sustainability of a community radio
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Presentation by Rukmini Vemraju, CEMCA Presented at Chapai Nawabganj, BangladeshTRANSCRIPT
Sustainability of a Community Radio
Rukmini VemrajuProgramme Officer –Livelihoods &HealthProject Director- CCFC
June 9-11, 2013Chapai NawabgunjBangladesh
COMMONWEALTH of LEARNING
Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia
Core principles of CR Promote community ownership and
management Operate on a not-for-profit basis Reflect social and cultural diversity Enhance community participation Encourage inclusion Contribute to horizontal communication Exercise editorial freedom Espouse self-sustainability (both social &
financial)
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Challenges faced by CRS Finding adequate funds for setting up a
station Creating a regular funding source for
running it Increasing community participation Creating relevant and engaging content Finding, training and retraining human
resource Establishing economical technological
options
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Aspects of Sustainability Social Institutional Financial Technological
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Social Community needs,
aspirations Respecting local
knowledge, beliefs, values
Preserving local culture, promoting local talent
Celebrating diversity
Providing relevant, useful and timely information
Role in decision making
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Some Questions Is the NGO licenced for a community radio station, required to
have worked with a definable community (s) in order to obtain a license? (e.g. India –Yes, policy requires that)
Do members of the community participate various administrative bodies in the radio station? (e.g. CRS should have management committees with community members on board)
Is feedback from the members of the community taken into account, irrespective of caste, class, gender, occupation?
Are members of the community actively involved in promoting the radio station within the community?
Is the radio station’s policy inclusive of all the members of the target community in terms of class, caste, religion, ethnic, linguistic, gender and geographic characteristics?
Does the radio organise a public hearing/ community audit for assessment over regular time periods?
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Institutional Training and
Capacity building for community
Resource Pool Content Sharing Listening groups Outreach
activities Volunteer groups
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Station Management Content-creation, archiving, retrieval Scheduling-FPC, repeats. Live,
interactive Staff roster Volunteers Training/retraining Finances Responding to local issues
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Technological Choosing right
equipment-low cost/robust
Insurance AMC Training local
persons Buildings back-ups Networking to
share info
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Some Questions.. Are there positions for members from the community
in the technical management team Is there significant focus on capacity building for the
community with respect to handling and maintaining technical equipment in the radio station?
Is there an onus on the radio station to organize workshops for people from the community to learn production of programmes?
Is there an existence of a team assessing the technical equipment available to the radio station?
Does the station policy ensure compliance with safety standards for studio and production facilities?
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Financial “low” cost, not ”no” Cost
Ads- government
Ads -private Sponsorships Local classifieds Announcements,
Greetings Membership fee Special days Studio hire
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By the community For the community Of the community
Thank you for your attention
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