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AFRO-NETS> The Drum Beat - 45 - Communication and Change News and Issues
The Drum Beat - 45 - Communication and Change News and Issues
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from THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE partnership - The Rockefeller Founda-
tion, UNICEF, USAID, CHANGE, WHO, BBC World Service, CIDA, Johns Hop-
kins University Center for Communication Programs, The European Union,
Soul City, The Panos Institute, UNAIDS.
Information, ideas, linkages and dialogue on communication, development
and change.
Director: Warren Feek
mailto:[email protected]
http://www.comminit.com
* 15 new Vacancies; US$ 125,000 for outstanding research; US$ 125,000
for innovative development - see below
PROGRAMMES
1. ABCDEspanol - Latin America - teaches reading, writing and math to
both school children and adults in order to motivate continued learn-
ing, develop emotional intelligence, and generate a new role for teach-
ers as facilitators. A programme in Cartegena rewards students who have
learned to read through ABCDEspanol. New readers write their first let-
ters to the local paper. They then receive a free 3-month subscription
to this paper as an incentive to continue reading and learning.
Contact Javier Gonzlez
mailto:[email protected]
2. SAfAIDS - Southern Africa - established in 1998 to facilitate better
media understanding, communication and coverage of HIV/AIDS issues.
Their media messages were created out of recommendations from a needs-
assessment conducted in late 1998 in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia
(pilot). Activities such as training workshops and the production of
"media information packs" on various themes surrounding HIV/AIDS are
results of this needs-assessment.
Contact Aulora Stally
mailto:[email protected]
3. Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign - Global - this program of the United Na-
tions Association of the USA (UNA-USA) engages individuals, community
groups, and businesses in the UN effort to remove landmines worldwide.
Sponsors "adopt" minefields identified by the UN as being in urgent
need of clearance. Since its launch in March 1999, the Campaign has re-
ceived over $2.5 million in payments and pledges for the removal of
minefields in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia,
and Mozambique.
http://www.landmines.org
mailto:[email protected]
4. Foundation for Independent Radio Broadcasting (FNR) - Russia - NGO
aiming to assist in the development of independent radio, and to raise
public awareness on legal, environmental and social issues in Russia.
FNR broadcasts a radio soap opera, a morning news programme and PSAs
targeted at younger audiences on Radio Russia and a network of more
than 100 regional radio stations.
Contact Veronica Dmitriyeva
mailto:[email protected]
5. US Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) media campaigns - Global -
designed, tested and produced in-country by local talent, campaigns aim
to advance peaceful change in post-conflict settings worldwide. Exam-
ple: a voter education campaign in Croatia that recruited 5,000 domes-
tic election monitors and resulted in 78% voter turnout. They have a
13-minute video featuring televised PSAs from Indonesia, Nigeria and
the Balkans.
Contact Anne Lee
mailto:[email protected]
AWARDS
6. Netaid.org grants - Africa & Yugoslavia - US$ 1.7 million awarded in
the 1st round of grants to 13 NGOs to support projects that will help
fight extreme poverty across Africa and in Kosovo. Details:
http://www.netaid.org
7. Employer Response to HIV/AIDS - Europe - European AIDS and Enter-
prise Network is seeking nominations for awards for the best employer
responses to HIV and AIDS. 3 categories: a) HIV and AIDS policy regard-
ing employment and work place; b) supporting people living with HIV in
remaining or returning to work; c) HIV education for the work force.
Nominations:
mailto:[email protected]
8. The Global Development Network (GDN) - Global - the GDN is an NGO
which aims to support and link research and policy institutes involved
in the field of development. Awards are for 1) Outstanding Research on
Development - US$ 125,000, and 2) Most Innovative Development Project -
US$ 125,000.
http://www.comminit.com/125k.html
Contact Nadia Roumani
mailto:[email protected]
WEB SITES
9. The European Union's HIV/AIDS Programme in Developing Countries web
site has been updated.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/aids
10. OneWorld International has launched a television channel on the
Internet - OneWorld TV. It will showcase documentaries on human rights
issues and sustainable development and interviews with people working
for global justice.
http://www.oneworld.net/tv
Contact Glen Tarman
mailto:[email protected]
11. 5 E's Unlimited (Ecology, Economy, Equity, Education, and Evalua-
tion) aims to affect understanding and taking action on the sustain-
ability of coastal watersheds, rural regions, cities, communities, and
neighborhoods and to share new ideas on sustainable development issues
of global concern.
