Sunday 28 March 2010

[creative-radio] Radio: Creating Youth Entrepreneurs in Kenya

RT @mediamentor: #Kenya - Raise The Radio - Creating #Youth Entrepreneurs
http://ow.ly/1rYpd
#media
lab & recording studio

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The Mukuru Kwa Njenga youth technology resource center, designed for Slums
Information Development Resource Center (SIDAREC)
<http://www.sidarec.org/>will give local residents access to the
internet, computer and technology
training, health clinic services, early childhood development programs and a
community theater.

As part of the centers' long term economic sustainability program the center
has a community bakery and a radio station, media lab and recording studio.
The youth run radio station, Ghetto 99.9 FM, broadcasts to more than 650,000
local residents, giving a voice to the community.

During the planning phase for the new center, a fire destroyed SIDAREC's
previous radio tower and studio. The team modified the overall plan to
include a completely new studio and launched an incremental "Raise the
Radio" fund-raising campaign to ensure the entire community center opens as
scheduled. Currently we are 80% funded to complete the project and we hope
to complete funding before we finish major construction

"In Mukuru slums, all the ingredients that work in unison to perpetuate
poverty are present. Unemployment amongst women and youth is predictably
high, inaccessibility to quality education, drug abuse, high prevalence of
disease, especially STIs and HIV/AIDS, are some of the challenges
characterizing this community," said George Onyango, project administrator,
SIDAREC. "This has created a state of hopelessness where the community lacks
motivation to improve the standard of living. This upcoming project will
address some of these challenges by providing a platform for information
dissemination, access to technology and opportunities, thereby increasing
employment for youth and women. It will open opportunities for young people
to explore their talents and enhance skill for sustainable development."

SIDAREC, the project's community partner, is a Nairobi youth development
organization whose mission is to help community members access greater
economic and social opportunities. This new community center expands and
strengthens the organization's current community service.


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[creative-radio] [info] Jangan Marah Records

 

JANGAN MARAH RECORDS
 
Jangan Marah Records adalah sebuah indie label yang didirikan di Jakarta pada 2010 oleh kelompok musik Efek Rumah Kaca.
 
Kecintaan akan musik, semangat untuk bertahan dan berkembang, serta hasrat memperkenalkan lagu-lagu yang kami suka, adalah segala yang menjadikan kami mendirikan label mungil ini. Label yang akan menjadi salah satu rumah bersama bagi kami dan teman-teman musisi independen aneka genre untuk terus berupaya memproduksi rilisan, membangun jaringan, dan berkomunikasi.
 
Tentunya indie label semacam ini sudah cukup banyak dikenal di berbagai kota di Indonesia. Kehadiran Jangan Marah Records adalah inisiatif meneruskan dan melengkapi kebutuhan akan label semacam ini. Memberi ruang baru bagi kami dan sesama musisi.
Menambah ruang pilihan musik bagi publik.
 
Keterbatasan di sana-sini pasti akan selalu terjadi. Namun kami berusaha untuk bisa memaksimalkannya dan menghasilkan kebebasan karya sebaik mungkin.
 
Di tahun ini, Jangan Marah Records berencana untuk memproduksi sejumlah rilisan, baik mini album maupun album.  Beberapa produksi rilisan tersebut adalah hasil bekerjasama dengan indie label lainnya. Sejauh ini, beberapa artis yang akan bergabung bersama kami  adalah: Zeke Khaseli, bangkutaman, The Kucruts, dan Sir Dandy. Di luar itu, tentunya Jangan Marah Records akan memproduksi rilisan-rilisan Efek Rumah Kaca.
 
Nantikan rilis tour bersama talent Jangan Marah Records ke sembilan kota di seluruh Jawa......

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[creative-radio] Lucknow: First IIT campus community radio station @ Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur

 

Posted: Saturday , Mar 27, 2010 at 0156 hrs Kanpur:

First among the IITs, Kanpur gets its own #college #community #radio STATION

http://ow.ly/1rXcK

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Celebrating its golden jubilee year, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur
(IIT-K) became the first IIT of the country to have its own campus community
radio station.

Director of IIT-K, Sanjay Govind Dhande, inaugurated the campus community
radio station on Friday.

With the help of the community radio, the institute authorities aim to
provide information regarding agriculture, science, career, medical updates
and education for the people. For entertainment of listeners, classical
music will be played on the radio station for a short duration.

Set up at a cost of Rs 30 lakh approximately, the radio station will
initially have a four-hour airtime.

