Introduction by María Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager

Indigenous people from the 25 communities which make up the El Rincón de la Sierra Norte region in Oaxaca, México, want to participate in the radio ‘because they feel it is theirs”. With these words, the Zapotec women and men who work in Radio XHIDZA (Zapotec Air) describe what members of the communities feel about the station. It is through this low frequency station that the communication rights of the Zapotec people are given concrete expression.

COMUNICADO FINAL DO SEMINÁRIO

Sob o lema a “Igreja como berço de amor e solidariedade”, realizou-se de 28 a 30 de Maio um seminário sob o tema “Comunicando sobre o VIH-SIDA”, decorrida na paróquia de Nova Jerusalém, Província de Cabinda, numa iniciativa do Sector de Produções Literárias e Comunicação da IERA em parceria com o Sínodo Provincial de Cabinda. O seminário contou com a participação de 67 formandos, entre os quais, pastores, leigos e activistas, bem como, a participação de Dez igrejas irmãs convidadas, entre elas, IEA, IECA, MACA, IDA, ICPDA, Anglicana, Nova Apostólica, Tocoísta, Sétimo Dia, Bom Deus e CEAA.

The ‘Facilitator’s Guide for Training on HIV and AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Reduction’ is a practical resource for participatory learning on understanding, recognizing and combating stigma.

The Guide lays out a systematic strategy for workshop discussions on issues such as moral judgments, stigmatizing religious practices and coping with stigma. Of special interest are the novel illustrations on forms of stigma and discrimination adapted to an African social reality.

Two years after Bangladesh adopts a new Community Radio Policy, the community media landscape is changing.

After radio broadcasters from Asia and the Pacific gathered in Bangalore, India, to participate in the 2nd conference of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) Asia-Pacific chapter, one of the region’s most important breakthroughs for community broadcasting in South Asia took place in Bangladesh. The government awarded licences to twelve organisations to establish community radios.

This project is supported by DFID-UK and is widely seen as a model for tackling stigma and discrimination of People Living With HIV and AIDS.

Newsletter (April 2010) PDF

Mieux conseiller et informer la population, et en particulier les femmes sur les conséquences et les peines encourues par les auteurs de la mutilation génitale féminine, était le thème des émissions diffusées à la radio nationale chaîne 2, organisées par le groupe thématique « Femmes et TIC » soutenu par ses partenaires financiers

L’association « Femmes et TIC » avec les appuis stratégiques et financiers de l’Association mondiale pour la communication chrétienne (WACC) du Canada et de l’Institut International pour la Communication et le Développement (IICD), a organisé une série d’émissions radios dont les thèmes portaient sur les violences à l’égard des femmes au Mali.

WACC’s Africa Region recently held a seminar on “Exploring the role of journalists and religious communicators in conflict situations and conflict resolution in the context of East Africa”. It took place 26-27 March 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Kenya Pastoralist Journalist Network (PAJAN) – whose work has been supported by WACC under its programme ‘Communication for Peace’ – presented a case study of its Peace Education and Awareness Campaign. This involves community outreach and community media activities in three districts of northern Kenya: Wajir, Mandera, and Garissa.

If you're looking for information about the right to information/Si Ud. busca información sobre el derecho a la información/Si vous cherchez de l'information sur le droit à l'information...

WACC's handy 'No-Nonsense guide to the Right to Information' is now available online both on its global web site here and on the web site of the Centre for Communication Rights here.

The No-Nonsense Guide series offers six-pages of useful information on different aspects of communication intended for practitioners and activists. Previous topics have included 'Media observatories', 'Climate justice', 'Indigenous people's rights', 'Peace journalism', and 'The right to communicate'.