[WSIS CS-Plenary] 25th anniversary of AMARC: Capacity Building Workshop for Community Radios for Fighting Poverty and Natural Disaster, October 17-20, 2008, Yoyakarta, Indonesia

[ceo]

25th anniversary of AMARC: Capacity Building Workshop for Community Radios for Fighting Poverty and Natural Disaster,  October 17-20, 2008, Yoyakarta, Indonesia 

The Asia Pacific section of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, AMARC, is organising two training of trainers (TOT) workshops on the role of community radio in poverty alleviation and disaster management in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from October 17-20, 2008. 

The workshops, which are being organised in collaboration with Jaringan Radio Komunitas Indonesia (JRKI), Combine Resources Institution (COMBINE, Indonesia), and the AMARC-Japan Working Group will aim to strengthen the capacity of community radios to deal with issues of poverty alleviation and disaster management in the communities they serve. Ford Foundation Indonesia has provided financial support for the workshops. 

The TOT on the role of community radio (CR) in poverty alleviation will take place on the 17th and 18th and will cover issues and topics ranging from 'Working with Community Members for Identifying Key Developmental Priorities' to 'Enabling CRs to Address MDGs in their Programming', from 'Engaging with Women and Marginalised Communities' to 'Learning from Successful Example in Communities,' from 'Decoding Policies for Programming' to 'Creating Effective Linkages Beyond Communities.' 


Similarly, the TOT on the role of community radio in disaster management will take place on the 19th and 20th. It will address issues ranging from Safeguarding Radio Stations at times of Natural Disaster' to 'Fast Resurrection of the station to support Immediate Relief to the Community, from the role of Community Radios in reconstruction and rehabilitation to 'Gender Sensitising Community Radios.'

The TOTs will be participated by AMARC members, CR representatives and subject specialists from Indonesia as well as other countries from the rest of the Asia Pacific region (including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Japan, Australia, Fiji, Thailand, and Pakistan). The capacity building activities will also raise issues related to climate change and food security in the framework of AMARC international coverage of the World Food Day on October 16, 2008.



Bazlu
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AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
&
Member, Strategy Council
UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)
 
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