COMNETU

COMNETU is a non-profit network based in Kampala, Uganda working on democracy & civil society, community development.

COMNETU is a national umbrella network of 25 community radio stations across Uganda, registered as an NGO in 2015. It promotes the interests of rural radio stations and citizens' access to information through advocacy for better broadcasting, licensing and ICT policies, lobbying government and the Uganda Communications Commission, training and networking among member stations. It also runs the online community radio portal Radio Comnetu, which publishes local news and live streams from rural stations, and offers rural radio reach to development agencies, government institutions, CSOs and commercial actors through partnerships, sponsored programmes and advertising. Member stations together reach millions of listeners and cover about half of Uganda's area. The office is in Kampala city centre.