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Table - Ronde Formation Radio - West Africa

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Panos West Africa organised a two-day regional round table discussion in Dakar, Senegal in December, 2002 to discuss training for radio personnel in West Africa. Sessions focussed on questions such as: What are the priorities for each type of radio (community-based, private, public)? How might one coordinate regional training sessions for a larger impact? What is, or should be, the role of the partners (silent and direct) in decision-making about training of radio personnel?
Communication Strategies

The following organisations participated in the round table: CESTI (Sénégal), IFTIC (Niger), ISTC (Côte d'Ivoire), CIERRO - Centre de formation de l'URTNA (Burkina Faso), ISSIC (Sénégal), BARN - Bureau Afrique Radio Nederland (Bénin), APM - Association pour la Promotion des Médias (Bénin), AIF - Agence Internationale de la Francophonie (France), Radio Ecole - Oxyjeunes (Sénégal), HAAC (Bénin), INADES Formation (Côte d'Ivoire), and URTEL (Mali).


The round table was organised as follows. First, an introductory presentation examined training needs in radio. The second part of the session consisted in presentations by radio schools and international radio stations that have recently begun focussing on training issues. Third, training workshops were held for radio personnel hailing from public, private, and community radio stations. These groups were then invited to present their visions about training and its purpose to their colleagues. Finally, a means to exchange information about training experiences was established.

Development Issues

Media (Radio) Development.

Key Points

In the past ten years, radio in West Africa has undergone significant advancement. Countries like Mali already had paved a path; others have followed.


Most of the radio stations in this area are community-based. According to organisers, almost all the promoters of these radio stations are armed only with enthusiasm and passion for the spoken word. Public service stations, once all-powerful, are desperate to retain their credibility in the face of lowered profits and a public sense that freedom of expression, knowledge, and experience is limited in this forum.


During the past 3 years, Panos West Africa has worked to diagnose problems related to community radio by launching studies in the field and organising forums in various countries. The presentation and analysis of the results has enabled the identification of a number of training needs (and the degree to which these needs are met, a disparity of these needs between countries.

Sources

Letter sent from Panos - Radio Department to The Communication Initiative on January 23, 2003.

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