SSMK Buzz

In a Kathmandu recording studio, young workers sift through piles of letters from Nepalese teenagers seeking advice on everything from unrequited love and homosexuality to drug abuse and HIV.

Two presenters in their early twenties talk animatedly into microphones as they record the latest episode of "Chatting with my Best Friend" or Saathi Sanga Manka Kura (SSMK), one of Nepal´s most listened-to radio shows. 

The presenters of the hugely popular radio show Sathi Sanga Manka Kura (SSMK) are barely into their twenties, but already they are having to tackle some very grown-up issues. From the young girl raped by her own father to the 17-year-old boy abandoned by his family after contracting HIV, SSMK pulls no punches in dealing with the difficult issues faced by young Nepalis. Read more:

Saathi Sanga Man Ka Kura or Chatting With My Best Friend is the longest running youth radio show in Nepal. Heavily donned in the blanket of social norms and rigid culture many young people found themselves helpless in terms of making sound decisions for themselves. This is when Saathi Sanga Man Ka Kura made it's presence in the radio waves in the year 2001. Read more:

http://unicef.org.np/voy/story/changing-lives-through-radio-waves