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Bringing Local News to Local People Khoun Radio Support Project

Local Project Appraisal Committee 15 February 2006. Bringing Local News to Local People Khoun Radio Support Project. Content of Presentation. Background and Situation Analysis Objectives Project Management Arrangements Opportunities, Challenges and Risks Project Budget.

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Bringing Local News to Local People Khoun Radio Support Project

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  1. Local Project Appraisal Committee 15 February 2006 Bringing Local News to Local PeopleKhoun Radio Support Project

  2. Content of Presentation • Background and Situation Analysis • Objectives • Project Management Arrangements • Opportunities, Challenges and Risks • Project Budget

  3. 1. Situation Analysis: Media Landscape • Overall, increasing diversity of information, thanks to the spread of internet and satellite TV … • … but large parts of the population lack access to local information that is vital to take decisions about their lives, e.g. concerning markets, public services, job opportunities, development issues • Availability of Information at sub-provincial level • - mostly one-way flow of information • - authorities communicate with villages through Nai Baan • - or reliance on mouth-to-mouth communication

  4. Situation Analysis: Media Landscape cont. • Radio culture in rural areas • - particularly farmers in remote villages • - programmes in ethnic languages popular (e.g. LNR: 2 daily Programmes) • Donor-supported initiatives (ongoing or planned) • - Support to Lao National Radio (Sida) • - Radio access for remote districts (UNESCO/MIC, Saravane) • - Awareness-raising about development issues through media (e.g. UNICEF) • - Internet-radio (EqualAccess) • - Lao Journalist Association / Lao National University (EU)

  5. Situation Analysis: Khoun District, Xiengkhouang • Among the 47 poorest districts in Lao PDR • 90 villages with 31 000 people • 54% Hmong, 41% Lao Lum, 5% Khamu • Access to radio from LNR, some neighbouring provinces – but in many cases not Xiengkhouang provincial radio • Commitment from political leadership and interest from community

  6. 2. Objectives of the Project “Voice of Phiavat” Radio Initiative sets out to 1. Improve access to information through local reporting and radio programme making in local languages 2. Increase the voice of Lao citizens – in particular of ethnic people and women – in programme making to help them participate in development decisions that affect their lives

  7. Project Outputs 1. A local radio station in Khoun established 2. Enhanced news making skills of Public Information Officers at provincial and district level 3. Community volunteers and radio board members engaged and trained in programme making and media management 4. A baseline survey of information needs conducted in Khoun District and a technical cooperation initiated with other radio initiatives 5. Project Support

  8. Leading Committee Voice of Phiavat Radio Initiative Project Support Unit Media Advisor, Associate, Translator Secretariat GPAR Xiengkhouang Radio Station Radio Board Administrator Translators Volunteers Communities in Khoun District NPD/NPM Line Agencies LEAP SADU UNICEF UXO Lao Other Initiatives Business Management Arrangements

  9. Opportunities, Challenges and Risks • Platform for involvement of communities in development dialogue at local level • Better access to information, in particular for people not fluent in Lao • Pilot project for further interventions of MIC • Collaboration with UNESCO • Politically sensitive, but strong leadership and support from MIC and province • 1-year project: delivery pressure and sustainability issues • Close association to GPAR Xiengkhouang Project – (and other initiatives in the province) • Piloting of low-cost technical equipment • Partnership with Lao Telecom

  10. Project Budget

  11. Thank you for your attention Questions and comments?

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