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The Drum Beat - 91 - The Communication Initiative

Apr. 30, 2001

2001-04-30, Issue 19

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The email and web network from THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE partnership. Covering communication for development activities.





Chair of Partners Group: Denise Gray-Felder, Rockefeller Foundation
dgray-felder@rockfound.org

Director: Warren Feek wfeek@coastnet.com

Web Site: http://www.comminit.com

PROGRAMMES


1. Corporacion Cactus - Colombia - works to improve conditions for workers in the flower industry. Cactus promotes the participation of communities located near the flower production sites in industry decisions on the use of natural resources and shared spaces. They provide training in labor rights, legal defense mechanisms and worker health safety and advocate for protecting labor rights in Colombia. Because Colombian-grown flowers are directed towards international markets, Cactus has focused on establishing relationships with European fair trading organisations, including the International Flower Campaign. They publish a newsletter, and broadcast a radio programme in the region where the flowers are produced. The radio programme features exchanges between workers and the local population. Contact Patricia Sierra cactus@colnodo.apc.org


2. Lake Chilwa Theatre Project - Malawi - a social mobilisation project of The Story Workshop, using action theatre produced by a team of community drama facilitators and radio soap opera stars. Aim is to focus residents of Lake Chilwa on their roles as guardians and beneficiaries of the area designated as an internationally important wetland. Sponsored by the Lake Chilwa Wetland & Catchment Management Project in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Affairs and DANIDA. http://www.storyworkshop.org/chilwa.html Contact info@storyworkshop.org


3. Awassa Tukol Vocational Training & Arts Center (ATVAC) AIDS Education Circus - Ethiopia - 40 homeless teenage performers, part of a self-sufficiency programme in Awassa, recently performed an AIDS Education Circus with audiences numbering in the thousands. The youth are producing shows targeting their peers that increase awareness of AIDS prevention practices. Performances include gymnastics, martial arts, drumming, acting, song and dance, and are written by the youth performers. ATVAC is seeking support from various international and Ethiopian agencies for a performance tour of the Southern Regions. Contact Mr. Girma Melesse, Managing Director, ATVAC, at ph 251-6-201804, fx 251-6-202900 OR David Schein david@freestreet.org


4. Radio Forum - Global - The 1st Radio Forum to be held at a World Summit on Media for Children took place at the conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece, bringing together programme makers from many different radio production and broadcasting organisations. Digital radio, internet radio, innovative education radio, children's radio in transformation, participation, access and the Digital Divide were all issues to be discussed. The Radio Forum's guest speakers included representatives from national, local, community and grassroots radio groups with producers, station managers and programme makers from Europe, Africa, India, USA and Latin America. Contact Sarah McNeill sarahmcneill@dial.pipex.com


5. Center for Media, Education & Technology (C-MET) - Sierra Leone - a resource for Sierra Leonean media professionals, indigenous NGOs, and civil society institutions. Established to promote the use of journalism as a source for positive change. They provide subsidized Internet access for media professionals and staff of local NGOs; skills training for media professionals, including computer-assisted research and reporting; and Internet cyber cafe, for use as a workshop and a training center; and, a website for the media of Sierra Leone. Future projects scheduled for implementation in 2001 include initiatives supporting legal and judicial reform, and capacity building for legal professionals, the judiciary, and for higher education and cultural institutions. http://www.cmetfreetown.org Contact David Tam-Baryoh c-met@sierratel.sl


6. Pacific Media Initiative (PMI) - Australia - The PMI is funded by the Australian Government's Overseas Aid Program (AusAID), and provides customised short-course training to media professionals, including government, private sector and community media liaison officers in the Pacific region. The PMI aims to increase the role of the media in the Pacific region in promoting government accountability and to assist community development. Activities include: customised workshops using trainers from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island Countries; university scholarships for media professionals; and work attachments to established media organisations. Contact Louise Morrison l.morrison@mei.unimelb.edu.au


7. Nigerian Association for the Promotion of Adolescent Health & Development (NAPAHD) - Nigeria - the umbrella organization for youth serving NGOs on health and development. Objectives include overseeing adolescent reproductive health programs in Nigeria; facilitating the exchange of information and ideas among youth-serving and youth organizations; building the capacity of youth-serving and youth organizations; and liasing with government, donors and other stakeholders for provision of enabling environment, resource mobilization and effective youth programming. Contact Dr. Oluwole Odutolu livanig@skannet.com


IMPACT DATA


8. Sida dans la cité (SDLC) - Cote d'Ivoire - SDLC is a television soap opera based on the life a family touched by AIDS. Researchers from Population Services International (PSI) investigated the impact of the soap opera. The weekly show has a large audience, reaches many poor people and those in rural areas, who have limited access to AIDS information. Exposure to SDLC is very high. About 70 percent of urban people know about the programme and have seen at least 1 episode. Although rural populations have less access to television more than 1/2 of respondents have seen the show. Over 3/4 of young people who are not yet sexually active have seen SDLC. http://www.comminit.com/id2001/sld-1649.html


E-FORUM


9. Discussion Forum focusing on HIV/AIDS & stigma, denial, shame & discrimination in Africa. Although AIDS-related stigma is one of the key obstacles in accessing care for persons and families affected by AIDS, little has been done to understand the root causes and plan stigma-reducing interventions. This e-mail forum is launched as part of a strategy to facilitate the development an African operational research agenda on stigma. To join, send an e-mail to:
join-stigma-aids@hdnet.org


WEB SITES


10. Understanding Poverty, Health & Development in Africa - a site in development. Its goal is to help ordinary people to easily comprehend the policy and practical dimensions of poverty, its measurement and interplay with health and development.
http://expage.com/chpsspovertystory


11. The Population & the Environment pages of Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programmes (JHU/CCP) website. Includes articles, evaluations, and an available CD-ROM. http://www.jhuccp.org/popenviro


EVENTS


12. 10th International Conference of People Living with HIV/AIDS - Port of Spain, Trinidad, October 27-31 2001. The programme will move on four tracks: 1) Positive Living - Treatment Access, Treatment Literacy, Complimentary/Alternative Health issues, Gender-related health issues, health research, home and community care; 2) Positive Environment - Issues related particular aspects of the HIV+ community: women, indigenous and minority communities, sex workers, gay/lesbian/bisexual, secondary prevention; 3) Positive Engagement- Skills building and leadership development: working with networks, fundraising, board development, national level involvement, advocacy training, program development; 4) "The Parallel Forum" - opportunity for allied (non-HIV identified) organisations and institutions to work with the HIV+ leadership from around the world, 600 assembled in one place, on themes of mutual interest. http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/91-event.html
Contact Stu Flavell gnp@xs4all.nl


13. "The Art of Getting Attention," an Advertising Council Conference in Washington, D.C., May 14-15 2001. Programme includes: The State of Public Service Communications; Know Your Audience: A Macro View of America; Laying a Solid Foundation through Research; Powerful Creative: The Key to Getting Results through Public Service Advertising; Public Service Communications Online; Beyond the Ad: Public Relations; Options for Funding Public Service Advertising Campaigns.
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2001/99-event.html
Contact seminar@adcouncil.org


MATERIALS


14. "The Strange War: Stories for a Culture of Peace" by Martin Auer - a collection of stories for children and young people. The book has been translated from German into English, Albanian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Ukrainian. All downloadable free of charge at
http://www.peaceculture.net/


15. Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Materials - from Family Care International.

a. "Stepping Out": a Training Kit (Video & Discussion Manual) http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-563.html

b. "You, Your Life, Your Dreams" http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-581.html

c. "Get the Facts" http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-1650.html


Contact fcipubs@familycareintl.org


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