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The University of Zambia School of Law Book Project: Post Project Evaluation Report

Mwenda Silumesi

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 47 pp.

"In 2002, the Embassy of Sweden (EoS) and the School of Law (SoL) entered into an agreement which resulted into the School of Law Book Project (SoLBP). The objectives of the Project included; improving the teaching environment by ensuring that basic materials for each course were available, revampin ... g research among the staff, contributing to staff retention and recruitment, and, improving the management and administrative capacity of the SoL. The Project that commenced in December of 2002 was intended to run for a year but was extended twice ending in March of 2006 [...] It was concluded that the Project did achieve its goal of strengthening the teaching and learning environment in the SoL at the University of Zambia (UNZA). Having increased the levels of research activities among the lecturers chosen as authors of the books published under the Project, the resultant books were of great use to the lecturers, tutors and students in the SoL as they were; readily available, affordable to the students, up-to-date and most importantly made reference to Zambian Statutes and Case Law. This was the opposite of the imported books that were hard to come by, expensive and made no reference to Zambian Statutes and Case Law. The UNZA benefitted from the SoLBP in that it re-established itself as not only a training institution but also as a research institution capable of producing its own textbooks. The UNZA rose above other training institutions offering legal training as the other institutions incorporated the books into their curricular. These institutions include: the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE), the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), the Zambia Open University (ZOU) and the Cavendish University of Zambia (CUZ). The books have also found reference relevance among practising lawyers and Judges of the High Court of Zambia. However, the evaluation found that the project funds had been mismanaged, allegedly by the project staff and there was a court case brought against them by the SoL. This was attributed to the weak monitoring systems by the SoL in the third year of project implementation as the first two years have proved to have had these systems in place as indicated by proper funds management." (Executive summary) more

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An Assessment of HIV and AIDS Radio Campaign Messages in Zambia

Lusaka: Panos Southern Africa (2008), 43 pp.

"The objective of this study is to assess HIV and AIDS Radio campaign messages in southern Africa and the impact they have on their target audiences. The countries involved in the study are Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The intention is to document the assessment and share detailed ... more

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An Evaluation of Alhurra Television Programming

Los Angeles: University of Southern California, Center on Public Diplomacy (2008), 74 pp.

"Based primarily on the content analysis, with secondary reinforcement from the discussion group proceedings, the research team sees the principal issues affecting Alhurra as being those related to the fundamentals of journalism, not the exigencies of politics. This is not an esoteric matter related ... to an idealized journalism, but rather goes directly to the issue of Alhurra's fulfillment of its legislative mandate and its responsibilities deriving from the Middle East Broadcast Network Journalistic Code of Ethics. Section 303 of the International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (as amended) calls for, among other provisions, United States international broadcasting to “be conducted in accordance with the highest professional standards of broadcast journalism” and “to be designed so as to effectively reach a significant audience.” These broad requirements coincide with the more specific standards prescribed by the MBN code of ethics. Within this framework, the challenges facing Alhurra as it seeks to attain excellence in carrying out its mandate are those that must be addressed by all news organizations: Ensuring comprehensiveness of coverage; providing the breadth that the audience expects; • Imposing discipline in producing the news product to protect against personal and institutional biases that can infect a news product; • Offering diverse viewpoints about important issues from sources whose backgrounds and expertise contribute to a balanced news product; • Avoiding rumor and other unsubstantiated material; • Thoughtfully and thoroughly addressing the topics of greatest interest to the target audience, such as religion and local democratization efforts. Add to these Alhurra's additional duty to reflect and promote U.S. policies and it is clear that the task for this news organization is exceptionally difficult. For each of these duties, our diagnosis is that Alhurra is not performing at the level that it needs to reach to be successful. To fulfill Alhurra's mission requires being able to compete effectively in the Arab news marketplace. That will require expanded and more proficient coverage, and to reach this higher level will necessitate a significant budget expansion to enable broader reporting and more professional management. It will also require grappling with political issues involving journalistic independence and the realities of establishing the credibility needed to gain and keep an Arab audience." (Executive summary) more

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An Assessment of HIV and AIDS Radio Campaign Messages in Zimbabwe

Tendayi Kureya, Cynthia Kureya

Panos Southern Africa;Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 55 pp.

