Of the young, for the young, by the young
48 hours of radio - per day, please!': this is what young people in Mali want. Information about school life and agriculture, about rural markets, income-generating activities and job opportunities, but also about topics like health and kitchen recipes. In 1998, with technical support from FAO and funds from the Netherlands, four rural radio stations were built and fully equipped in southern Mali. Engineers, producers, reporters and announcers were recruited locally, and trained and advised on radio programme content and presentation techniques. A radio council made up of local, mainly young, people ensures pluralism in broadcasts. The level of ownership is high, as young farmers themselves got involved from the very beginning, even building the radio stations themselves. They say 'it is our own radio station, radio programming belongs to the peasants and farmers, and the broadcasting time is much too short from now on it should be on day and night, please! drawn from Youthworks, FAO
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| Language: | English |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2000
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46973 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99592 |
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