http://www.eeeee.net/
12. Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) is an NGO aiming
to increase environmental awareness among the public and improve the
environmental state Nepal. Initiatives include Radio Sagarmatha, Ankhe
Jhyal and the Environment Support Fund (ESF).
http://www.nefej.org.np/
13. The Millenium Forum has a web site on which to view and comment on
draft papers on issues of Peace, the Eradication of Poverty, Human
Rights, Sustainable Development and the Environment, Globalization and
"Strengthening and Democratizing the UN," and to register for the Fo-
rum's meeting in May 2000.
http://www.millenniumforum.org
Contact Brad Pokorny
mailto:[email protected]
EVENTS
14. UNICEF-Lebanon held a workshop in Beirut for advocating the Rights
of the Child. Participants were from TV networks and the written press.
Focus was on problems of education and child labor and discussion of
communication strategies that would positively impact decision-makers,
parents and children. There was wide TV coverage and articles on child-
related issues were written by most participants. Follow-up workshop
was recommended to evaluate impact and guide future work.
Contact Aida Jammal
mailto:[email protected]
15. The Child Survival Collaborations and Resource Group's Behavior
Change Communications Working Group will hold a 2-day consultative fo-
rum "Community-Centered Approaches to Behavior and Social Change" on
13-14 Apr. 2000 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Features case studies
that demonstrate innovative approaches for promoting social and behav-
ior change by involving and empowering communities. Register at:
http://www.macroint.com/csts/pvo/bccreg.asp
Contact Kathleen Mueller
mailto:[email protected]
16. The Ontario Council for International Co-operation (OCIC) - Tech-
nology and Culture: Knowledge Across Borders, a 1-day forum, 8 Apr.
2000. This forum is for exchanging diverse perspectives on what the
Internet means for international/community development and global edu-
cation. Register at:
http://www.web.net/~ocic Contact [email protected]
17. Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC) is holding its Dramatisation
of Information Courses (Sep. 7 - Dec. 15, 2000) for 24 programme-makers
working in radio and television. Central theme of courses is "Environ-
ment and Energy." Fellowships will be fully paid for by the Dutch gov-
ernment. Application deadline is 25 Apr. 2000.
Contact Turan Ali
mailto:[email protected]
18. Kids' World: A Dark Side of Asia", a Photo Exhibition on Cambodian
Street Kids will be at The Freedom Forum Asian Center & Library in Hong
Kong.
Contact Ms. Sammie Leung
mailto:[email protected]
MATERIALS
19. Call for papers - for a special issue of the Journal of Interna-
tional Communication on Participatory Communication for Social Change.
Send abstracts by 30 June 2000.
Contact Jan Servaes
mailto:[email protected]
OR
mailto:[email protected]
20. Call for Health Issues Scripts - for use in both puppet & radio ap-
plications.
Contact Dan Henrich
mailto:[email protected]
21. "Tied up in a Rope of Sand - Theatre for Development: Cultural Ac-
tion or Development Utility?" by Alex Mavrocordatos. 'Development work-
ers...often expect people to consider new ideas and practices radically
different from those they have grown up with. These are easily rejected
and performers and field-workers alike...can be hastily dismissed as
purveyors of unwanted or even heretical notions. Theatre for Develop-
ment should exist, as a lubricant, at the interface between social cir-
cumstances and technical (project) activity.'
http://www.comminit.com/papers/p_0037.html
Contact Alex Mavrocordatos
mailto:[email protected]
VACANCIES
22. 15 new vacancy notices on our web site from: The Rockefeller Foun-
dation [Senior Scientist & Regional Representative]; The Hesperian
Foundation [Managing Editor & Project Associate]; the UNDP [Project Di-
rector]; the Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme (MAPP) of
UNOPS - Asia Office [Consultant for Advocacy]; UNICEF [Consultant to
the Global Polio Eradication Initiative]; SIECUS [Library Assistant];
the CHANGE Project [Director]; Common Ground Productions [Vice Presi-
dent and Managing Director]; Save the Children [2 Emergency Public
Health Specialists]; The Voice of America [Media Research Analyst]; Me-
dia Action International [Emergencies] and PATH [IEC Programme Offi-
cer].
Visit http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html
If you do not have web access,
mailto:[email protected]
CORRECTION
23. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was incorrectly listed
in issue #43 as the contact for the PRO-CAARE Child forum. The Forum is
located and managed by SatelLife at:
http://www.healthnet.org
and is on HIV and AIDS in general. Our apologies for any confusion and
inconvenience.
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