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Radio for Peace Building: Project Evaluation Report

Arpita Nepal, Samyukta Rupakheti

Washington, DC; Brussels: Search for Common Ground (2008), 35 pp.

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Communication pour l’empowerment à Madagascar: Une évaluation des besoins en communication et média au niveau de la communauté

Xavier Leus

UNDP, UNDEF, CFSC (2008), 60 pp.

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Enhancing the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor Through ICT: A Knowledge Map

Kerry McNamara

Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program (2008), iv, 308 pp.

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Training Journalists to Report on HIV/AIDS: Final Evaluation of a Global Program

Jon Cohen, Laurie Zivetz, Mia Malan

Arcata: Internews Network (2008), 50 pp.

"Internews Network, a U.S.-based organization that for more than two decades has trained journalists around the world, in 2002 received funding from the United States Agency for International Development to launch a project in Africa to help media improve their coverage of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Cal ... more

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Kosovo Media Assistance Program: Final Evaluation Report

Frances Chetwynd, Jehona Gjurgjeala, David Smith

Bethesda, MD: Democracy International;USAID (2008), 44, 32 pp.

"This evaluation of USAID’s Kosovo Media Assistance Project (KMAP) took place close to the end of the three-year project, and addressed two main issues: (1) what has been the impact of KMAP? and (2) based on findings related to KMAP, what recommendations can be made to guide possible future USAID ... more

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Evaluation Reports on the Projects Selected by the IPDC Bureau: Intergovernmental Council of the IPDC, Twenty-Sixth Session

Paris: UNESCO (2008), 108 pp.

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Pioneering Community Radio: Impacts of IPDC Assistance in Nepal

Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2008), 12 pp.

"IPDC’s support for community radio in Nepal has been a strategic, defining factor in the growth of the community media sector. The Programme has regularly supported small, distinct projects that have catalyzed the growth of the sector at different times by promoting replicable models, establishin ... more

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Periodismo escolar en internet: Del aula al ciberespacio

Rubén Canella, Francisco Albarello, Teresa Tsuji

Buenos Aires: La Crujía (2008), 239 pp.

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An Evaluation Report on "Building ICT Opportunities for Development Communications" Project: A Part of the Building Communication Opportunities (BCO) Programme

Siddartha Shresta

Kathmandu: Panos South Asia (2007), 39 pp.

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Evaluation of Results-Based Management at UNDP

Margo Alderton (ed.)

UNDP Evaluation Office (2007), 131 pp.

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Survey of ICT and Education in Africa: A Summary Report Based on 53 Country Surveys
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Glen Farrell, Shafika Isaaks

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), xi, 58 pp.

"This project seeks to gather together in a single resource the most relevant and useful information on ICT in education activities in Africa. Key questions: How are ICTs currently being used in the education sector in Africa, and what are the strategies and policies related to this use? What are th ... more

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The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa: A Study of Private FM Radio in Uganda

Gavin Anderson, David Elliott

Bern: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Employment and Income Division (2007), 16 pp.

"The majority of the cases relate to radio programmes that have been supported by FIT Uganda (a Ugandan development company) and the FIT SEMA project (an ILO project). These interventions supported the launch of new radio programme formats that focused on business and livelihood issues. The substant ... more

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Ten Years of Media Support to the Balkans: An Assessment
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Aaron Rhodes

Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Media Task Force (2007), 47 pp.

