[cr-india] Media meet in Kathmandu to further children's and women's rights

[George Lessard]

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Subject: [ZESTMedia] Media meet in Kathmandu
From:    "Tarun Udwala" <tarun.udwala at gmail.com>
Date:    Sun, February 25, 2007 13:50
To:      zestmedia at yahoogroups.com
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Sunday, February 25, 2007 Vol. 41 - No 39
Plus

Media meet in Kathmandu

Sixty media professionals from six countries in South Asia came
together for a two-day workshop from February 8 - 9 in Kathmandu,
Nepal. The workshop was organized by Save the Children Sweden
http://www.rb.se/eng/ and UNIFEM http://www.unifem.org , to further
children's and women's human rights in South Asia.

The workshop facilitated an exchange between the journalists and
development professionals working with issues related to children and
women, in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka. At the workshop, professionals from the media and development
sector focused on developing strategies to strengthen co-operation
between the media and NGOs, to further children's and women's rights
in the region.

The journalists devised their own working code of conduct and
guidelines to further children's and women's rights through the media.
The meeting concluded with an agreement to create a regional media
network to strengthen children's and women's rights in South Asia. As
a first step, an e-group will be launched, where media and development
professionals can exchange ideas and information towards furthering
these rights through the media.

With the skilled facilitation by Ms. Arjum Wajid, freelance
trainer/researcher from MediaWise Trust, UK, and the hard work and
coordination of Neha Bhandari and her team from the Save the Children
Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia, the workshop
progressed smoothly with positive results.

Save the Children Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia,
together with UNIFEM are committed to coordinating and strengthening
the regional media network.

UNIFEM is also supporting and encouraging the growth of national media
coalitions in various South Asian countries.



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