2012/08/03: Presentation on CEMCA’s activities on Community Media for the Consultation at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, prepared by Sanjaya Mishra and Rukmini Vemraju.

1. Commonwealth Educational
Media Centre for Asia
Community Media/Healthy
Communities
Presentation for the Consultation at the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, Govt. of India
CEMCA

2. Three Year Plan (2013-2015)
Initiatives in two sectors:
 Education
– Open Schooling
– Teacher Education
– Higher Education
 Livelihoods & Health
– Technical and Vocational Skill Development
– Community Media/Healthy Communities
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3. CEMCA and Community Media
 Awareness workshops on behalf of MIB
 Participation in policy dialogues and fostering better understanding of
issues
 Community women broadcasters training (25 CRS)
 Community based learning programme on health (two-CRS)
 Content development –Science for Women –supported by DST(30 CRS)
 CR Online on a B-O-T basis
 Annual convention of CRS (Sammelan) and release of
Compendium of CRS
 Abiding Voices – a study on sustainability of CRS-
supported by UNICEF
 Content sharing platforms on Internet: Ek Duniya,
Anek Awaaz; Web radio demo – 16 CRS in India and
Bangladesh
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4. Enabling Media Access for Community’s
Self Expression
(supported by Ford Foundation)
 CEMCA Community Radio
Facilitation Centre –CCFC set-
up in July 2011
 Outreach Centre in Shastri
Bhawan -- February 2012
 Toll free number
 About150 applicants
facilitated through various
stages
 200 new/potential applicants
contacted
 12 Facilitators mentored pan-
India
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5. CEMCA – Community Media (2012-13)
 Develop multimedia based
course for CR Technicians
as Open Educational
Resource
 Develop Quality Assurance
framework/toolkit for CR
 Capacity building for
grassroots women
broadcasters
 Building sustainable CR
models
 Content exchange through
web platforms
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6. CEMCA – Community Media (2012-13)
 At least two
institutions prepared
to mirror CCFC work
 Share the Ethical
Practices Guidelines
for CR
 Self Assessment
Toolkit for CR
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7. Going beyond awareness…
 In partnership with all stakeholders
foster an enabling environment for
Community Media
 Building institutional capacities of
leaders to use Community Media
 Develop knowledge resources in
multiple formats to share and
improve practice
 Encourage quality assurance
mechanisms to ensure best
practices
 Focus on innovation and
technologies for learning and
development
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