12 July 2006

AMARC TO HOLD WORLD COMMUNITY RADIO CONFERENCE IN JORDAN


Hundreds of community radio practitioners and experts from around the world will be meeting in Amman, Jordan, on 11-17 November 2006 to discuss ways of enabling community radio to play a more effective role in reducing poverty, supporting marginalised groups and increasing access to information for isolated communities.

The occasion is the 9th conference of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC). It will be hosted by the Jordanian non-governmental organisation AmmanNet in partnership with media and journalists groups from Jordan and Palestine.

The conference will be comprised of five day-long "mini conferences" grouped under the following themes: 1) Building a Strong New Global Communication Development Sector; 2) Removing Barriers to the Empowerment of Women; 3) Developing Community Radio in the Middle East and North Africa; 4) Removing Barriers: Making Community Radio Possible; and 5) Increasing the Impact of Community Radio in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

The conference will also feature training workshops on impact assessment tools for community radio; ICT use in poverty reduction strategies; management of community radio stations; radio formats and content development; and fundraising strategy.

There will also be a two-day AMARC General Assembly open to members and partners, which will elect a new International Board and adopt a strategic plan for 2006-2010.

For more information, visit: http://amarc9.amarc.org/



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