Consultative Workshop on Lessons Learned on the Project “Enabling Media Access for Communities Self Expression”, New Delhi, August 08, 2013

Consultative Workshop on Lessons Learned on the Project “Enabling Media Access for Communities Self Expression”, New Delhi, August 08, 2013

New Delhi: 26/07/2013: Enabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stations.

 26/07/2013: Enabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stationsvEnabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stationsvvvEnabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stationsEnabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stationsEnabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stations

Enabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stations

New Delhi: 26/07/2013: Enabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing station  26/07/2013: Enabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stations  

 New Delhi: 18/07/2013: With a view to provide a catalytic push to the sustainability of community radio operations, CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC), supported by Ford Foundation, has been guiding and facilitating a number of CR Stations to apply to the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP)  for empanelment to receive  advertising support from government agencies over the past two years .  Continuing this  pro-active approach, CCFC has invited around 30 CRS drawn mostly from the NGO sector,  who fulfil the DAVP eligibility criteria for a one day workshop at Delhi on July 30, 2013. The objective of the workshop is to provide on-the-spot facilitation services to enable them to get empanelled with DAVP and also provide an opportunity for participants to interactNew Delhi: 18/07/2013: With a view to provide a catalytic push to the sustainability of community radio operations, CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC), supported by Ford Foundation, has been guiding and facilitating a number of CR Stations to apply to the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP)  for empanelment to receive  advertising support from government agencies over the past two years .  Continuing this  pro-active approach, CCFC has invited around 30 CRS drawn mostly from the NGO sector,  who fulfil the DAVP eligibility criteria for a one day workshop at Delhi on July 30, 2013. The objective of the workshop is to provide on-the-spot facilitation services to enable them to get empanelled with DAVP and also provide an opportunity for participants to interactNew Delhi: 18/07/2013: With a view to provide a catalytic push to the sustainability of community radio operations, CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC), supported by Ford Foundation, has been guiding and facilitating a number of CR Stations to apply to the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP)  for empanelment to receive  advertising support from government agencies over the past two years .  Continuing this  pro-active approach, CCFC has invited around 30 CRS drawn mostly from the NGO sector,  who fulfil the DAVP eligibility criteria for a one day workshop at Delhi on July 30, 2013. The objective of the workshop is to provide on-the-spot facilitation services to enable them to get empanelled with DAVP and also provide an opportunity for participants to interact

New Delhi: 26/07/2013: Enabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stations

New Delhi: 26/07/2013: Enabling Media Access to Communities Self Expression, a two year project supported by Ford Foundation which also ran the CEMCA Community Radio Facilitation Centre (CCFC) draws to a close in August 2013. With a view to share the project experiences, outcomes and lessons learnt  with the stake-holders in the  sector,  CEMCA is organising a  one -day Consultative Workshop  that will bring together senior officials from the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB);  Community Radio experts, funding agencies, and practitioners, to share and deliberate on the lessons learnt in the two years of intense engagement with the sector by way of facilitating new applicants through the licence process, as well as  encouraging  operational CRS to adopt good practices and assess their operations. The workshop is expected to identify the gap areas in the sector that need further augmentation by the stake-holders of Community Radio, and assist in improving understanding about sustainable operation of Community Radio both for new entrants and existing stations