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Drum Beat - 7 - Communication and Change News and Issues
November 23rd 1998

The email and web network from THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE partnership -
The Rockefeller Foundation, UNICEF, USAID, WHO, BBC World Service, CIDA,
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Soul City, The
Panos Institute, UNFPA. Information, ideas, linkages and dialogue on
communication, development and change.

Web Site: http://www.comminit.com
Contact: wfeek@coastnet.com

PROGRAMMES


1. Agencia de Noticias dos Direitos da Infancia [News Agency for Child
Rights] - known as ANDI - Brazil - seeks to contribute to the development
of a journalistic culture which actively investigates the situation of
children and youth 'excluded from the social context'. ANDI 'dialogues'
with media, offering suggestions for news guidelines and encouraging them
to praise or denounce social projects. Each quarter ANDI publishes the
'Children in the Media' survey, highlighting the themes most discussed by
the 50 largest newspapers in Brazil and analysing news activities in the
area of child rights. A 'Clipping Analysis' contains a summary of the child
related news from 60 newspapers, magasines and television news programmes.
Web site is http://www.andi.org.br  Contact Geraldinho Vieira
andi@uol.com.br


2. Koni Ku Libi [Live Wise to Survive] - Surinam - is an NGO of women
working for the sustainable livelihood of their villages in remote areas.
They focus on the education of women and the development of the necessary
skills to run their own affairs. With the support of UNESCO, they
established their own station - Radio Muye, following 3 years of detailed
negotiations with the Paramount Chief, political leaders and government
officials. The station reaches 5,000 people in 5 villages over a 6 mile
radius. Contact Jocelyn Jossiah uhjos@unesco.org


3. The Community Based Child Health Programme - Madagascar - Communication
interventions include: Individual - counseling by health workers, teachers,
agricultural agents, health friends; Community - counseling and village
theatre by religious, youth and women's groups; and Mass Media - radio
spots, rural radio, rural newspaper (Gazety). Multiple communication
channels use the same materials and messages. Counseling cards promote
small "doable" actions. Partners include teachers, agricultural development
agents, churches, local authorities, PVOs and the media and BASICS. Contact
Mark Rasmusson mrasmuso@basics.org

4. The Association of Broadcasters in Child Survival (ABCS)  is a
confederation of 28 VOA affiliate radio stations that work together
producing child health oriented programming. ABCS was formed as a direct
result of the "Broadcasting for Child Survival Conference." ABCS recently
received a $30,000 grant from the Fredric Ebert Foundation of Germany to
fund child survival programming. If interested in learning more contact VOA
at (202)619-2538 or website at www.voa.gov.


5. Chamada a Acao [ Call to Action] - north-east Brazil - trains radio
producers and presenters to be effective advocates for the importance and
value of education in their communities. In 1997/98, 565 'radialista' were
trained; in 1999 it will be more than 900 and will spread to other areas of
Brazil. The initiative is a partnership between ProjetoNordeste, UNICEF,
Fundescola, Ministerio da Educacao e do Desporto and Banco Mundial. The
full programme is described in the "Manual do Radialista Que Cobra
Educacao". Contact Gilberto Costa gilberto@fundescola.org.br


6. 'Communication and Good Governance in West and Central Africa' seeks to
strengthen the human and technical capacity of communication media in 10
countries in order that they can contribute effectively to the process of
good governance. The programme is funded by the Federal Republic of
Germany. Activities include specialist training and seminars on good
governance issues for media professionals and trainers. As part of this
process UNESCO has held and plans future sub-regional and national
workshops on themes including: the concept of good governance; role of
media in good governance; law, good governance and communication; legal
framework and media practice; and media, peace and conflict resolution.
Contact Babacar Fall b.fall@unesco.org

7. The self-powered wind-up lantern is now being produced by the Freeplay
Foundation in South Africa. It is a dual brightness flashlight that can be
operated by either spring generated energy [wind it up and it shines] or
from a rechargeable battery. The latest model of the wind up radio, also
produced by Freeplay, now includes a solar panel. Both the lamp and the
radio are designed to replace the very expensive cost of batteries with
long term, no-cost energy sources. Contact Leigh-Anne Groenik
 leefree@iafrica.com


