10-14 Britannia Street, Leicester, LE1 3LE
T: 0116 262 5300 M: 07971 508 055 Listen online at: www.eavafm.com

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