The IIT-K community radio channel at 90.4 MHZ has been given a two-hour
broadcast time in the morning and two hours in the evening. Radio Jockey
Amit Tripathi has been hired by the institute to host its programmes and
Reema Mittal has been appointed as the in-charge of production of the radio
station.

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[creative-radio] Rights Media TV, Radio Int'l Youth Internships Program w/ @jhrnews

RT @jhrnews: Int'l Youth Internship Program w/ @jhrnews are up! Deadlines
are on March 31st. Click here for more info -
http://ow.ly/1rQNJ

*IYIP Eligibility criteria:*

- be between 19 and 30 years of age
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident legally entitled to work in
Canada
- be a post-secondary graduate
- be unemployed or underemployed
- out of school
- ready to begin their professional career
- have not participated in an internship with the Career Focus stream of
the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES)


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[creative-radio] Afghan Radio Connect

 

RT @mediamentor: #Afghan #Radio Connect
http://ow.ly/1rTLT
#Diaspora #online #internet; messages read on-air for small fee; local #news
#journalism #paypal

Afghan Radio Connect is an internet-based initiative to link the Afghan
Diaspora abroad and Afghanistan's local independent radio sector. Internews
Europe, Nai - Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, and Education for
Sustainability Network (ESN) are collaborating to increase the visibility of
local Afghan radio worldwide and to offer services to the Afghan diasporas
abroad, hopefully thereby creating an opportunity for this fragile sector to
be sustained.
Communication StrategiesThrough this information and communication
technology (ICT) media development project, Afghanistan's 33 independent
local radio stations are offered an online presence through the interactive
Afghan Radio Connect web platform. Since 2003, Internews and Nai have built
30 of these radio stations and have jointly trained their staff. In January
2007, they began using the internet to connect the local network of local
independent stations in Afghanistan and to support them in achieving
financial independence.

To begin, organisers trained the staff of the stations in the use of an
internet content management system, helped them build their websites, and
supported them in developing an e-commerce platform which allows people
around the world to pay for personal announcements to be broadcast on the
stations (as well as to give donations). Nai also provides ongoing support,
as needed, with individual radio stations' regular website updates. (The
country has been subdivided in 7 areas, in which each of the radio stations
can contact a "base station" which has access to the internet and help them
update their website.)

The Afghan Radio Connect website aims to be the first stop on the way to the
33 Afghan local radio stations' websites. On the home page, an interactive
map is designed to enable people to quickly locate where each radio station
operates and read the latest local news that has been published on each
partner radio station's website. Organisers hope that, after having spent
some time on Afghan Radio Connect, people will click directly to go to (and
bookmark) the websites of the radio stations of interest. An RSS feed was
set up to ensure that people can stay in touch with the latest local news
from the Afghan Radio Connect; an e-newsletter is also offered.

Each radio's website facilitates direct access (where available) to the
personal announcement service. For a small fee, anyone around the world can
have a message read by a speaker on the chosen radio station's airwaves. "By
using this service you also support the radio sector in Afghanistan, and
help the radio stations to inform their communities." When an announcement
request is submitted, the platform automatically alerts the radio station's
staff by email. If the staff do not have easy access to the internet, Nai or
the base station in their area will alert them. Once the message is
broadcast, the radio station's staff then send a confirmation email to the
customer and validate that the message has been broadcast. Nai's staff also
monitor the programmes on which the messages will be broadcast to ensure
that the messages have been aired. Payment for the messages is facilitated
through Paypal or a PIN number. Internews Europe, Nai, and the radio
stations have access to a complete record of the transactions made on the
platform and also receive the bank statements of the Afghan Radio Connect
bank account to ensure the complete transparency of the process.

Translators, web developers, online marketers, and Afghan diaspora
associations are also urged to contribute their skills to the project.

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Thursday 25 March 2010

[creative-radio] Selamat Siang Semuanya

 



Artist : Waktu

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Artist :
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Lagu :
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Monday 22 March 2010

Sarah Palin lies about her record on health care in Alaska; newspaper catchers her at it

#Palin lies about her record on health care in #Alaska http://ow.ly/1pGJa
in FoxNews broadcast, Alaska Dispatch catches her #journalism

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It's one thing when Palin talks about energy policy and about standing up
to Alaska's good ol' boy network and the oil companies. There's some truth
to those things. In fact, although she tends to be blurry with facts,
there is usually some germ of truth behind her obfuscations.

