momentum for change: using community radio to fight poverty
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Momentum for Change: Using Community Radio to Fight Poverty in Bangladesh http://en.calameo.com/read/0022167141237a9c4e8ef Greetings from Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) BNNRC is in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. We are delighted to share with you Momentum for Change: Using Community Radio to Fight Poverty in Bangladesh. Now 14 Community Radio Stations are on-air in the country, aiming to ensure empowerment and right to information for the rural community. They are broadcasting altogether 120 hours program per day on information, education, local entertainment and development motivation activities. Around 536 Youth Women & Youth are now working with those Stations throughout the country as rural broadcasters. BNNRC has been struggling for the last 12 years to open up the community media (including Community Radio, Community Television and Community film) and giving focus on its vital role as voices of the voiceless people. BNNRC has been addressing the community radio & community TV access issue for over a decade, almost since its emergence in the year 2000. The reality of today is that the bondage between the community people and local-level community radio stations are getting strengthened day-by-day. Community Radio has now become their part of life. Community Radio becomes the instrument for the livelihood battle of the rural people. BNNRC established the Community Media News Agency (CMNA), Community Media Academy (CMA) and Monthly Community Media to share development news & building capacity for the Community Media sector in Bangladesh. We have now started advocacy with the Government of Bangladesh to open up Community Television for Development. We hope that, community television will come into being within a short time in Bangladesh. We hope that, community television will come into being within a short time. We invite you to join in our STRUGGLE! With Best Regards, AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR Chief Executive Officer [email protected]TRANSCRIPT
