[cr-india] Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio

Fri Jan 16 19:51:48 IST 2009

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Subject: Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio
From:    "The Soul Beat" <soulbeat at comminit.com>
Date:    Fri, January 16, 2009 02:59
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Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio
January 16 2009

For people using community radio for social change...

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The Soul Beat (SB) Extra: Community Radio updates you on community radio
related programme experiences, 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.

For further information on Community Radio in Africa visit Soul Beat
Africa's Community Radio Theme site -
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio

If you would like your organisation's communication work or research and
resource documents to be featured on the Soul Beat Africa website and in
The Soul Beat newsletters, please contact soulbeat at comminit.com

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If you know someone who would be interested in receiving this free
e-publication, please forward this edition to them. They can "subscribe"
by subscribing to The Soul Beat (through the registration process) and
indicating an interest in community radio. See
http://www.comminit.com/en/user/register/38

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1. Special Edition Kenya - Conflict Sensitive Journalism
This handbook is designed to be a practical everyday guide, which seeks to
contribute to the theoretical refinement and practical realisation of
conflict sensitive journalism for Kenyan media practitioners covering
conflict...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/280934/376

2. The Broadcasting Independence Handbook: Lessons from the South African
Experience
This handbook focuses on the transformation from state to independent
broadcasting in South Africa, and the lessons that can be drawn from this
transformation for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The
handbook is designed for SADC-wide civil society organisations, as well as
independent and community media...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/276540/376

3. Tuvuge Rwatu (Speak Openly) - Uganda
This radio programme, which airs in the local language Lufumbira, is based
on the English language model of Straight Talk. The serial programme aims
to promote sexual and reproductive health issues for youth...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/276831/376

4. Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development
This training kit seeks to provide media professionals with basic
information about key priority issues for sustainable development. It also
provides practical exercises to inspire investigative reporting, and draws
links to existing experience that may enrich the information resources of
media professionals...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/276551/376

5. Using Radio for Budget Advocacy: Stories from Azerbaijan, Guatemala,
Georgia, Indonesia, Kenya, and Uganda
This article describes civil society organisations efforts to use radio
as part of larger budget advocacy and budget literacy efforts by civil
society groups in Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Georgia, Indonesia, Kenya, and
Uganda. The article states that radio has been effective in disseminating
budget information, raising awareness on budget issues, and delivering
specific advocacy messages to particular populations where lack of
literacy and of television transmission are issues...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/277484/376

6. In Kidi Ya Chanza (When the Drumbeat Changes You Must Change Your
Dance-Steps) - Nigeria
This is a radio drama series which is designed to assist smallholder
farmers in northern Nigeria to adapt to climate change. It aims to provide
information on new methods, alternatives, and options to encourage
improved farmer (both male and female) adaptation to the effects of
climate change...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/278862/376

7. Labour Community Radio Project - South Africa
The Labour Community Radio Project is an initiative of Worker's World
Media Productions (WWMP), which has been running since 2002 in South
Africa. The show has a labour focus, but also deals with issues ranging
from housing, education, healthcare and work to political and economic
matters...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281687/376

8. Learning by Ear  Africa
This is a series of educational radio programmes developed by Deutsche
Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, and journalists and authors
from across sub-Saharan Africa. The entertainment-education based
programmes look at issues related to 10 different educational themes, and
are produced in Kiswahili, Hausa, Amharic, English, French, and
Portuguese...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/278867/376

9. Cobertura Eleitoral Responsável em Angola - Manual do Jornalista
(Responsible Election Coverage in Angola - Manual for Journalists)
This handbook on responsible election reporting for media practitioners is
designed to be a practical guide for journalists engaged in election
coverage, providing specific tools and practical exercises to make the
theory concrete. The manual emphasises points including: impartiality,
media code of conduct, and rights and obligations of journalists...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/278923/376

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VOTE IN THE COMMUNITY RADIO POLL:

Which of the options below best describe the role played by community
radio stations in elections in Africa? [you may choose more than one]

* supportive of democratic processes
* potential is underutilised
* potential is ignored completely
* abused by political parties
* biased
* uninformed

To vote and send comments go to
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio and see the Top Right
side of the page.

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10. Solar Radios for Women in South Kivu - Democratic Republic of the Congo
This project involves the distribution of solar radios to listener's clubs
and womens networks in 8 rural districts within the province of South
Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The aim of the project is to
enable members of distant communities to share knowledge and experiences,
in particular with respect to farming practices and HIV/AIDS...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/274887/376

11. Farm Radio Weekly - Africa
This is a news and information service initiated by Farm Radio
International (FRI) which strives to provide rural radio organisations in
sub-Saharan Africa with news and resources that help them meet the
information needs of small-scale farmers and farming families...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/274768/376

12. Radios et NTIC en Afrique de l'Ouest: Connectivité et Usages (Radio
and ICTs in West Africa: Connectivity and Uses)
This publication by the Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) looks at how
new information communication technologies (ICTs) and radio can be used in
combination with each other. It presents the findings of research
involving 220 radio stations in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana,
Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/278994/376

13. CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2009 Awards
Deadline: February 16 2009
The Cable News Network (CNN) MultiChoice African Journalist competition
aims to reinforce the importance of the journalists role in Africa and
recognise and develop journalistic talent across all disciplines.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266597/38

14. UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize
Deadline: January 31 2009
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) invites member states, regional and international organisations,
and professional and non-governmental organisations working in the field
of journalism and freedom of expression to nominate candidates for the
UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266198/38

RECENTLY UPDATED SUMMARIES ON THE SOUL BEAT AFRICA WEBSITE:

Soul Beat Africa is not just seeking information on new projects, 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 at comminit.com  We will then feature it in the next Soul Beat Extra
newsletter.

15. Breeze FM  Zambia
This is a private community radio station in Chipata, Zambia. The
station's coverage is shaped by its public service mission, which involves
providing access to up-to-date development-related information that aims
to foster growth at personal, family, and community levels...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/120410/376

16. Association of Journalists Against AIDS in Tanzania (AJAAT)  Tanzania
The Association aims to ensure correct and up-to-date information in the
media related to the prevention, treatment, and care of HIV/AIDS in
Tanzania. It does this by developing journalistic expertise and knowledge
about HIV/AIDS through training and mentoring programmes, a website,
knowledge resources, advocacy, and a competition...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/126475/376

17. Ushikwapo Shikamana  Kenya
This was an entertainment-education radio soap opera which was broadcast
in Kenya for 5 years, ending in June 2004. The show, which focused on
issues such as HIV/AIDS, teen sexuality, and gender, revolved around life
in 3 typical Kenyan settings: an urban centre, a city's outskirts, and a
rural area where there are few opportunities for education and gainful
employment...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/117235/376

18. Urunana (Hand in Hand) Radio Soap - Rwanda
This is a radio soap opera that works with local audiences to develop
interactive weekly programmes that promote positive attitudes to women's
reproductive and sexual health. The content is audience-led, with
researchers visiting audience groups in Rwandan villages to chat to
listeners about their health concerns...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/118365/376

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For more information, see:

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

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

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community radio. Or you can send an e-mail to soulbeat at comminit.com
indicating that you would like to receive to the Soul Beat Extra:
Community Radio.  Also if you know someone who would be interested in
receiving this free e-publication, please forward this edition to them.