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Wednesday, 2 September 2009

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Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio
September 2 2009

For people using community radio for social change...

For further information on Community Radio in Africa visit Soul Beat
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The Soul Beat (SB) Extra: Community Radio updates you on community radio
related programme descriptions, awards, trainings, evaluations, research
results, and resource materials recently placed on the Soul Beat Africa
website.

SB Extra: Community Radio complements The Soul Beat newsletter through a
specific focus on Community Radio.

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1. iLife Radio Drama Series - South Africa
Launched in August 2009, iLife is a radio drama series, produced by ABC
Ulwazi with support from the United States President's Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), that seeks to promote HIV and AIDS prevention in
South Africa. The edudrama focuses on a range of HIV prevention issues
such as multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP), transactional sex,
intergenerational partnerships, condom use, and HIV testing. The
14-episode drama series has been produced in four of South Africa's
official languages (English, isiZulu, seSotho, and Afrikaans) and is being
broadcast on approximately 40 community radio stations across South
Africa...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/301347/376

2. Applied Research on the Use and Potential for Mobile-friendly Content
of Community Media - Global
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) is working with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to analyse the
potential for mobile-friendly audio or visual content generated by
community media in developing country contexts. Launched in January 2009
primarily in the countries of the Commonwealth, the applied research study
is designed to meet the needs of community media worldwide by building
their capacity to use mobile radio and television in their work...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/294122/376

3. Manooré FM - Senegal
Manooré (meaning "know-how" in Wolof) FM is a community radio station that
works to advance women's issues by giving them a chance to speak out and
be visible in the media in Senegal. The station seeks to highlight what
women do, their involvement, and importance in society by examining issues
such as health, HIV/AIDS, hygiene, human and economic rights, and income
generating activities from a gender perspective...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/298464/376
Contact: manoorefm@orange.sn

4. Independent Media's Vital Role in Development
To demonstrate the importance of fostering independent media, this report
provides examples of how access to information has transformed political,
economic, and social systems. The report was written for presentation to
the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) at the National
Endowment for Democracy (NED) working group to support an examination of
the various ways in which media today have a significant impact on
decision making and the improvement of society...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267788/376

5. Radio, Convergence, and Development in Africa Research Programme - Africa
This programme, initiated by the Centre for Media and Transitional
Societies (CMTS) at Carleton University and supported by the International
Development Research Centre, seeks to explore traditional radio in Africa
in order to understand how it can be enhanced by information and
communication technologies (ICTs). The overall objective of the project is
to identify and support research to better understand the current impact
and potential of radio as a development tool in Africa...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/299425/376

6. Documents on Evaluating the Social Impact of Community Radio
Every four years the Association Mondiale des Radiodiffuseurs
Communautaires (AMARC or World Community Radio Association) Africa
organises a Pan-African conference for its members and community radio
(CR) stakeholders to discuss the challenges of community radio in Africa.
As part of the conference, some members participated in a workshop called
"Training for trainers on evaluating the social impact of community
radio". A number of members prepared papers ahead of the conference to
share their insights and experiences in assessing impact. These papers are
available on the AMARC website...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/299418/376

7. Radio and Development in Africa: A Concept Paper
By Mary Myers
This paper was prepared for the International Development Research Centre
(IDRC) to guide the "Radio, Convergence, and Development in Africa"
research programme, designed to explore traditional radio and gain an
understanding of how ICTS can enhance the sector, as well as the current
impact and potential of radio as a development tool in Africa. According
to the paper, radio is still the dominant mass medium in Africa with the
widest geographical reach and the highest audiences compared with
television, newspapers, and other ICTs...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/299201/376

8. Coñal Keele (Harvesting the Seeds of Life) - Senegal
Launched in November 2008, Coñal Keele is a serial radio drama produced by
Population Media Center (PMC) designed to address adolescent reproductive
health and early marriage in Senegal. Working in coordination with Réseau
Africain de l'Education pour la Santé (RAES) based in Dakar, Senegal and
the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, the
58-episode radio drama is part of a three-year project by PMC with funding
from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/298361/376

