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South Asian Seminar on Community Radio, 20-22 August 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
15 August 2014, Kathmandu. The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, AMARC Asia-Pacific, in collaboration with the SAARC Information Centre, SIC, is organizing a seminar on the 'Status and Role of Community Radio in the SAARC Region' from 20-22 August 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC is represented by eight countries - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The seminar will be participated by government representatives and community radio associations, broadcasters & advocates from all of the eight countries.
The AMARC AP-SIC consultation is a unique platform to interface the community radio sector with policy makers and government officials of the SAARC member states. It allows stakeholders to discuss challenges and opportunities vis-a-vis community radio development in South Asia. The Dhaka seminar is the second community radio consultation being organized jointly by AMARC and SIC as part of a memorandum of understanding signed between the two institutions to collaborate for the development of community broadcasting in South Asia. The first seminar was held in September 2013 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
In addition to high ranking government officials, community radio broadcasters and advocates, the Dhaka consultation will also be participated by academicians, civil society representatives and donor representatives. Discussions will be held on topics ranging from policy reform to tackling climate change through community radio, from promoting social justice through community radio to building regional networks and promotion of safety of community media workers. While taking stock of the South Asian experiences with community radio, the seminar will put forth recommendations for further development of community broadcasting in South Asia.
The Dhaka Seminar is being in co-ordination with Ministry of Information, Government of Bangladesh and in partnership with Commonwealth Educational Media Centre For Asia (CEMCA) and Bangladesh NGOs Net. for Radio & Communication (BNNRC). For further information, please contact Suman basnet, Regional Coordinator, AMARC Asia-Pacific, [log in to unmask].
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Through service to its members, networking and project implementation, the World Association of Community Radios (AMARC) brings together more than 4,000 community radios, federations and community radio partners in more than 130 countries. The main impact of AMARC since its foundation in 1983 has been to accompany and support the establishment of a global community radio sector. AMARC does lobbying and advocacy for the right to communication internationally, nationally and at the local and neighbourhood levels, and defends and promotes the interests of the community radio movement through solidarity, networking and cooperation.
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Suman Basnet
Regional Coordinator
AMARC Asia Pacific
Kathmandu, Nepal
Web: http://ap.amarc.org/
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