"From 1995 to 2005, the international community provided significant support to media in the Western Balkans. Based on a meta-analysis of 37 project reports and interviews with a broad range of media experts, this study finds that direct support to independent media was a key factor in helping the c ... more

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Community Radio Social Impact Assessment: Removing Barriers Increasing Effectiveness. Challenges, Findings, Reflections, Experiences, Lines of Action for Community Radio Stakeholders. AMARC Global Evaluation 2007

AMARC World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (2007), 128 pp.

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Evaluating Heartlines 2006: A Platform for Change. A Summary Report of the Research

Health and Development Africa

Houghton: Heartlines (2007), 32 pp.

"HEARTLINES is an innovative programme developed by The Mass Media Project in South Africa. The intervention’s purpose is to address South Africa’s social issues, such as HIV and AIDS, crime, violence and the breakdown of family and social structures. HEARTLINES is unique in its approach in that ... more

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Förderung der Medienkompetenz sozial benachteiligter Kinder und Jugendlicher: Beratung, Begleitung und Evaluation von vier Modellprojekten

Jutta Croll, Marion Brüggemann

Düsseldorf: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (2007), 189 pp.

"Fernsehen, Computerspiele, Handy und Internet sind mittlerweile dauerhafte mediale Begleiter von Heranwachsenden. Kompetent mit diesen Medien umzugehen ist eine Herausforderung, der sich Kinder und Jugendliche in Freizeit, Schule und Ausbildung stellen müssen. Die Förderung dieser Kompetenz muss ... daher eine Kernaufgabe im Erziehungsprozess sein. In Familien, die in sozial benachteiligenden Verhältnissen leben, prägt häufig ein extensiver Medienkonsum den Alltag. Die Folgen bereits vorhandener benachteiligender Faktoren können hierdurch eher verstärkt als gemildert werden. Daher sollte ein spezifisches Augenmerk auf die Medienkompetenzförderung der Kinder und Jugendlichen gelegt werden, bei denen prekäre Bedingungen das Aufwachsen bestimmen. Sie sollen darin unterstützt werden, Medien nicht nur rezeptiv sondern selbstbestimmt und zu ihrem Vorteil nutzen zu können. Sozialpädagogische Fachkräfte, die sie hierbei unterstützen könnten, sind häufig keine Experten auf dem Gebiet der Medienkompetenzförderung. Vor dem Hintergrund hat die Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen das Projekt „Förderung der Medienkompetenz sozial benachteiligter Kinder und Jugendlicher“ initiiert. An den Standorten Remscheid, Gelsenkirchen, Düsseldorf, Münster und Neukirchen-Vluyn wurden vier unterschiedlich angelegte Modellprojekte gefördert. Die Projekte hat das Ziel verbunden, Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter in den beteiligten Einrichtungen projektbegleitend für die medienpädagogische Arbeit zu qualifizieren. Im Sinne einer nachhaltigen Qualifizierung war eine Vernetzung lokaler Akteure Voraussetzung für die Förderung. Die vier Modellprojekte sind von der Stiftung Digitale Chancen beraten und evaluiert worden. Dies geschah, um Anhaltspunkte für Konzepte und Konstellationen zu erhalten, die eine nachhaltige Förderung der Vermittlung von Medienkompetenz unterstützen. Der vorliegende Bericht dokumentiert Anlage, Verlauf und Ergebnisse der vier Modellprojekte. Die Erkenntnisse der Einzelprojekte werden in einer Schlussbetrachtung zusammengeführt und münden schließlich in Schlussfolgerungen für die medienpädagogische Arbeit mit sozial- und bildungsbenachteiligten jungen Menschen, für Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen und zur Rolle von Netzwerken. Anregungen aus den Schlussfolgerungen und dem anschließenden Austausch mit Beteiligten und anderen Experten will die LfM für ihre zukünftigen Fördermaßnahmen in diesem Bereich nutzbar machen." (Vorwort) more

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Survey of ICT and Education in Africa: A Summary Report Based on 53 Country Surveys
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Ten Years of Media Support to the Balkans: An Assessment
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