None of Belize’s junior colleges or universities provide formal journalism training, despite a growing demand for journalists. Consequently, most of the country's journalists enter the profession with an education in a different field and may not possess the skills and competencies required to be competent journalists. The Organization for the Promotion of Youths in Journalism (OPYJ) is concerned about this situation and has been working with interest youths to help them secure scholarships to study journalism abroad. However, due to limited resources, it has only been able to secure such...
Countries: Belize
The communities in the south are isolated and indigenous ? Mopan and Q'eqchi' Maya. Unfortunately, radio cannot reach many of these villages due to the terrain. This is particularly problematic because these villages also are home to poor, marginalized indigenous people who need access to information and communications technologies. It is imperative that local Maya receive accurate and up-to-date information. Given its accessibility and cost-effectiveness, community radio represents a democratic and participatory medium. People can be united by community radio. Tumul K'in Learning Center...
The Hamalali Garinagu community radio station began broadcasting in 1995 with the objective of ensuring the preservation and awareness of the Garifuna language. This project aims to allow The Hamalali Garinagu community radio to reach all 10 traditional Garifuna communities in Belize through an expansion of the signal range from 25 to 600 watts. It also hopes to provide standard production equipment for quality programming and digital archiving for local use, as well as training in community radio production techniques. The immediate objectives of this project are thus to upgrade...
Period: 1997-2002
The objective of this project is to produce an eight-part video presentation, each one of approximately 45 minutes' duration, to provide Belizeans in general and primary-school students in particular with a firm foundation in their country's history, culture, environment and archaeology, and to provide the series free of charge to all television outlets in the country.
Period: 1990-1992
Period: 1988-1990