But there is absolutely no truth in what she said about "we" (and by that
I can assume she's talking about what she did when she was the governor)
taking steps "to incentivize more health care providers to come here to
supply more health care."

In fact, according to the American Medical Association, Alaska was one of
five states where, between 1998 and 2007, an increase in population did
not lead to a proportional increase in the number of doctors. Since, the
number of doctors in Alaska has declined.

Alaska, which has one of the least restrictive insurance markets, is
dominated by two insurance companies that control over 96 percent of the
market. Premera Blue Cross insures about 60 percent of the market, while
Aetna insures more than 30 percent. And what they offer is some of the
most expensive coverage in the U.S.

[creative-radio] Persembahan Dari KECI MUSIC

 



Artist : Waktu
Lagu : Beda

Label : Keci Music

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Artist : D'Venue
Lagu : Beri Aku Kekasih

Label : Keci Music

Links Downloads

http://www.4shared.com/file/246538877/10662206/DVENUE_-_BERI_AKU_KEKASIH.html

Artist : D'Jaya
Lagu : Cemburu Cemburu

Label : Keci Music

Links Downloads

http://www.4shared.com/file/246537291/32723f3d/DJAYA_BAND_-_CEMBURU_CEMBURU.html

Artist : The Ellise

Lagu : Menanti

Label : Keci Music

Links Downloads

http://www.4shared.com/file/246540899/1ec9d670/THE_ELLISE_-_MENANTI.html

Eko Purwanto FDR 138/JKT
Radio Promotion
KECI Music Indonesia
Jl. Bangka XI Nomor 3A,
Kemang-Pela Mampang, Mampang Prapatan, Jakarta 12720
Phone : (021) 719 9899
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email : ekpurwanto@yahoo.com / ekpurwanto@gmail.com
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PIN BB : Request

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Saturday 20 March 2010

[creative-radio] Communication: Using Tunes in development

 

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The Drum Beat - Issue 534 - Communication Tunes
March 22 2010

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This issue includes:

* Musical initiatives for HEALTH awareness.
* RELATED newsletters: dance and music.
* POLL: H1N1 a priority?
* Addressing CONFLICT through music.
* POLL: effective representation?
* Engaging YOUTH through tunes.

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This issue of The Drum Beat explores the use of music in its many forms to
promote health care, awareness, and treatment; to address issues related to
multi-culturalism, racism, and rights; and to engage youth in their own
development as well as in prevention of HIV and AIDS.

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MUSIC FOR HEALTH AWARENESS

1. Senegal Surround Sound - Senegal
Launched by Malaria No More in partnership with Senegalese musician Youssou
N'Dour, this advocacy and education initiative is designed to create a
culture of insecticide-treated bednet (ITN) use and malaria treatment.
N'Dour's song "Xeex Sibiru" tells the story of a young man who gets malaria
and misses out on life. Collaborating artists on the track serve as voices
of the community who instruct him that he knew better and should have
protected himself with an ITN. The campaign launched with a concert
performance by N'Dour and his band in Senegal in June 2009 to raise
awareness. The song was recorded in 3 versions - Wolof, Pulaar, and Serere -
and is being broadcast nationally and locally.
Contact: Martin Edlund martin.edlund@malarianomore.org OR
info@MalariaNoMore.org
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/299530/38

2. Wahapahapa - Tanzania
Wahapahapa ("we originate here" in Swahili) centres around a 30-minute radio
serial drama that explores key social issues around HIV/AIDS such as stigma,
cross-generational sex, multiple concurrent partners, HIV testing, and
treatment and care. To complement the radio drama series, the producers
commissioned songs from 10 Tanzanian musicians. Inspired directly by the
drama's characters, storylines, and themes, the songs feature lyrics
intentionally designed to provoke discussion around sensitive issues. These
songs, as well as others heard on the drama, have been released as
compilation albums, and 8 music videos are being produced for use by
community outreach programmes.
Contact: Robert Karam robert.karam@jhuccptz.org
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/308878/38

3. Congo's Paraplegic Musicians: Lullabies of the Abandoned
This October 2009 report describes the formation - in Kinshasa, Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) - of a band called Staff Benda Bilili. Four
paraplegic singers, disabled due to polio, formed the band after facing
rejection by other musicians. Playing on home-made instruments, they
produced their first album - "Très, Très Fort" - which has led to a tour of
Europe and a film. Music has become not only a source of economic stability
for these survivors, but also serves as a platform for messages on child
vaccination and for the needs of the underclass of paraplegics whose
disabilities have resulted from the breakdown in the administration of polio
vaccine to the economically poor of the DRC.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305146/292

