DRP’s partners include both NGOs and journalism training organizations interested in building the capacity of community members and organizations. As an information resource, we are also listing links to other organizations that offer information on development and communications issues.
On an ongoing basis, DRP seeks to strengthen its relationship with these organizations by working collaboratively with them and by sharing resources to build a common knowledge base and standard of practice within the field of community radio development:
AMARC is an international organization that supports and contributes “to the development of community and participatory radio and the principals of solidarity and international cooperation,” with 3,000 members in 110 countries: http://www.amarc.org/
Communication Initiative provides an excellent online newsletter on development communication issues, The Drum Beat: http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_308.html
Communication for Social Change Consortium seeks to increase the capacity of communication specialists, development workers, aid agencies, nonprofit organizations and communities to use communication for social change concepts in order to improve the lives of those who have been long excluded. They offer an online report, Mazi, (‘together’), “on trends and issues in communications for social change.” (www.communicationforsocialchange.org)
Transom.org is the best single source on the Internet for producers new to radio to learn basic skills, including advice about equipment. For anyone interested in radio, you can hear innovative work of young producers, as well as learn from the most respected producers in radio, including Studs Terkel. Transom.org was created by award winning producer, Jay Allison. (www.transom.org)
The World Bank sees community radio as important to community-directed development and poverty reduction. Learn more about this by typing in ‘community radio initiative’ in the search box in the upper right hand corner of www.worldbank.org.
Search for Common Groundmission “is to transform the way the world deals with conflict: away from adversarial approaches, toward cooperative solutions. Our goal is to make finding common ground the common thing.” They have programs in 12 countries. They achieve their goals through a number of projects including creative radio programs in post-conflict countries that are made available to all radio stations in the country. They operate Studio Ijambo in Burundi and Talking Drum Studios in Liberia and Sierra Leone. (www.sfcg.org)
International Center for Journalists is dedicated to improving the quality of journalism worldwide, especially in new democracies. ICFJ administers the Knight International Press Fellowships (www.icfj.org) and ICFJ operates ijnet, the best source of information about journalism training programs worldwide: http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/home.asp
Independent Journalism Foundation supports professional journalism training in Romania and Hungary. IJF has special programs for Roma journalists. (www.ijf-cij.org)
Pact is a networked global organization that builds the capacity of local leaders and organizations to meet pressing social needs in dozens of countries around the world. “Our work is firmly rooted in the belief that local communities must be the driving force in ending poverty and injustice.” (www.pact.org) Pact created the Impact Alliance, the first global capacity building network where you can learn the know-how of experiences from leading development organizations. http://www.impactalliance.org/ev_en.php
Rare Conservation, a pioneering environmental conservation organization, works globally to equip people in the world’s most threatened natural areas with the tools and motivations they need to care for their natural resources. Rare believes conservation is a social issue, as much as it is a scientific one. A lack of alternatives and awareness leads people to live in ways that are harmful to the environment. For thirty years, Rare has used proven social marketing campaigns, compelling radio soap opera dramas, and economic development solutions to inspire communities to protect their natural environment. http://www.rareconservation.org
American Public Media produces over 20 national public radio programs and APM producer, Minnesota Public Radio, has hosted visiting radio broadcasters from overseas. (http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/)
