Radiobox

[FR] Radiobox

Radiobox is a simple, user-friendly, battery-operated, mobile radio for any user… to broadcast audio programs via streaming or FM, anywhere, under any circumstances.

Radiobox is the brainchild of several collaborators from Radio France, designers from the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle and freelance sound engineers. It was designed to offer a space to communicate and share, to provide access to information, education and culture to people in dire circumstances, to minorities or outcasts, anywhere it is needed: in conflict zones, humanitarian crises, community centers, shelters for teenagers or refugee camps. Some projects span over several years. They are sometimes followed by media education workshops, radio creation workshops, meetings with journalists and radio professionals, and can lead to the production of podcast series, documentaries or audio dramas. Made for anyone and everyone, especially those who are in the most delicate, difficult situations, Radioboxes can be used anywhere a radio station can play a social, therapeutic, educational, cultural or pacifying role.

Making Waves also works for the social and professional inclusion of vulnerable people, in precarious situations or far from employment. We work with local missions, in disadvantaged neighborhoods, shelters, detention centers, hospitals and retirement homes to run workshops where people can express themselves, exchange ideas and tell their stories through radio. In 2021, Making Waves has also set up an “integration studio” employing nine people who are far from employment. Together with radio professionals, they design and produce audio content and podcasts for local authorities, associations, cultural institutions and companies… By practicing radio, they acquire useful skills for their professional projects, which they develop with us.