4. Stop AIDS Caravan - Cameroon
Coordinated by the World Bank, the caravan addresses Cameroonian youth aged
between 11 and 19, drawing on national and local pop stars as a vehicle to
pass on messages in an effort to prevent HIV/AIDS. The programme presents
entertaining activities to inspire young people to keep learning about and
working to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS, travelling to where they are
and developing appealing messages to fit the local context. The idea is to
use music to deliver the message that HIV/AIDS is real and its burden heavy
in a way that schoolchildren can relate to.
Contact: Helene Pieume hpieume@worldbank.org OR hepieume@yahoo.com
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/130695/307

5. Music to Stop TB - Canada and Global
Music to Stop TB uses the strategy of edutainment to inform people about
tuberculosis (TB) and to inspire them to take action to prevent the disease.
In advance of World Tuberculosis Day (March 24) 2008, Canada's Opera Lyra
Ottawa, performed La Traviata (by Verdi). In this opera, the young Violetta
falls in love, but leaves her soulmate because his family does not approve,
then dies alone from TB. Opera Lyra Ottawa erected banners and posters at
the theatre in an effort to raise awareness about TB. Ambassadors
representing countries facing a high burden of TB, Members of Parliament, TB
experts, community representatives, and local citizens interested in the
arts and advocacy were in attendance.
Contact: stoptbinfo@who.int OR Christina Dendys
chris@results-resultats.caOR Karl Balisch
marketing@operalyra.ca
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268253

6. Sikia Kengele (Listen to the Bell) - Tanzania
This campaign seeks to encourage people to change their sexual behaviours by
using approaches such as: interpersonal communication through "Bell
Ringers", community mobilisation activities around a "big bell", and a
radio-based mass media initiative. A road show featuring a large bell
travels to communities with a high-profile team of influential people and
educators who use music, dance, dramas, and cinema to positively influence
people to reduce their number of sexual partners. Emcees invite local
community leaders, government officials, members of the media, and others to
ring the bell, calling on the community to wake up and make changes in their
behaviour.
Contact: Nelson Karanja nkaranja@tmarc.or.tz
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/279276/347

7. Phoenix Players - Kenya
This professional Kenyan theatre group produced a musical theatre production
focused on HIV/AIDS education, called "Aspirations", which features a
musical comedy format and portrays 21 young Kenyans, each from different
backgrounds and with different aspirations.
Contact: phoenixtheatre254@gmail.com OR phoenix@swiftkenya.com
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/123390/2781

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The following archived issues of The Drum Beat and our sister website's
publication, The Soul Beat, may be of interest:

The Soul Beat 131 - Music for Change
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/soul-beat-131.html

The Drum Beat 412 - Dance for Development
http://www.comminit.com/en/drum_beat_412.html

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If incidence levels remain roughly as they are at the start of 2010, H1N1
will no longer be at the forefront of public consciousness.

* Agree. Unfortunately, people's vigilance softens when the media's
attention wanes and there are no moments of crisis.
* Disagree. The threat persists, and people will remain alert (thanks to
extensive awareness-raising efforts in 2009).
* Maybe; it depends...

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AND...

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An online space for people involved in H1N1 communication action and
thinking to share experiences and review challenges and lessons learned in
support of each others' work.
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TUNES TO CONNECT ACROSS DIVIDES

8. Ring the Bells - Global
Created for Search for Common Ground (SFCG), Ring the Bells is a duet
between United States (US) musician Melissa Etheridge and Salman Ahmad, who
is a Pakistani musician, founder of the band Junoon, United Nations (UN)
Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS, and co-founder of the Salman and Samina
Global Wellness Initiative. The song urges unity in the face of racial,
cultural, and religious divides and offers a vision of hope. Produced by
Participant Media, the music video is designed to entertain, inform, and
move audiences to action.
Contact: Susan Koscis skoscis@sfcg.org
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/308845

9. Tjoon'in - 16 Days of Peace Taxi Campaign
Tjoon'in is an audio CD produced by Gender Links and the Ekurhuleni
Metropolitan Municipality designed to raise awareness of issues related to
the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence amongst public taxi
(minibus) drivers and commuters. The CD was produced in a participatory way
through a series of workshops including transport stakeholders and survivors
of gender violence. According to organisers, it was important that the CD be
appealing to men, as they make up the majority of taxi drivers, owners, and
taxi association heads. For this reason, men as partners feature strongly on
the CD. The programme contains positive stories and role models for men as
well as women, and encourages men and women to work together for gender
justice.
Contact: Deborah Walter editor@genderlinks.org.za OR Tonya Graham
tonya@cmfd.org
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/284454/38