9. Radio for Peacebuilding Africa Awards 2009
Deadline: September 30, 2009
The Radio for Peacebuilding Africa Awards 2009 seek to recognise what the
organisers consider to be the best radio programmes contributing to peace
in Africa. The awards celebrate radio programmes which reduce tensions in
groups and communities, which enhance and give value to shared interests,
which break down listener stereotypes, and/or which provide positive role
models...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/300299/376

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* to download radio content from other sources
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* to increase audience participation in programming
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10. Ngelawu Nawet (Winds of Hope) - Senegal
Launched in October 2008, Ngelawu Nawet (Winds of Hope) is a serial radio
drama, produced by Population Media Centre (PMC), which is designed to
address family planning, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, child survival,
and malaria prevention in Senegal...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/301109/376

11. Training Programme on Media and Peace-building 2009 (Oct 8-Dec 16
2009) Bujumbura, Burundi
According to the organisers of this training, Radio La Benevolencija HTF
("la Benevolencija"), this training programme draws on their work in the
Great Lakes Region (Rwanda, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC)) which applies psychological research to support violence
prevention, peace-building, and trauma healing through the targeted use of
communication outlets. The training programme for 2009 focuses on
mid-career media professionals of the Great Lakes region and is designed
to encourage exchanges between international and regional experts on core
issues relating to the media, and peace building and consolidation
initiatives in the region...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/298943/376

12. Media Development Indicators: A Framework for Assessing Media Development
This paper has been prepared in order to define indicators of media
development in line with the priority areas of the International Programme
for the Development of Communication (IPDC): promotion of freedom of
expression and media pluralism; development of community media; and human
resource development (capacity building of media professionals and
institutional capacity building)...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283850/376

13. Engaging Development: Environment and Content of Radio Broadcasting in
Nigeria
By Dr. Ayobami Ojebode, Dr. Tunde Adegbola
According to this publication, Nigeria has developed a relatively large
radio broadcasting sector. However, critical observers claim that radio
broadcasting has performed below expectations in engaging issues of
development. This paper was commissioned to provide scientific data which
would inform the development of future activities and provide a picture of
the crucial challenges confronting radio broadcasting, as well as provide
recommendations and impetus for further work to advance the cause of
development-oriented radio broadcasting in Nigeria...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/299203/376

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Soul Beat Africa is not just seeking information on new radio projects in
Africa, but we also like to keep the existing project information on our
website up to date. If your project is featured on the Soul Beat Africa
website, and if you think it requires an update, please send information
to soulbeat@comminit.com We will then feature it in the next Soul Beat
Extra newsletter.

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For more information on Community Radio, see:

Community Radio Theme Site
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio/

See also:

Edutainment Theme Site
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/edutainment.html

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Monday, 31 August 2009

[creative-radio] MENA Indigenizing Communication Knowledge: Engaging National Policies and Academic Pursuits.

An upcoming international conference in Malaysia focusing on indigenous
media will discuss the relevance of "indigenizing" media knowledge in an
era in which Western curricula has influenced media studies worldwide.

In an increasingly globalized world, maintaining an indigenous identity in
the media -- and contextualizing knowledge and information to suit local
discourse, policies and realities -- is a challenge.

What do you think: How best can communities promote indigenous voices and
forms of knowledge? What do you think a functioning indigenous media
should look like, and how best can this be achieved?

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/discussions/what_does_indigenous_media_look_like_in_a_globalized_world

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http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~mtn2009/introduction.html

Conference Theme

The theme of MENTION2009 is Indigenizing Communication Knowledge: Engaging
National Policies and Academic Pursuits.

Communication knowledge is deeply rooted in Western thoughts and
philosophy. These thoughts and philosophies have spread across the globe
when institutions of higher learning offering courses in communication and
media studies modeled their curriculum according to Western, notably
American universities curriculum. While adoption of the Western curriculum
has contributed to the development of communication and media studies
curriculum in the East, scholars in Asian universities have been actively
engaging in research that inadvertently promote indigenous forms of
knowledge. These new knowledge are sometimes at odds with Western forms of
knowledge because it is contextualized to suit local prevailing needs and
national policies. It has been more than two decades since the last
discussion in Singapore on the Asian perspective of communication
knowledge. Where do we stand now in terms of indigenizing communication
knowledge to suit local environment? What have we learned thus far? Where
are we heading in the future? MENTION2009 will allow us to take stock of
the field – its contribution, its core knowledge, its relevancy, its
growth and its future – in the context of indigenizing communication
knowledge. The aim/purpose of this conference is for academicians, media
practitioners, students of media and communication studies, media and
communication experts from government, NGOs, universities and private
sectors to convene, discuss, contest and qualify the conference theme.

