The Drum Beat - 85 - Communication & Change News & Issues
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from THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE partnership - The Rockefeller Foun-
dation, BBC World Service, The CHANGE Project, CIDA, The European Un-
ion, Exchange, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Pro-
grams, The Panos Institute, Soul City, The Synergy Project, UNAIDS,
UNICEF, USAID, WHO.
Chair of the Partners Group:
Denise Gray-felder <dgray-felder@rockfound.org>
Director:
Warren Feek <wfeek@comminit.com>
http://www.comminit.com
PROGRAMMES
1. On 8 Mar, Feminist International Radio Endeavour (FIRE) held a
Webcast Marathon, dedicated to the struggles of women against the ra-
cism. "Full Spectrum Against the Racism" was held with the collabora-
tion of WIN - the Women's Network of AMARC (World Association of Com-
munity Radios) - and it forms part of the "Voices Without Frontiers"
Campaign of AMARC which will hold a 24 hour broadcast from South Af-
rica via Internet, Satellite and local radios world wide on March
21st.
http://www.amarc.org/vsf/index.htm
2. Uganda Participatory Development Network (UPDNet) - Uganda - a
loose association of about 30 organisations and individuals inter-
ested in promoting participatory techniques for community develop-
ment. They provide an opportunity for practitioners to meet, discuss
and exchange experience and they organize workshops on specific
themes relevant to the use and development of Participatory Tech-
niques in Uganda.
Contact:
mailto:cdrn@imul.com
http://www.rcpla.org
3. Fundacion Cabo San Francisco - Ecuador - an NGO working in the
fields of education, health and the environment that has constructed
an optimal water supply system and a school for the community. They
are seeking funders and technical assistance to continue their pro-
jects.
Contact:
mailto:info@cabosanfrancisco.ch
http://www.cabosanfrancisco.ch
4. Development Teams - Global - matches projects in the developing
world with corporations seeking Leadership Development programmes for
their staff. Involves the staff in overseas volunteer work on spe-
cific ongoing projects. Tasks may be manual, technical, or adminis-
trative, and often in remote locations. Clients can also donate their
own time, skills and resources via online volunteering to specific
projects on a longer term basis. Fees are paid directly to the se-
lected development projects.
Contact Robert Winter
mailto:europetv@aol.com
5. M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation - South India - committed to
a mission of harnessing science and technology for environmentally
sustainable and socially equitable development. MSSRF's research,
training, communication, extension and networking programmes, in the
fields of agriculture and rural development, seek to link ecological
security to livelihood security in a mutually reinforcing manner.
Contact:
mailto:executivedirector@mssrf.res.in
http://www.mssrf.org
6. TEAMS (Time to End Alcohol Marketing in Sports) - USA - a national
campaign to promote voluntary and governmental policies and actions
to eliminate alcohol marketing to underage persons in sports. TEAMS
will also work to promote positive sports role models for youth. Main
focus is on limiting marketing strategies (prohibiting alcohol adver-
tising, eliminating alcohol sponsorship of youth events, etc.) and
eliminating the presence of alcohol at youth events.
Contact Lloyd Jacobson
mailto:ljacobson@cspinet.org
http://www.cspinet.org/booze/
7. Workers World Radio - South Africa - from Sept-Dec 1997, a collec-
tive of labour service organisations carried out a radio pilot pro-
ject. It consisted of 12 weekly 30-minute slots on Bush Radio, a com-
munity radio station, focussing on issues relevant to workers and the
labour movement. At the evaluation meetings at the end of the pilot
project, it was agreed by the participating organisations to set up a
semi-independent radio production project.
Contact Martin Jansen
mailto:martin@lrs.org.za
8. World TB Day - 24 Mar 2001 - In recognition of the right to the
highest attainable standard of health for all, the theme for this
year's global campaign is "DOTS: TB Cure for All". The campaign has 2
objectives: (i) to alert political leaders and decision-makers to the
situation of TB sufferers worldwide and the effects of the disease on
human development; (ii) to raise awareness that a cost-effective
cure-DOTS-exists and that accessing and completing treatment free
from stigma and discrimination is an important step in realizing
one's right to the highest attainable standard of health and well-
being.
Contact:
mailto:stoptb@who.int
http://www.stoptb.org
9. United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on
HIV/AIDS - New York, USA - NGO and civil society organisations are
invited to join in the preparations for the Special Session, sched-
uled for 25-27 Jun 2001. "As more is understood about the epidemic,
greater emphasis is being placed on the value of community-based ex-
perience and expertise. With individual countries and communities
recognised as the major source of relevant expertise and understand-
ing regarding personal AIDS responses, that knowledge must be a cor-
nerstone of the HIV/AIDS UNGASS process."
Contact:
mailto:join-break-the-silence@hdnet.org
10. The EuroTransMed Foundation (ETM) - Europe - offers a range of
postgraduate continuing medical education programmes, by satellite in
Europe and via the web world-wide. ETM works with major medical or-
ganisations in presenting evidence based best practice. Over 200 hos-
pitals receive the satellite broadcasts, which facilitate live inter-
action with international opinion leaders in the studio. After the
broadcast text summaries and RealAudio files with streaming graphics
are available from the ETM web site <http://www.etm.nl> ETM also of-
fers hospitals the opportunity to replicate RealVideo files of pro-
grammes within their Local Area Networks for local self-directed
learning and reference.
Contact:
mailto:r.dirne@etm.nl
11. Asha for Education - India - an action group for basic education
for underprivileged children in India, with 35 chapters in the USA,
India, Singapore, England, Australia, and Canada. Asha is run by an
all-volunteer force, has a flat structure and zero overhead costs,
and supports over 100 secular and apolitical projects. Identifying,
researching, owning, funding, and sustaining projects forms the core
of Asha's activities. Asha-Computers is a focus group within Asha
that is exploring the use of computers for basic education.
Contact:
mailto:projects@ashanet.org
http://www.ashanet.org