10. Angola Solta a Tua Voz! (Angola Lift Up Your Voice) - Angola
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) developed a CD in advance of the
parliamentary elections in September 2008 in Angola to spur people to get
actively involved in the elections and to encourage a peaceful election
process. The CD features songs with messages of peace and unity by popular
Angolan musicians from diverse parts of the country. By fusing different
styles from different parts of the country and fusing different generations
of artists, the organisers hope that the message of unity, inclusion, and
participation will carry over to the general population.
Contact: Michael Jobbins mjobbins@sfcg.org OR Frances Fortune
ffortune@sfcg.org
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/272034/2754

11. Restore Trust, Rebuild Bridges Initiative - Eastern Europe/Central
Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe
Early in 2009, the Anna Lindh Foundation for Dialogue between Cultures and
its national networks joined with the United Nations (UN) Alliance of
Civilizations to launch a region-wide initiative to respond to what they
identified as "intercultural tensions and rise in anti-Semitism,
Islamophobia and racism fueled by the global economic crisis as well as by
the conflict in the Middle East." The initiative led to actions in over 30
Euro-Mediterranean countries, one of which was a youth action for the
promotion of peace and understanding in a local Bulgarian community with a
mixed ethnic composition. It included a parade and a "Festival of Peace" for
children and young people from different ethnic groups on the occasion of
the International Day of Peace (September 21 2009). Turkish and Greek
musicians performed together in a joint concert, and songs common to the 2
cultures were played in order to emphasise the similarities and the bonds
between these cultures and their music.
Contact: Andreu Claret info@euromedalex.org
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305400/307

12. Rolling Film Festival - Kosovo
From October 19-21 2009, Balkan Sunflowers Kosova and Romawood Productions
screened more than 20 films that highlight the life, culture, and history -
as well as the rights and integration - of Roma in Kosovo and globally.
Opening and closing events organised as part of the festival were designed
to engage people in spirited cultural gatherings. For instance, the opening
ceremony featured informal presentations and performances delivered by Roma
musicians, a youth theatre group from Plemetina, and the Minister of
Culture, Youth, and Sports. At the close of the festival, the band Besh O
Drom from Budapest, Hungary, performed folk music from Eastern Europe and
the Balkan peninsula, in addition to Roma and Klezmer music.
Contact: Sami Mustafa romawood@gmail.com OR sami@rollingfilm.org OR
http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?m=5dc6bcd4921dd93fc7730da72390e296
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/307986

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Which of the following is most important for effective representation of the
interests of marginalised groups?

* media representation and coverage to create public awareness.
* group organisation for self-advocacy.
* representation and advocacy support through NGOs.
* government representation through assigned intermediaries.

VOTE and COMMENT - http://www.comminit.com/en/node/309932/348

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SOUND: ENGAGING CHILDREN & YOUTH

13. Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Company (JYOC) - South Africa
JYOC brings diverse communities together through group music-making with the
hope of building bridges between children and young people. Children and
youth from any community are welcome to audition for placement in one of 8
graded orchestras, which perform over 40 public concerts annually. JYOC also
mentors and trains student teachers, offering music skills development and
instrument repair/making workshops, and creating employment opportunities
for young adult musicians. Participating young musicians have access to the
JYOC's instrument library, allowing young people the opportunity to learn an
instrument they may not be able to afford to buy.
Contact: orchadmin@global.co.za OR muschool@global.co.za
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/130905/38

14. Performing Life - Bolivia
Performing Life (PL) is a nonprofit organisation designed to reach youth
aged 5 to 19 who are working and/or living on the streets of Cochabamba,
Bolivia. One part of this work involves training youth to produce a series
of professional music CD albums as a vehicle for self-expression and to
boost self-esteem. The young participants exercise creative control over and
retain the copyrights to all their materials. PL's mobile recording set-up
enables them to incorporate other groups, such as those in youth homes who
cannot come to the studio. The youth learn how to write and read as they
compose their lyrics and learn new computer skills as they edit their songs.
They also have an opportunity to perform, be part of media interviews, and -
it is hoped - to be seen as worthwhile, creative individuals with stories
and abilities.
Contact: Suzanne Jamison sznjmsn@gilanet.com
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/302913

