[UgaBYTES] Baseline Survey on Community Radio in Bangladesh

[Sarah mpagi]

Thanks Bazlu for this info, indeed many telecentres with community radios
will learn a lot from this survey. Human needs keep changing over time, some
of the multi purpose telecentres which carried out baseline surveys at the
start of the radios have never followed up, or conducted them again to check
for the changed needs of their listeners. Community radios compliment the
services rendered by the telecentres, specifically where the telecentre fail
to reach out to the beneficiaries. It will be nice to share with us the out
come of the survey.


Best,
Sarah



On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:55 AM, AHM Bazlur Rahman <ceo at bnnrc.net> wrote:

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> Baseline Survey on Community Radio  in Bangladesh
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> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is advocating
> promotion of community radio with the government in relations with other
> organizations since its inception. The objective of BNNRC's Community Radio
> intervention is to address critical social issues at community level, such
> as poverty and social exclusion, empowerment of marginalized rural groups
> and catalyze democratic process in decision making and ongoing development
> efforts.
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> Community Radio is going to play a pivotal role in decision making at both
> local and national level in the development process of Bangladesh. Ministry
> of Information has adopted Community Radio Installation, Broadcasting and
> Operation Policy in 2008. Having this unique pro-people policy first time in
> Bangladesh and 2nd of its kind in South Asia, Bangladesh has already been
> widely appreciated by local, national and international bodies fighting for
> right to information of the common masses. .
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> It is worthy to mention here that opening the arena of right to information
> for the rural people of Bangladesh through establishing community radio
> stations under a progressive broadcasting policy, was declared in the
> Bangladesh Awami League election manifesto 2008 (Article No.19.1 of  the
> Charter for Change).
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> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is going to
> conduct a national baseline survey on Community Radio in the country.  This
> survey is implementing by renound research farm of the country, Bangladesh
> Institute of Social Research(BISR).
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> 180 applications had been submitted from different organizations for the
> permission of establishing community radio stations in their respective
> areas. Out of these,116 organizations have been identified  for  2nd stage
> scrutiny i. e. police verification. The process of police verification is
> going on.
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> But, no survey or study was conducted in Bangladesh to identify the
> community choice, needs and demands about the language, contents,
> broadcasting hour or types of programs to be broadcasted by the communiti
> radio stations. In this situation, the aspirants and initiators of the
> community radio stations are remain in dark about these most important
> issues directly related to community radio operation.
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> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is  conducting
> this survey of the community information needs, preparedness, acceptance and
> community choice through representational response, questionnaire, focus
> group discussion and interview in ten  strategicaly important areas. All six
> administrative divisions are included for this survey.
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> The  draft survey report will be published and disseminated among the key
> stakeholders of community radio as well as print and electronic media
> through a national seminar in Dhaka by June 2009. The findings of survey and
> suggestions adopted on them in the seminar will also be presented in the
> international conference of AMARC-Asia Pacific scheduled to be held in
> Bangalore, India in October 2009.
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> This national baseline survey process has approved by NGO Ahffairs Bureau
>  consultation with Ministry of Information and  congenial support from Free
> Voice.
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> Bazlu
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> AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
> Chief Executive Officer
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
> &
> Member, Strategy Council
> UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)
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> House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207
> Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh
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> Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501
> 01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105
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> E-mail: ceo at bnnrc.net, bnnrc at bd.drik.net
> www.bnnrc.net
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