"The
aim of the Kothmale Community Radio project is to provide
access to the web to villagers who do not have computers
and may not be able to speak English."
- BBC
News | SCI/TECH
Articles
about Kothmale FM Community Radio and the Internet project:
Kothmale
Community Radio.. An artical written
by Mis. Rebecca bornheime, an
American university student who were at the radio station for three
months doing a research on public health. (August 2002)
An artical
about the Kothmale
Radio Station written by
Paige Passano, an American University student who
were at the Kothmale Community radio for two months conducting a
research on public health.(August
2002)
Kothmale-
A Sri Lankan cyber village by
Choy Arnaldo (formerly
Chief of Communication Policies and Research, in UNESCO’s Communication
Division.)
Kothmale
FM by Alfonso Dargon,
April 2000. This chapter, which provides a very good overview of
both the radio station and the Internet Project, is to be included
in a book about successful Community Media projects.
Villages
Get Wired on Air by Kalinga
Seneviratne,
Published in orgtime and in various other mail lists and
Internet publication