[cr-india] Query - what is the definition of Community.

[Ramnarayan.K]

Hi

first thanks for the replies -

First is quite clear that the current CR dispensation is more "NGO R"
the community is a neccessary adjunct but not necessarily the owner /
manager. The community is also being treated as a resources (from
which to draw the programmes)


On 11/13/07, Pasha <pasha1 at dataone.in> wrote:
> But, most of the time, when NGOs are thinking of establishing CRs, they are
> having entire population coming under their jurisdiction, rather than their
> project participants. For the fear of CR not being 'vailable'  they plan
> their programs and objectives to address to 'general audience' rather than
> to specific community of listeners. In such case they are likely fail in the
> purpose of a CR and run a mini AIR station in their zone.

Its good you raise this point - because if one looks at it in another
way then the "NGO" can actually also just focus on a small group /
agenda and ignore the larger general community - who might have
legitimate and real needs for CR type interactions. Just because the
NGO dictates what its community/focus / agenda is does not define the
community.

On 11/15/07, Rajen Varada <rajen at tftpeople.org> wrote:
> I have been waiting patiently for someone to ask this question!
>
> In my opinion anything which involves community participation, more so if
> the community is involved in the developmentof the boradcast programmes, its
> functioning and most important, its ownership then i would define it as
> community radio.
>
> Most CR stations are promoted by NGOs and untill they transfer the rights to
> the community for ownership etc, they cannot be termed as CR but as NGO
> Radio. I would like to think that this evolution will be a natural
> process in the CR space.
>

thanks

ram