8. At the recent Round Table on Communication for Development, Jan Servaes
reminded participants of some of the key historical programmes in this
field, including 'Programe de Desarrollo Rural Integrado del Tropico
Humendo [PRODERITH], Mexico 1978-1984. This was an integrated,
multi-disciplinary rural communication project for the tropical wetlands in
Mexico. The focus was on farmers and their families. Essential elements of
the initiative included local participation, field level training,
adaptation of agricultural innovations and community use of video. Contact
Jan Servaes  freenet002@ping.be

FEATURED on THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE WEB SITE - http://www.comminit.com
  This issue we recap on some of the INTERVIEWS on the web site with:


11. Denise Gray-Felder, Director of the Communications Division at The
Rockefeller Foundation in New York, USA on the emerging Rockefeller
Foundation approach to communication for social change.
http://www.comminit.com/interviews_archives1.html


12. Aida Opoku-Mensah, previously Director, PANOS Southern Africa, on
stimulating debate, the role of information, media pluralism and
 communication activities with rural women and farm workers.
http://www.comminit.com/interviews_archives2.html


13. Kiran Karnik, Managing Director, Discovery Communications, India on
communication, education, change and development in the Indian context.
http://www.comminit.com/interviews_archives3.html


14. Jennifer Sibanda from the Federation of African Media Women - SADC on
supporting disadvantaged/marginalised women to get better access to media
channels and media trends in Southern Africa.
http://www.comminit.com/interviews_archives4.html


15. Shereen Usdin from Soul City in South Africa on communication trends in
South Africa and the development of the national scale Soul City
communication for health and development initiative.
http://www.comminit.com/interview.html


WEB SITES


16. Voices of Youth is an internet forum for young people. The trilingual
site offers learning activities/materials and chat discussions.
Youth-to-youth and youth-to-policy maker linkages on issues including child
labour, armed conflict, urbanisation, girls' rights, HIV/AIDS and
discrimination. Teachers and youth group facilitator networks. A UNICEF
supported site. Web address http://www.unicef.org/vov/ Contact Anne Sheeran
voy@unicef.org


17. Programa Radio Internacional Feminista (RAIF) [Feminist International
Radio Endeavour (FIRE)] is an international communications channel where
'women's voices, in all their diversity, can be heard'. The key principle
is "By all means...connecting voices, technologies and actions..to give
voice to the voiceless". They have commenced broadcasting on the Internet.
The site is under construction and can be checked out on
http://www.fire.or.cr     Comments to Maria Suarez femintra@hotmail.com


18. Health Communication resources from Emerson College and Tufts
University. Focus is on how to effectively communicate health-related
information to the public. Includes - Role of communication in disease
prevention & health promotion; Public health goals of our nation and the
world; and, Health Campaign Primer - campaign planning guides and resources
web site is http://www.emerson.edu/acadepts/cs/healthcom/Resources/


MATERIALS


19. Communication and journalism in Latin America - Chasqui is a quarterly
journal in Spanish, published by the International Center for Highest
Studies in Communication for Latin America (CIESPAL) sited in Quito,
Ecuador. Its latest issue (September, 1998), offers articles about
 Cultural Journalism, Communication and Health and other topics. E-mail:
chasqui@ciespal.org.ec   Internet: http://www.comunica.org/chasqui


20. "The Death of Distance - how the communications revolution will change
our lives" by Frances Cairncross is a book that examines the social,
cultural, economic and governance implications of the rapid transformation
in communication technologies. It includes substantial reference to the
opportunities and problems posed for developing countries. UK publisher -
Orion Publishing Group. USA - Harvard Business School Press. Or order from
 http://www.amazon.com   on the web


TRAINING


21. The Nordic-SADC Journalism Centre (NSJC) - from 7th-12th December,
1998, the Centre will convene its annual Training of Trainers workshop at
the University of Zimbabwe. About 17 media trainers from southern Africa
will attend. Contact John Mukela  mukela@sortmoz.com


22. The School of Public Heath at Curtin University in Australia is
finalising plans for a course in radio programming for health promotion. At
Masters level it will also be made available for field workers as a
non-formal continuing education course. Contact Ross James
rwjames@health.curtin.edu.au [from Creative Radio list server]

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Uh Oh! - In Drum Beat 6 we provided two wrong email addresses. If you are
trying to contact Madhuri Dass at Point of View the right email address is
pov@bom3.vsnl.net.in and for the MANENO MENGI people please email
maneno@africaonline.co.tz  Apologies

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