(Picture: IWPR Consultant Hussein Amin, right, conducts a video presentation during the special training workshop for CRN journalists. The Institute for War & Peace Reporting, based in The Hague, is focused primarily on Transitional Justice.)
A training and mentoring course for broadcast journalists has paved the way for IWPR’s new programmes covering women’s rights. The weekly programmes are produced in partnership with the Catholic Radio Network (CRN). The content is gathered and recorded by IWPR and CRN’s team of journalists. The goal of the project is to provide women with a platform to access independent news about the rule of law and women’s rights, and to stimulate debate through local media. The training programme was held at the Association for Media Development. The programme is a 15-minute weekly radio magazine featuring news, interviews and analysis, with an emphasis on women’s rights and will air on CRN stations. The new project, IWPR’s first, has been welcomed by station managers at IWPR’s local partner, CRN. “We are looking forward to producing programmes that will contribute to improving the condition of women, particularly by making themselves and the general public more aware of women's rights,” Sister Elena Balatti, director of CRN Radio said. A second phase of the training programme will be held in the coming weeks. The training workshop has taught reporters the basic skills of broadcasting, investigative journalism, including research, interviewing and production techniques. The course also covered a variety of presentation formats, so that participants will be able to reach out to their audiences and interact with them on complex issues via news bulletins, special reports, radio documentaries, public debates and phone-in talk shows. The journalists trained by IWPR welcomed the chance to acquire new skills. “The best item in the training was learning a method to plan the radio programmes, especially who to interview,” said James Pakwan, a senior editor who will work alongside the reporters as they produce the programmes. The intensive training schedule also included specialist tuition on human rights issues, with a particular focus on the role of the media in reporting rights and justice issues in the region. Reporters learned how to research and provide in-depth coverage on issues such as sexual violence, local judicial mechanisms and women empowerment. The programmes provide an opportunity for listeners to become better informed about crucial issues and contribute their own views on them as well. The Christian Radio Network of stations will broadcast the programme in local languages. Topics to be explored in upcoming episodes include widows’ rights, early marriage and the value of girl education. The discussions during training also focused on the legal complications arising from the different interpretations between customary law and common law systems, and their effects on women’s rights in the region. “Our training helped to build a picture of the situation facing women, especially to focus on areas where their rights are not yet fully recognised,” Jina Awin, a reporter said. Other participants were enthusiastic about the objectives of the programmes that will be aired through CRN’s network. “To be aware that a problem [concerning women’s rights] is there is not the end of the task,” Pakwan said. “The radio programme should give clues as to who can address [women’s rights issues] or possibly how to solve them.” Story by Simon Jennings - IWPR Africa Editor. (Editors Note: This project is funded by the European Union.) Tweet Widget www.iwpr.net <https://iwpr.net/global-voices/iwpr-launch-radio-programme>
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