Lalit Lok Vaani (Lalitpur) and Dhadkan Radio (Shivpuri) receive their GoPAs
UNICEF has great pleasure in announcing that the Union Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India, has signed Grant of Permission
Agreements (GoPA) to establish CR stations in Lalitpur (UP) and Shivpuri
(MP) with Saijyoti Gramodhyog Samaj Seva Sansthan, Lalitpur, and Sambhav
Social Service Organization, Gwalior. Both CR stations are being supported
by UNICEF India as part of its Behaviour Change Communication programme in
these two districts; and are expected to be on air within the next three
months.
Saijyoti has been working in Lalitpur district over the last decade on
issues around health, education, sanitation, minority rights and community
empowerment. Lalit Lok Vaani, the proposed station in Lalitpur, will make
programmes addressing development needs in Bundelkhand, along with
programmes that offer local communities an opportunity to showcase the rich
linguistic and cultural heritage of the region. Situated 15 km outside
Lalitpur town near Village Alapur, on the road to Jakhlaun and Deogarh,
Lalit Lok Vaani's studio was inaugurated in September 2008 at a grand
function at which a number of community members and village leaders
participated.
Sambhav has been working in Shivpuri district over the last two decades on
issues around health, education, sanitation & safe drinking water, minority
rights and community empowerment; and also runs the Shri Padmasambhav Eye
Hospital in Shivpuri. Radio Dhadkan, the proposed station there, is
colocated with the hospital, and will make programmes addressing the
development needs in the region, while highlighting the cultural
traditions, history and environmental heritage of the region. Dhadkan
Radio's studio was inaugurated in March 2009 at a well attended function
that featured traditional entertainers alongside a showcase of radio
programmes made by the community radio team there.
UNICEF India has supported both stations with technical, training and
programmatic support as part of its Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)
programme in these districts. UNICEF India works in 17 districts across 13
states of the country, where it provides in-field support to development
sector civil society organizations, and partners with the national and
state government to improve the health, nutrition and other key social
outcomes for children and their families.
UNICEF India has been a core supporter of community radio since the
evolution of the new policy in 2006, which allowed civil society
organizations to apply for permission to set up and run community radio
stations: This has been a part of UNICEF's commitment to communication for
development (C4D), a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategic
process to promote positive and measurable individual behaviour and social
change. UNICEF sees C4D as a combination of dialogue and consultation with,
and participation of children, their families and communities. It
privileges local contexts and relies on a mix of communication tools,
channels and approaches. Community Radio is thus an integral part of
UNICEF's development programmes, policy advocacy and humanitarian work in
the country
As part of UNICEF's support to both stations, the teams at Lalit Lok Vaani
and Radio Dhadkan have received technical inputs and training from Ideosync
Media Combine, a communication for development organization with long
standing experience in community media, grassroots empowerment and the
development of audience-driven and -derived communication tools and
research processes. Ideosync has trained local volunteers and NGO staff
members in radio programming, technical production skills and broadcast
management; as well as provided inputs on the design of the studios and
equipment setups.
Supriya Mukherji
Programme Communication Specialist
UNICEF
73 Lodi Estate
New Delhi 110003
Phone: 24606411
Mobile: 98111 15413
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Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:39:47 -0700 (MST)
From: "George Lessard" <[email protected]>
Subject: [cr-india] Community Radio can make a crucial difference
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Community Radio can make a crucial difference to marginalized peoples
during disasters. Keep the info flowing!
