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Training of Trainers in Community Radio in the Pacific

Year when project approved: 
2011
Approved budget: 
US$26 400.00

In recent years there has been an increased demand for more participatory forms of media in the Pacific region, thus accounting for the emergence of community radios in certain areas. Community radios are important tools for development since they enable the participation of marginalized groups in the development process by offering a platform for democratic discourse. Unfortunately however, many rural dwellers in the Pacific are still unable to access radio due to technical challenges. Furthermore, the scope of existing Community Radios to exercise their full potential as development tools is limited in this region, due to a lack of training for community media practitioners. While established educational institutions offer courses in journalism and the media, none provides specific training in Community Radio. This project will attempt to bridge this gap by training ten civil society leaders with media backgrounds in the necessary skills required to initiate and maintain self-sustaining community radio stations in their own districts. This will include training in the use of ICT in community radio delivery, development of relevant programming content, and the preparation of training programmes in order to conduct community radio training upon return to the their respective communities. OBJECTIVE To train a group of ten civil society leaders as community radio trainers, in order for them to initiate and maintain self-sustaining community radio stations in their own districts, thus providing a platform for democratic discourse.

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Project details
IPDC Bureau meeting nÂș: 
55

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Budget
Budget code: 
355SOI5001

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Beneficiary
Beneficiary name: 
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Beneficiary description: 

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is an intergovernmental organization that provides technical and policy advice and assistance to its Pacific Island members. SPC was established as an international organization in 1947 and has 26 member countries and territories. This project will be jointly implemented by the organization's Regional Media Centre (RPC) and Pacific ICT Outreach Programme (PICTO). RMC has extensive media experience in broadcasting and print media, and PICTO provides ICT technical assistance to SPC member countries in areas such as ICT policies, e-Government, capacity building and access.

Beneficiary address: 
Secretariat of the Pacific Community Private Mail Bag Suva Fiji Islands

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Beneficiary phone: 
+679 3379409
Location and contacts
UNESCO
Responsible UNESCO Regional advisers: 

Paul Hector, p.hector@unesco.org;

UNESCO Field Office:

Project contacts: 

Mr Siaosi Sovaleni, ICT Outreach Coordinator at SPC, siaosis@spc.int;

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