Objectives

The conference seeks to achieve the following objectives:

* To debate issues relating to indigenizing of communication knowledge
* To examine the various research activities that have promoted
indigenous forms of knowledge
* To explicate the challenges of realizing indigenous knowledge while
engaging in national policies and academic pursuits

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[creative-radio] MENA UNESCO: ICT competency standards for teachers: implementation guidelines

ICT competency standards for teachers: implementation guidelines, version
1.0. by UNESCO, 2008.

The ICT competency standards for teachers have been designed by UNESCO and
its partners to help educational policy-makers and curriculum developers
identify the skills teachers need to harness technology in the service of
education.

Developed in cooperation with Cisco, Intel and Microsoft, as well as the
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), the standards
consist of three parts:
* a policy framework explaining the rationale, structure and approach of
the project;
* a competency standards modules' structure, which crosses the components
of educational reform with various policy approaches to generate a matrix
of skill sets for teachers; and
* implementation guidelines providing a detailed syllabus of the specific
skills to be acquired by teachers within each skill set or module.

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Sunday, 30 August 2009

[creative-radio] [Info] Efek Rumah Kaca "Menjadi Indonesia"

Jakarta, 31 Agustus 2009. Refleksi 64 tahun kemerdekaan bangsa Indonesia dimaknai dengan kebanggaan kita menjadi Indonesia. Sebuah Lagu tercipta atas pemikiran cerdas dan kepekaan Cholil (Gitar & Vokal), Adrian (Bass & Vokal Latar) dan Akbar (Drum & Vokal Latar) yang merasa resah terhadap kondisi bangsa yang sampai sekarang belum mampu berdiri tegak, "Kapankah Indonesia bangun dari tidur berkepanjangan ?". Lagu bernuansa patriotis dari Efek Rumah Kaca ini berjudul "Menjadi Indonesia" sebuah judul lagu yang terinspirasi dari judul yang sama pada buku karangan Parakitri T. Simbolon. Berada pada track ke–7 dari album kedua berjudul "Kamar Gelap" yang dirilis pada 19 Desember 2008. Efek Rumah Kaca terbentuk di Jakarta pada 2001. Telah merilis dua album yaitu Efek Rumah Kaca (Paviliun Records, 2007) dan Kamar Gelap (Aksara Records, 2008). Sejauh ini, Efek Rumah Kaca telah meraih beberapa penghargaan diantaranya MTV Indonesia Award 2008, Rookie
Of The Year - Rolling Stone Indonesia Award 2008, Hot & Freaky 2008 (TRAX Magazine), Nominator AMI Award 2008, dan Clas Mild Music Hero 2009.

Menjadi Indonesia

Ada yang memar, kagum banggaku
Malu membelenggu
Ada yang mekar serupa benalu
Tak mau temanimu

Lekas,
Bangun dari tidur berkepanjangan
Menyatakan mimpimu
Cuci muka biar terlihat segar
Merapikan wajahmu
Masih ada cara menjadi besar

Memudakan tuamu
Menjelma dan menjadi Indonesia

Ada yang runtuh, tamah ramahmu
Beda
Teraniaya

Ada yang tumbuh, iri dengkimu
Cinta pergi kemana?

