Paradigm shift to participatory approach

Paradigm shift to participatory approach

Radio Farm project

• Pune All India Radio

• UNESCO

• Villages with radio broadcast progressed compared to those who didn't

• high-yielding varieties of seeds

• 'Radio rice' !

• Farmers took transistors to their fields in Punjab, Haryana, Western UP, AP

Kota's development broadcasting unit

• AIR Kota

• Programmes with 20 minute duration were made

• In local language, Haroti, a dialect of Hindi

• Nai Kiran - health communication - hygiene, sanitation, cleanliness, educatio etc

• Community drama, talk

Community Radio

• Voice to the voiceless

• mouthpiece of the oppressed - marginalized section such as gender, caste or class

• non-profit making, community participation and community participation

• Uses informal local dialect

• local skits, songs and music

• very powerful for development

Namma Dhwani

• VOICES, based in Bangalore helps local people record and aired by AIR

• discussion on health, farming, schooling, women empowerment.

• Managed by women - representatives of SHGs

• Interviews of farmers while they work

• Saturday - Women Zone - where only women are interviewed on anti-dowry, domestic violence, health

• Self empowerment and rural development

Radio - Ujjas

• Kutch District, Gujarat

• Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan

• Works in earthquake ravaged Bhuj

• IIM - A and UNDP

• Kunjal Panjee Kutch Ji - a 30 minute serial by rural women

• focuses of local culture and social problems

Chala Ho Gaon Mein

• Palamau district - Jharkhand - one of the most backward areas of North India

• Consists of Tribal Groups

• AID and NFI, NGOs - creative potential of the people for awareness

• Empowerment of women of tribal communities and women

Multiple Choice

Which is the following was UNESCO's project

• Radio Farm Project

• Namma Dhwani

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is in Kutch

• Radio - Ujjas

• Kota's DBU

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can prove to be powerful in rural development

• newspaper

• community radio

Multiple Choice

Community Radio is operated by

• Professionals

• Amatuers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following focused on Tribal community

• Namma Dhwani

• Chala Ho Gaon Mein

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is associated with IIM - A

• Radio Ujjas

• Radio Farm Project

Multiple Choice

'Radio Rice' means

• A variety of rice

• A rice seed variety promoted by Radio Farm Project

• A radio programme