community radio in asia-pacific: impacts & challenges
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Community Radio in Asia-Pacific: Impacts & Challenges. Suman Basnet Regional Coordinator AMARC Asia Pacific Kathmandu, Nepal. What is AMARC?. Approximately 5000 community radio and individual members in 113 countries; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Suman BasnetRegional Coordinator
AMARC Asia PacificKathmandu, Nepal
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Approximately 5000 community radio and individual members in 113 countries;
Created in 1983 during the first international conference of community radios in Montreal;
Asia-Pacific regional office in Kathmandu & International Secretariat in Montreal;
Core purpose is to defend & promote of community broadcasting;
Women’s International Network (AMARC-WIN) is a sister movement to promote women’s role in community radios
http:/www.amarc.org
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To express local issues and concerns in a culturally and socially relevant manner and in local languages;
To create an alternative to the state-owned and the private commercial media
To fill in the information gap by the absence of media
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Photos of Radio CBS, Indonesia
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Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Cambodia East Timor Fiji and Pacific
Island Countries India Indonesia Japan South Korea Nepal New Zealand Philippines Thailand Community Song contest, Sheker radio,
Kyrgystan
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“In my village vegetable farmers received enhanced bargaining power after our local community radio “Radio Palung” started to provide the latest vegetable rates from Kathmandu. Earlier we were exploited 'by middlemen who made good of the information gap. We also receive information about pesticides, farming seasons, etc. that are useful for farming.”
Harkha Bahadur Karki, Vegetable Farmer, Palung
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“If we have our own radio, the issues that we talk about will reach a larger community of women. Radio will enhance the credibility of our messages by lending them the weight of the medium” - Bidakanne Sammamma, Pastapur.
“Community Radio Namma Dhwani gave us an identity of our own” - Budhikote Community
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Suitcase Radio of femLINKPACIFIC Media Initiatives for Women
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Installing antennae, North Sumatra Province,
Indonesia
Japanese women in the studioof FMYY, Kobe, Japan
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Nepali porter and his radio Radio Sagarmatha, Kathmandu
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The Self Employed Women’s Association, SEWA is a cooperative with a membership of over one million and
runs a community radio for its members in Gujarat, India
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Radio is immensely popular everywhere
Khoun Radio Laos PDR
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Kishim community radio, Afghanistan
Radio Most, Kyrgystan
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Independent broadcasters between two guns
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Lack of legislative recognition or unfriendly legislation
Lack of spectrum planning
Unclear ownership issues
Complicated licensing procedures
Threats by militant groups
Lack of code of conduct
Low capacity of operation and maintenance
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By the people, for the people and of the people
Not for making profit
Local languages
Inclusive, democratic, and creative medium
Low cost
Promotes transparency
Promotes local culture
Functions as a development tool