Sustainability of a Community Radio

Sustainability of a Community Radio

Rukmini VemrajuProgramme Officer –Livelihoods &HealthProject Director- CCFC

June 9-11, 2013Chapai NawabgunjBangladesh

COMMONWEALTH of LEARNING

Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia

Core principles of CR Promote community ownership and

management Operate on a not-for-profit basis Reflect social and cultural diversity Enhance community participation Encourage inclusion Contribute to horizontal communication Exercise editorial freedom Espouse self-sustainability (both social &

financial)

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Challenges faced by CRS Finding adequate funds for setting up a

station Creating a regular funding source for

running it Increasing community participation Creating relevant and engaging content Finding, training and retraining human

resource Establishing economical technological

options

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Aspects of Sustainability Social Institutional Financial Technological

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Social Community needs,

aspirations Respecting local

knowledge, beliefs, values

Preserving local culture, promoting local talent

Celebrating diversity

Providing relevant, useful and timely information

Role in decision making

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Some Questions Is the NGO licenced for a community radio station, required to

have worked with a definable community (s) in order to obtain a license? (e.g. India –Yes, policy requires that)

Do members of the community participate various administrative bodies in the radio station? (e.g. CRS should have management committees with community members on board)

Is feedback from the members of the community taken into account, irrespective of caste, class, gender, occupation?

Are members of the community actively involved in promoting the radio station within the community?

Is the radio station’s policy inclusive of all the members of the target community in terms of class, caste, religion, ethnic, linguistic, gender and geographic characteristics?

Does the radio organise a public hearing/ community audit for assessment over regular time periods?

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Institutional Training and

Capacity building for community

Resource Pool Content Sharing Listening groups Outreach

activities Volunteer groups

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Station Management Content-creation, archiving, retrieval Scheduling-FPC, repeats. Live,

interactive Staff roster Volunteers Training/retraining Finances Responding to local issues

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Technological Choosing right

equipment-low cost/robust

Insurance AMC Training local

persons Buildings back-ups Networking to

share info

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Some Questions.. Are there positions for members from the community

in the technical management team Is there significant focus on capacity building for the

community with respect to handling and maintaining technical equipment in the radio station?

Is there an onus on the radio station to organize workshops for people from the community to learn production of programmes?

Is there an existence of a team assessing the technical equipment available to the radio station?

Does the station policy ensure compliance with safety standards for studio and production facilities?

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Financial “low” cost, not ”no” Cost

Ads- government

Ads -private Sponsorships Local classifieds Announcements,

Greetings Membership fee Special days Studio hire

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By the community For the community Of the community

Thank you for your attention

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