http://bit.ly/65TCnF #ainu
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Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:05:30 +0100
From: "Jayaweera, Wijayananda" <[email protected]>
Subject: [cr-india] EC Call for proposal: promoting democracy and
human rights in India
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Information regarding the European Commission Call for proposals aiming at
promoting democracy and human rights in India, Ref. 129337:
Title of the Call : EIDHR - Country Based Support Scheme (CBSS)- India
Funds : EIDHR - EUROPEAN INSTRUMENT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS EIDHR
- COUNTRY-BASED SUPPORT SCHEMES
Areas : Human Rights, Cooperation & Development
Summary : The European Cooperation Office - Europeaid- launches a new
call for proposals under the EIDHR with the aim of promoting democracy and
human rights in India
Deadlines for submission : 29 January 2010
Who can apply : Associations, Associations, Local and Regional
authorities, Federations, Unions, Development NGOs, International
Organisation, Universities
Regions concerned : EU Member States, Asia
For more information, please consult the guidelines and other related
documents:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1260209795753&do=publi.detPUB&searchtype=AS&aoet=36538%2C36539&ccnt=7573876&debpub=&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=15&page=2&aoref=129337
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► World AIDS Day 2009
UNESCO supporting rights-based approaches to HIV and AIDS
http://www.unesco.org/aids
► Journée Mondiale du SIDA
UNESCO Soutenir des réponses au VIH et au SIDA basées sur les droits de
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:03:23 +0530
From: sajan venniyoor <[email protected]>
Subject: [cr-india] Bandra to have its own radio station
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"Bandra to have its own radio station"
DNA, 13 December 2009
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_bandra-to-have-its-own-radio-station_1323071
Mumbai: The countdown for the first-ever community FM radio in the city has
begun. Come February 2010, FM 107.8 or Jago Mumbai, will be launched in the
western suburb of Bandra and aims to create awareness on civic issues,
community development and social inclusion.
The brainchild of local resident Navin Chandra, chairman of the Union Park
Residents' Association (UPRA), Chandra feels radio is the strongest tool
for
communication within the community and claims it took him two-and-a-half
years to obtain the necessary permissions. The radio station received the
required license by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry in
Delhi
last week. The I&B ministry has approved Sea Hill building in Union Park,
Khar (W) as the place from where the radio station will broadcast.
"In the case of a radio station, literacy is not an issue. One doesn't need
to know how to read or write. Further, it is free for the community," said
Chandra.
The radio station's footprint covers a radius of 10 km and will reach
Mahim,
Dharavi, Bandra, Santa Cruz, Khar, Juhu, Vile Parle and Versova and involve
people from all strata of society. "We will tap the slum pockets in these
areas and also give them a voice. This can help us to understand their
issues better," said Surekha Kotwani, treasurer UPRA.
Among the many issues that the radio station has on its agenda, promoting
cleanliness, health and sanitation, environment, waste management, water
conservation and electricity are just a few. The radio station will also
raise the issue of judicious use of plastics and suggest ways to deal with
common lifestyle diseases and other daily concerns of Mumbaikars. "The
problem with Mumbai is that we depend on the BMC or the government. Unless
citizens do something, nothing will happen. We want to keep reminding them
the responsibility to involve the community at large," said Chandra. The
station will also provide a platform for local talent and be broadcast in
Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati and English. Workshops on how to run a community
radio will begin from Friday.
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:01:12 +0530
From: Stalin K <[email protected]>
Subject: [cr-india] CRF membership
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Dear Friends,
Community Radio Forum-India is a registered association of community radio
broadcasters, researches and advocates in India. CRF members have played a
significant role in shaping and drafting the new CR policy currently in
place. CRF believes in the power of community radio, is committed to
democratization of India¹s airwaves and works to enable community
organizations to set up their own Community Radio Station. The CRF, being a
membership based organization, is the only representative body of CR
practitioners in India.
We are currently accepting individual and institutional members to the
Forum
and would appeal to all of you to join this very important movement and
association.
Institutional Membership: Any Not for Profit¹ organization registered under
Societies Act, Trust Act, Section 25 Companies Act, etc, who are practicing
and/or promoting the concept of Community Radio within the value framework
of CRF: ³of the community, by the community and for the community², and
appropriately reflected in the management and ownership structures of its
Community Radio Station (CRS). Annual membership fee: Rs.1000
Individual Membership: Community radio broadcasters, community radio
programmers, researchers, activists, engaged in and/or interested in
promoting Community Radio within the value framework of CRF: ³of the
community, by the community and for the community². Annual membership fee:
Rs.300
Please fill in the attached membership form and email it back to me. Make a
cheque or DD favor of ³Community Radio Forum of India² and post/courier it
to the addressed mentioned below
If you are interested in going through the Objectives and Rules &
Regulations of the Forum, kindly go to:
MoA: http://www.crforum.in/memorandum-of-association
<http://www.crforum.in/memorandum-of-association>
Rules & Regulations: http://www.crforum.in/rules-and-regulations
<http://www.crforum.in/rules-and-regulations>
In harmony,
Stalin
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Stalin K.
Convener, Community Radio Forum of India
C/o Video Volunteers
600/1, Retreat House Road
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Phone: +91-832-2281032
Mobile: +91-9923594635
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