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"Youth Radio for peacebuilding -- a guide" (2nd edition)

Youth radio is a tool with tremendous power to build peace. Just as youth are deeply involved in conflict, so too they have the possibility to play a role in building peace.

Radio has the potential to harness the creativity of young people.

This guidebook has been written with such young people in mind. It is designed to help them and those who work with them design and produce entertaining radio programmes which help construct a peaceful future.

You can download it in English and French from our Guidebook section: http://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en&context_id=3&context=manuals

On line: 12/07/2009

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Cote d'Ivoire Media Sector Mapping Key Findings, dowload them from the library

On line: 27/10/2008

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Visit our library and download new publications.

On line: 25/09/2008

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Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa is pleased to inform you that ‘Radios Africaines pour la Paix’ (RAPP) is now on line in the ‘manuals’ section. This distance learning course was developed by SFCG and run in 2007 by Mediafrica.net (www.mediafrica.net). It is currently only available in French.

Link : www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en&context_id=3&context=manuals


On line: 23/01/2008

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Online Poll Results Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa 2005-2007

10/06, Can using humour in radio programmes help build peace?
There were a total of 1068 responses...
Yes: 55.24 %
No: 44.76 %

04/06, Should peacebuilding be one of the missions of community radio?
There were a total of 842 responses...
Yes: 58.08 %
No: 41.92 %

10/05, Do you think that giving radio air time to young people can have a positive effect on listeners, and more widely on society?
There were a total of 351 responses...
Yes: 68.38 %
No: 31.62 %

Poll2 05/05, Do radio talkshow hosts need special training to avoid exacerbating conflict ?
There were a total of 283 responses...
Yes: 68.20 %
No: 31.80 %

Poll1, Do you think the idea of using peacebuilding techniques in radio programming is a good idea ?
There were a total of 485 responses...
Yes: 82.68 %
No: 17.32 %

On line: 23/08/2007

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The report can be found in the 'Library' at http://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en&context_id=5&context=library. In 2005 SFCG carried out a mapping of the media sector in Sierra Leone - examining information channels related to two dominant policy frameworks: the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and Decentralisation.
The objective was to understand better the effect of the policy frameworks in everyday life. Three key questions were asked:
• How is information made available?
• What information does the public receive and how is it understood?
• What quality and quantity of information is required to ensure the full participation and engagement of the public?

Generally the study found that vertical information flows are well developed whereas horizontal information flows are not.

On line: 23/08/2007

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Mahad Elmi, who was murdered in Mogadishu on 11 August 2007, was one of the 21 talkshow producers from across Africa who came together in Burundi in 2005 to contribute to the development of the 'Radio Talkshows for Peacebuilding' guidebook - which was produced by the Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa project. His contribution was unique and powerful, and his strong voice for peace in his own country is undoubtedly the reason for his murder. He will be missed, but if the murderers believe that his voice will be silenced they are wrong.

On line: 20/08/2007

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New editions of the RFPA guidebooks in English and in French are now on line. The new versions were developed out of a series of focus group meetings with broadcasters and experts in Sierra Leone, Burundi and Belgium. Their recommendations led us to make several changes to the structure of the guides – notably to add a section on Conflict.

- Talkshow for peacebuilding – a guide (2nd edition)
- Youth Radio for peacebuilding – a guide (2nd edition)

- Soap opera for Peacebuilding, part 2 is also now downloadable in a pdf version.

Direct link:
http://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en&context_id=3&context=manuals


New programmes ‘Another Africa’ in English have been put on line in the audio section > portraits (see in the left column)
http://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en&context=audio&page=main&theme=40


Please don’t hesitate to give us your feedback via: radiopeaceafrica@sfcg.be

On line: 12/12/2006

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The jury’s comments about the Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa Awards 2006 are now available in the library section.

You can also listen to the programmes that won an award in the audio section. Click in the left column to select the section you want to access.

Finally please note that translations into French or English of the programmes produced in other languages (Arabic, Kirundi, Portuguese or Tiv) can also be found in the library section.

The sound quality of the programmes is variable. For these awards the independent jury focused on the content and the peacebuilding potential.

Please don’t hesitate to give us your feedback via: radiopeaceafrica@sfcg.be

On line: 21/11/2006

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Mediafrica.net will run an online training developed in collaboration with Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa. This training is currently available only in French. Click here for more information http://tofrraace.mediafrica.net or write to editor@mediafrica.net.

On line: 20/11/2006

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The Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa team is happy to inform you that the judges have made their decision and selected the winners for the RFPA Awards 2006. We would like to thank and congratulate the large number of individual radio broadcasters and radio stations which participated.

Awards have been made in three categories (Talkshow, Drama and Youth Radio). The competition recognises the best programmes that contribute to peace. Programmes that reduce tensions in groups and communities, which enhance and value shared interests, that break down listener stereotypes, and that provide positive role models.

In general, the judges were impressed by the quality of many of the programmes which were entered for the competition. Choosing the best programmes sometimes proved to be really hard. For instance, in the Youth Radio section, the judges couldn’t decide between two programmes, and eventually decided to award the first prize to both of them. On the other hand, in the Talk-show category the judges decided to award only two runner-up prizes as they didn’t feel that the others were of a high enough standard.


The winners are:


Talkshow

First Prize (800 Euros):
- Inyanduruko (The roots of evil) produced and broadcast by Radio Isanganiro (Burundi).

Second Prizes (300 Euros):
- Africa Have Your Say produced by BBC World Service, African Productions (United Kingdom).
- Our Peace produced and broadcast by Miraya/Mirror FM (Sudan).


Drama

First Prize (800 Euros):
- Slayed Dog produced and broadcast by BBC World Service, African Productions (United Kingdom).

Second Prizes (300 Euros):
- Domestic Violence produced and broadcast by Radio Sem Fronteiras (Mozambique).
- Gande Mbatsav vo (Beyond Witches and Wizards) produced and broadcast by Radio Benue (Nigeria).
- Libération des prisonniers politiques produced by Studio Ijambo and broadcast by Radio Isanganiro (Burundi).


Youth Radio

First Prize (800 Euros):
- La communauté lutte contre le phénomène des enfants dits sorciers produced by Sisi Watoto Project – Centre Lokole and broadcast by Radio Maendeleo (Democratic Republic of Congo).
- Ursom ala el ard makaanak (Draw your place on Earth) produced by The Darfur Lifeline Project and broadcast by BBC World Service Trust (Sudan).

Second Prizes (300 Euros):
- Agateka K’abana (Children’s rights) produced by Studio Ijambo and broadcast by Radio Isanganiro (Burundi).
- Paroles d’enfants: mésaventures de mineurs au-delà des frontières produced by L’Agence La Cible and broadcast by Radio Gerddes (Benin).


An explanation of the judges’ choices will be on line in a few days.

Furthermore, these programmes will be available for listening and download from the audio section of the website soon.

Our congratulations to all the winners!

Please don’t hesitate to give us feedback: radiopeaceafrica@sfcg.be

On line: 10/11/2006