AFRO-NETS> The Drum Beat - 101 - Local Choices

[Warren Feek <wfeek@comminit.com>]

The Drum Beat - 101 - Local Choices
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from The Communication Initiative...global forces...LOCAL 
CHOICES...critical voices...telling stories... 

Partners: The Rockefeller Foundation, BBC World Service, The CHANGE 
Project, CIDA, The European Union, Exchange, Johns Hopkins University 
Center for Communication Programs, The Panos Institute, Soul City, 
The Synergy Project, UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID, WHO.

Chair of Partners Group: Denise Gray-Felder, Rockefeller Foundation 
<dgray-felder@rockfound.org>

Director: Warren Feek <wfeek@coastnet.com>
Web Site: http://www.comminit.com

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This is the 2nd in a series of 4 issues of The Drum Beat that reflect 
on the challenges we face and recognise and celebrate the creative 
and effective work that answers these challenges. In this issue we 
focus on the LOCAL CHOICES that people are making to respond to the 
priority development issues in their communities and countries. The 
emphasis is on the ways in which communication processes, trends and 
opportunities are being harnessed for development action. As is gen-
erally acknowledged it is the power of local debate, dialogue and ac-
tion that makes a significant difference. 

More detailed information on these and other equally valuable initia-
tives can be found in:
http://www.comminit.com/programmes.html - Programmes

http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_archives.html - The Drum Beat Ar-
chives

http://www.comminit.com/tempo.html - Communication News

http://www.comminit.com/about-time.html - Development News

Please access the URLs below for more detailed information on these 
particular initiatives.

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1. Projeto Axe - Brazil - mission to ensure basic human rights... 
communicates with children making a living in the streets of Salva-
dor...fights for their rights...engages their families... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds11-15-99/sld-893.html 


2. Samayako Awaj - Nepal - weekly radio drama, a comic book and re-
corded cassette of the programme were created to help improve liter-
acy in rural communities... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds11-15-99/sld-867.html


3. Kaththiri - Maldives - "Kaththiri" translates to knotted pair of 
sticks used to support a larger structure... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds11-15-99/sld-879.html


4. Koni Ku Libi - Suriname - women working for the sustainable live-
lihood of their villages in remote areas - established a community 
radio station... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds11-15-99/sld-906.html


5. Teen Town Meetings - South Africa - creating a comfortable and 
safe environment for youth to speak out and to each other about sexu-
ality, safe sex, informed choices, HIV & AIDS... 
http://www.comminit.com/pdsfeb2001/sld-600.html


6. Puppet Theatre - Tanzania - to find out what prevents people, par-
ticularly women in poor communities, from participating in elec-
tions... 
http://www.comminit.com/pdsjan2001/sld-98.html


7. Reconstructing Kosovo with the Youths - Albania - a youth partici-
pation project in Kukes, covering 6 refugee camps. Worked with youths 
to: develop youth-to-youth projects; contribute to improving life of 
the community; have their voices heard and their opinions taken into 
account in all decisions affecting the community living in the 
camps... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds07-11-99/sld-856.html


8. Talking Drum Studio - Liberia - began producing programmes on 
election education and polling procedures...now aims to reduce po-
litical and ethnic violence - stressing themes of peace, reconcilia-
tion and democratization... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds02-23-99/sld-743.html


9. Zimachitika - Malawi - a radio soap of the Story Workshop Educa-
tional Trust (SWET) broadcast on MBC Radio One on family health and 
gender themes... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds04-17-99/sld-784.html


10. Oktrytaia Aziia - Central Asia - TV news magasine promotes the 
idea that there should be no secrets in Central Asia... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds04-17-99/sld-788.html


11. Information Boutiques - Burkina Faso - to collect and distribute 
information about things such as judicial issues providing training 
and acting as intermediaries between local citizens and the govern-
ment... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds07-11-99/sld-813.html

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12. PressWise - UK - A media ethics body run by journalists that pro-
vides advice and support to members of the public who experience dif-
ficulties with the print and broadcast media... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds04-17-99/sld-806.html


13. Radio Oxy-Jeunes - Senegal - philosophy: "People are the Power of 
Change" and "Laugh to Educate".... 
http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_73.html


14. The Green Pendelu - Mali - where traditional communication chan-
nels, including stories, songs and proverbs offered a more direct 
path to sensitive topics... 
http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_55.html


15. Medios para la Paz - Colombia - brings together journalists for 
reflection on the role of journalism in a country in conflict.... 
http://www.comminit.com/papers/p_0012.html


16. "The Child with a Fish for a Twin - or how not to write about 
children" - The Philippines - a book by the Philippine Center for In-
vestigative Journalism... 
http://www.comminit.com/drum_beat_34.html - Item 7.


17. Kingston Area Youth Foundation - Jamaica - launched to produce 
one theatrical play involving young people of inner city Kingston, 
has since become an arts, education and inner city community develop-
ment charitable organisation...
http://www.comminit.com/pds07-11-99/sld-865.html


18. "Macho" Minibuses to Help Fight AIDS - Kenya...where minibuses 
are the most popular form of public transport and in Kenya their gar-
ish colours and loud music place them at the centre of pop culture... 
http://www.comminit.com/TempoArchives/sld-1528.html 

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The next DB Classifieds: Vacancies will be issued July 18 2001. To 
have your vacant posts included in this next issue, please contact 
Carey Hooge <chooge@comminit.com>


Find details on new posts in the Vacancies section of the web site. 
Go to
http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html

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19. EcoNews Africa - sub-regional NGO which aims to create two way 
information flows between local communities and national, regional 
and international policy processes... 
http://www.comminit.com/other_presentations/muthoni_wanyeki/sld002.htm


20. Radio Toco - Trinidad & Tobago - A community radio station on the 
North Eastern end of Trinidad. Programming is determined mostly by 
the village women who go to the station with complaints and needs...
http://www.comminit.com/pds11-15-99/sld-908.html


21. Art vs. AIDS - Togo - a public art campaign against 
HIV/AIDS...many of the best artists from Togo's internationally ac-
claimed art scene have created billboards and murals to bring the 
public's attention to the AIDS epidemic... 
http://www.comminit.com/TempoArchives/sld-1418.html


22. CyberVoice - Bangladesh's - first web magazine in Bangladesh - 
launched on December 16, 2000 to provide up-to-date information and 
analysis on politics... 
http://www.comminit.com/TempoArchives/sld-1626.html


23. Dance Against AIDS - Brazil - highly energetic and humorous 
street performances and live drama, motivating confrontation of STD & 
HIV/AIDS issues... 
http://www.comminit.com/pds11-15-99/sld-871.html


24. Al Manaahil - Jordan - an education-entertainment programme which 
taught children reading and the language arts of the Arabic lan-
guage... 
http://www.comminit.com/pdsmay15/sld-1159.html


25. Wall Newspaper - Nepal - to provide news to rural villagers of 
Nepal through a newspaper [which] is posted in a local area where 
many people gather, and is read by passers-by... 
http://www.comminit.com/pdsmay15/sld-1187.html


26. Campesino Wisdom - Andes - magazine called Minka, produced for 
Andean farmers, based on the idea that Andean indigenous knowledge 
can provide the basis for constructing an Andean technological sys-
tem... 
http://www.comminit.com/pdsmay15/sld-1191.html

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The Drum Beat seeks to cover the full range of communication for de-
velopment activities. Inclusion of an item does not imply endorsement 
or support by The Partners. 

Please send material for The Drum Beat to 
The Editor
Deborah Heimann 
mailto:dheimann@comminit.com

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