IRIN Outreach Radio Project

To enhance the capacity of displaced and refugee communities to voice and prioritize needs and to organize and manage their own solutions to problems; to enhance human security by promoting human rights and humanitarian principles; and to support the development of impartial and independent media.

Beneficiaries

Vulnerable and disaster affected communities, refugees, IDPs, victims of conflict, and other vulnerable groups particularly women and children.

Activities

Work with existing radio stations to provide relevant content, as well as training through co-production.
In Afghanistan, in addition to independent media, the project will also support the state radio network that the government is committed to promoting.
Training for journalists on reporting methods, management of content and programme production.
Distribution of wind-up radios in refugee, IDP and vulnerable communities, and material support to enhance capacities of local radio stations.

Colloborating Partners

Community facilitators; community-based, privately owned, and state owned radio stations; UN agencies; NGOs; community based organizations; state and local governments.

Outputs (including distinctive aspects of the project)

In Afghanistan, 8 national community facilitators, 8 national radio producers, 8 local journalists trained. 12 co-productions and 12 audio programmes produced on issues and events supporting the peace process and human security, and topics selected through community involvement.
Wind-up radios distributed to IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable groups: 750 in Afghanistan in selected communities, 2000 in Angola, 1500 in Burundi...
In Sudan, 12 Sudanese radio journalists trained.
250 programmes produced in Burundi, Tanzania, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda on key humanitarian issues.
Co-production training with 18 different partner stations in Cote d'Ivoire, and 16 local stations in Liberia.

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