Community Radio a Social Tool for Women Enpowerment in Namakkal District

This paper presents an insight into a proposal that intends to empowerment of women. It reflects on direct
and indirect impacts of the initiative that targeted hundreds of women in Paramathi Velur, Namakkal
District. The major aim of this paper is to promote social and economic empowerment of women. The key
factors are that the ability of women to attaining knowledge and creation, personal and community
development and as a whole women‟s development in the society. The research also examines the recent
improvements in radio broadcast coverage and the information providing the women with a platform that
adequately meets their needs.