15. Fundamental Quality and Equity Levels (FQEL) Project - Guinea
Initiated by the Education Development Centre (EDC) with funding from the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), this school
reform project is intended to improve literacy instruction by providing
teacher training and by using strategies such as the use of song and
storytelling that encourage reading for pleasure and personal writing.
FQEL's radio component is designed to enable students to hear people other
than their teacher speaking French. The programmes include conversations
between young characters as well as songs which, according to FQEL staff,
have proven very popular among the children, given Guinea's rich musical
tradition. Organisers say that the programmes have been effective in
developing oral comprehension and production skills and in introducing basic
French vocabulary.
Contact:
http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?m=ba98b71e25ab0857b7ecc5324426ce20

16. Using Global Media to Reach Youth: The 2002 MTV Staying Alive
Campaign
by Cynthia Waszak Geary, Hally Mahler, William R. Finger, and Kathleen Henry
Shears
This December 2005 report explores MTV Network International's 2002 Staying
Alive campaign, which was designed to stimulate interpersonal communications
about HIV/AIDS and to shape social norms. Organisers used multiple formats,
including 7 public service announcements (PSAs), a show called "Clinton
Uncut" (featuring then-President Bill Clinton), the Staying Alive website,
and live music concerts that integrated HIV education and youth interviews.
Evaluators found that the campaign had broad reach in 3 sites surveyed:
Dakar (Senegal), Kathmandu (Nepal), and São Paulo (Brazil). It resulted in
significantly more interpersonal communication on the subject of HIV/AIDS.
Attitude change was also detected; for example, for the HIV prevention
beliefs scale, a positive relationship existed with both exposure and
interpersonal communication in Kathmandu and São Paulo.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/70856/347

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Tuesday 16 March 2010

[creative-radio] Role of #community #radio in disaster management

 

Role of #community #radio in disaster management on agenda of #workshop in
Namibia
http://ow.ly/1n7RI

This week UNESCO and UNICEF are organizing a training workshop for
volunteers and members of the Board of the Ohangwena Community Radio in
Namibia to enhance their capacities in reporting on development issues.
The training, which will take place in Eenhana, will particularly focus on
disaster risk reduction, preparedness and management.
Requested by the Ohangwena Community Radio Board, the training will
address the principles of community media and its organizational
structures. Participants will also be trained in fundraising in order to
identify possible resources to ensure the sustainability of their radio. A
special session will address the role of community radio as an agent for
development and its ability to deal with such issues as disasters.
Community media practitioners will be introduced to basic principles and
ethical issues of crisis coverage, and acquire practical skills to ensure
data collection, analysis and dissemination during disasters.

Freedom of expression and improved access to information for affected
populations, including marginalized and vulnerable groups, are essential
pillars of disaster risk reduction, preparedness and management. Training
of media professionals in fair, unbiased and conflict-sensitive reporting
will add to mutual understanding and reconciliation, and ensure
appropriate dissemination of life-saving information.

The goal of this week training in Eenhana is to develop the capacity of
community media to make the public aware of disaster risk reduction. This
workshop is part of the series of training programmes that UNESCO, UNICEF
and the Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) are developing under
the theme "Lessons Learned in Educational Flood Responses". Preliminary
workshops already took place in January and February this year.

Closely coordinated with UN and national Namibian institutions, this
series of programmes aims to provide practical support to the Government
in its efforts in disaster management. It is based on the 2009
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Report, the Revised Flash Appeal Namibia
2009 and the National Policy for Disaster Risk Reduction in Namibia.
Launched in 2003, the National Policy recognizes the crucial role that
media could play in strong community involvement not only during the acute
phase of a disaster, but also during post-disaster activities. The Policy
also states that regional authorities and disaster risk management
committees must establish relations with relevant media to ensure maximum
benefit from media coverage of disaster management activities.
Related themes/countries

· Namibia
· Community Media
· Training of Media Professionals
· Media in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations

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Wednesday 10 March 2010

[creative-radio] Update: Re: [NEWSROOM-L] Governor Palin's own 'friendly' media.

 

RT @SarahPalinRadio: @mediamentor It's what's known as citizen-journalism.
At least, I'm upfront about it, not pretending like CBS,CNN,ad nasuem.Viva
Grassroots!

George Lessard wrote:
> @SarahPalinRadio her own "friendly" media? Sarah #Palin #Radio
> http://ow.ly/1gAEd
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