With ongoing politico-military upheavals in CAR, forms of violence against women have increased in number and gravity. Moreover, most women experience scenes of violence within their own homes. Such violence makes women and young girls vulnerable and suppresses any desire or capacity to seek emancipation and financial independence. This project proposes to raise public awareness in CAR of violence against women by reinforcing the investigation methods of female journalists.
Countries: Central African Republic
Malgré des élections en janvier 2011 reconnues par la communauté internationale comme transparente et démocratique, la RCA affiche aujourd’hui le visage d’un pays politiquement instable, économiquement faible et dans lequel le niveau d’insécurité dans l’arrière-pays reste une source de préoccupations. C’est dans cette ambiance de pauvreté et de misère accrue ainsi que d’insécurité qu’évolue la presse centrafricaine.
La RCA n’abritant jusqu’en 2009 aucune structure de formation initiale pour les professionnels des médias, ces derniers ont donc appris leur travail « sur le tas », ce...
Malgré des élections en janvier 2011 reconnues par la communauté internationale comme transparente et démocratique, la RCA affiche aujourd’hui le visage d’un pays politiquement instable, économiquement faible et dans lequel le niveau d’insécurité dans l’arrière-pays reste une source de préoccupations. C’est dans cette ambiance de pauvreté et de misère accrue ainsi que d’insécurité qu’évolue la presse centrafricaine.
La RCA n’abritant jusqu’en 2009 aucune structure de formation initiale pour les professionnels des médias, ces derniers ont donc appris leur travail « sur le tas », ce...
Although the media landscape of the Central African Republic has enjoyed a liberalization in recent times, it has not yet been able to achieve its full expression due to the military and political crises which have plagued the country. In post-conflict countries such as the Central African Republic, the media occupies an important role in strengthening democracy and human rights, and promoting freedom of expression. This depends largely on journalists' ability to provide reliable information through professional and responsible reporting. For this reason, journalism training, and...
Although the opening up of the media landscape in the Central African Republic is a relatively recent phenomenon, it has not been able to achieve its full expression on account of the military-political crises which have plaguged the country, the acute pauperization of the population, and the absence of a legal framework conducive to the emergence of a pluralistic media. Against this backdrop, the Central African media has suffered the effects of the poor economic situation, which has hindered the development of a professional and free media. In post-conflict countries such as the Central...
State-run radio and television services play an important role in the peace consolidation process in post-conflict countries, and especially in a country like the Central African Republic, which is very large but sparsely populated. In the course of various conflicts, much of the Radio and Television Service's production and broadcasting equipment and its archives have been destroyed, thereby aggravating the information deficit. It is essential that the Central African Radio and Television Service be rehabilitated so that it can pursue its mission of propmoting social, economic, and...
Although there have been marked improvements in the legal framework for press freedom, the level of professionalism within the Central African media remains inadequate. The history of journalism and communication in CAR is marked by a series of economic, political and social obstacles. Currently, there is no permanent structure offering a full course of training in journalism. The generation of Central African media professionals who received training abroad--mainly in France and at the Ecole Supérieures des Sciences et Techniques de l'Information et de la Communication (ESSTIC) in Yaounde...
Although there have been marked improvements in the legal framework governing press freedom in the Central African Republic, the level of professionalism within the Central African media remains inadequate. Currently, there is no permanent structure offering a full course of training in journalism. The generation of Central African media professionals who received training abroad?mainly in France and at the Ecole Supérieures des Sciences et Techniques de l'Information et de la Communication (ESSTIC) in Yaounde, is close to retirement. Media agencies have difficulty finding young...
While neighbouring states such as Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda (a post-conflict society) can all boast a reasonably developed private audiovisual sector, the CAR continues to lag behind. With the establishment of the new legal framework, the CAR is now in a position to accommodate the development of private and/or community radios, which would offer alternative listening options and contribute to promoting democracy, culture and education. Modelled on the project implemented by UNESCO in Cameroon (and elsewhere in Africa), this project provides for a pilot phase...
The immediate objective of this project is to provide the press and media organizations of the Central African Republic with a Press House equipped with ICT technology, Internet access, and media production equipment (including dedicated software for publishing and editing) and a printing facility. The Press House will also be an open, free and safe area for work, exchange and networking among national media professionals, ideal for hosting media associations (UJCA, GEPPIC, AJCA etc.), the media observatory (OMCA) and other media groups. A Press House functions primarily as a space for the...
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