Menjadi Indonesia merupakan track favorit saya secara personal, Saya bukanlah seseorang yang patriotik ataupun nasionalis, karena saya pikir itu hanya akan berguna dalam kegiatan menjadi supporter olahraga, terlebih apa yang telah dilakukan para penguasa negeri ini tidak impresif sama sekali. Tapi mendengarkan Menjadi Indonesia terasa bahwa lagu ini memiliki nyawa yang berbeda, tapi khas Efek Rumah Kaca. Lagu ini menyentuh saya, dan dalam. Musik dan lirik. Rasa cinta dan tragedi dengan bangsa ini begitu bercampur dan berkecamuk. Ada sesuatu yang terasa di dalam hati setiap mendengarkan lagu ini: haru. Begitu megah, begitu menggugah. Mungkin itu kata kuncinya, musik dan lirik Efek Rumah Kaca menggugah, menginspirasi. ( Arian 13 – Seringai).

Yang sulit dipercaya adalah kemampuan mereka untuk mengambil tema nasionalisme tanpa perlu terdengar menggurui. Menjadi Indonesia begitu kontemplatif. Jadi membangkitkan nasionalisme lewat gugahan perasaan yang memang tulus munculnya, bukan gembar-gembor bahwa nasionalisme harus diagungkan di posisi paling atas kehidupan bernegara. Singkatnya, nasionalisme yang diperkenalkan lewat Menjadi Indonesia bukanlah nasionalisme omong kosong yang banyak berseliweran di hidup bangsa ini. Menjadi Indonesia adalah favorit nomor dua setelah Lagu Kesepian. Sesekali terdengar ketukan drum yang ganjil. Yang membuat lagu ini kok rasa-rasanya salah masuk atau kurang cocok. Tapi, dengarkanlah berulang, niscaya anda benar-benar yakin bahwa Menjadi Indonesia adalah lagu dengan aransemen paling bagus di album ini. (Felix – Nu Buzz Network).

Senandung lirih liriknya mengingatkan kembali Indonesia hari ini dengan apa adanya. Dengan Kejujuran tersebut terkuak dengan metafora yang dituturkan secara personal. Seperti sepasang kekasih yang sedang cemburu, lalu dibiarkan salah satunya menegur dan bahkan Seorang anarkis pun akan terlena dengan musiknya, yang kemudian membuatnya untuk membaca lirik, dan menjadi 'Indonesia' seketika. (Garna – OK Karaoke, Suara Merdeka Semarang).

Tidak banyak lagu yang menunjukan semangat nasionalisme dengan lirik "Cuci muka biar terlihat segar". ( Eric – Deathrockstar.info)

Menjadi Indonesia adalah lagu yang jujur sekaligus "Menampar" tidak seperti lagu-lagu pembakar nasionalisme pada umumnya. Menjadi Indonesia dapat membangkitkan dan membakar spirit tanpa berlebihan. (Winda – Music Director 99ers FM Bandung).

Ini seperti menyenggol batas rasa acuh tak acuh kita sebagai generasi sekarang yg sering lupa akan negaranya, saya suka saat mendengarkan : "lekas, bangun dari tidur berkepanjangan" sangat2 menohok pikiran. (Deva – Di Udara Fanzine).

"Menjadi Indonesia" merupakan salah satu lagu yang lumayan langsung suka dari album kedua ini. Lirik puitis keren seperti biasa. Overall lagu ini lumayan inspiratif. (Diena).

Dengan suara vokal jernih dan terkesan agung, Cholil membuka "Menjadi Indonesia". Ia mengajak kita untuk "Lekas bangun tidur berkepanjangan, menyatakan mimpimu … masih ada cara menjadi besar … menjelma dan menjadi Indonesia". Mereka tidak menjargonkan arti nasionalis dengan berlebihan, tapi dengan cerdas dan masuk akal. Ini adalah kidung Efek Rumah Kaca, tentang sebuah impian akan Indonesia yang akan dikagumi kembali, dan tentang masing-masing dari kita yang akan kembali bangga akan hal tersebut. (David Wahyu Hidayat – supersonicsounds).

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Wednesday, 2 September 2009

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Monday, 31 August 2009

[creative-radio] MENA Indigenizing Communication Knowledge: Engaging National Policies and Academic Pursuits.

[creative-radio] Indigenizing Communication Knowledge: Engaging National Policies and Academic Pursuits.

[creative-radio] MENA UNESCO: ICT competency standards for teachers: implementation guidelines

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