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Mary Myers

Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2002), 134 pp.

"Taking 14 radio serial dramas from around the world shows that many aspects of the way they are organised are not replicable: what works in one context would just not work in another. This is because of the very nature of pro-social media projects: they depend so much on the personal contacts of th ... more

Educational Publishing in African Languages, with a Focus on Swahili in Kenya

Nathan Oyori Ogechi, Emily Bosire-Ogechi

Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2002), pp. 167-184

"This paper argues the case for more educational publications in Swahili as a good medium educational and national development. It acknowledges that education is not only a capital investment in the development of human resources but it also immensely contributes to the development of a nation. Howe ... more

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Towards an Integrated Media Support Strategy for (English-Speaking) Sub-Saharan Africa

Rolf Freier

Frank Priess (contrib.)

Sankt Augustin: Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) (2001), 35 pp.

"The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) is in the process of restructuring its media support programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. In November 2000, Frank Priess (KAF, Buenos Aires) and I presented the concept for a revised media support strategy. Based on a critical revision of the political framework an ... more

Media Status Report: Kenya

Paola Moggi, Roger Tessier

Paris: Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET) (2001), 19 pp.

Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from Mount Elgon, Kenya

London: Panos (2001), 48 pp.

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Child Abuse on the Internet: Ending the Silence

Carlos A. Arnaldo (ed.)

Paris; New York: UNESCO;Berghahn (2001), 220 pp.

"Child pornography and the sexual abuse of children through misuse of the media and the internet are complex yet closely related issues. Not only do they necessitate complex solutions, they also demand a social response from all sectors of society. This volume records the response of these various s ... more

Voices of Courage: A Collection of International Stories and Experiences

Angela Ann Zukowski, Frances Forde Plude (ed.)

Brussels: UNDA (2001), 287 pp.

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Community Theatre: Global Perspectives

Eugène Van Erven

London; New York: Routledge (2001), xiii, 269 pp.

"This is a book about an inter-continental community theatre project. It is an attempt to gain a better understanding of this increasingly popular cultural practice that operates on the cutting edge between performing arts and sociocultural intervention. The main emphasis in this book, and in the ac ... more

Upgrading Book Distribution in Africa

Tony Read, Carmelle Denning, Vincent Bontoux

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2001), xx, 252 pp.

"This study is currently the most comprehensive survey of textbook distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. If offers a detailed survey and analysis of the key policy issues affecting book distribution in Africa today. The study was organized and co-ordinated by International Book Development Ltd. in Lon ... don, and Danaé-Sciences, a Paris-based consultancy company specialising in editorial support, training and written communication. It draws on a series of major case studies carried out in Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda, together with mini case studies from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Togo, undertaken by book practitioners in these countries, most from the private sector. All of the case studies cover some common elements, including, for example, information on the national education system (including basic education statistics), and a discussion of the main players and mechanisms in the book distribution chain; they also review regional trade in books, and most case studies comment upon the impact of funding, agency investment, and government policies affecting national book development. In addition to the case studies, a useful feature is the inclusion of a fold-out chart “Critical issues on upgrading book distribution in Africa – A decision tree for policy-makers”, which shows the key options that policy makers need to consider in developing a national framework for textbook delivery. An extensive glossary of common terms and acronyms used in education, development and the book trade, completes the volume. The survey concludes “there is already a policy change underway among a number of governments and funding agencies in their approaches toward national textbook distribution. This change is more apparent in Anglophone than in Francophone countries and is by no means universal even in Anglophone countries. But the reaction against the inefficiencies, the lack of a service culture and the typically high cost operations of state centralist policies is now almost ten years old.” It also notes that times are changing, and that senior government officials in many countries now openly acknowledge and welcome the increasing involvement of the private sector in educational book provision activity." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1515) more

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Public Libraries in Africa: A Report and Annotated Bibliography

Aissa Isaak (comp.)

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2000), vi, 199 pp.

"The synthesis of literature quoted in the bibliography and the country reports portrays the public library movement in Africa as being very weak, with numerous problems regarding financial constraints, lack of human resources, outdated materials and poor use. The only sector of the African populati ... more

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Déontologie des médias: Institutions, pratiques et nouvelles approches dans le monde

Henri Pigeat, Jean Huteau

Paris: UNESCO (2000), 574 pp.

African Youth on the Information Highway: Participation and Leadership in Community Development

Osita Ogbu, Paschal Mihyo (eds.)

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2000), 110 pp.

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Media Culture and Performance in Kenya

Mitch Odero, Esther Kamweru (eds.)

Nairobi: Eastern Africa Media Institute (EAMI);Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2000), 246 pp.

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Media & HIV/AIDS in East and Southern Africa: A Resource Book

UNESCO (2000), 147 pp.

Case Studies of Non-Formal Education by Distance and Open Learning

Richard Siaciwena (ed.)

Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (2000), 149 pp.

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Neue Medien und Öffentlichkeiten: Politik und Tele-Kommunikation in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika. Bd.1

Stefan Brüne (ed.)

Hamburg: Deutsches Übersee-Institut (2000), 451 pp.

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Books for Schools: Improving Access to Supplementary Reading Materials in Africa

Diana Rosenberg (ed.)

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2000), xii, 200 pp.

"The aim of this study was to examine some of the models through which the school population in Africa gain access to supplementary reading material, and to reach some conclusions which methods work best, and in which circumstances, and to recommend strategies that are affordable and sustainable. Gi ... more

Strengthening Publishing in Africa: An Evaluation of APNET

Lars P. Christensen et al.

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (1999), xv, 64 pp. + 5 annexes

"APNET - the African Publishers Network - was formed in 1992 to promote indigenous publishing in Africa. From a modest beginning, APNET has grown to become a well-established network with members in 27 countries in all parts of the continent. With a secretariat in Harare and the active participation ... more

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The Role of the Church in Advocacy: Case Studies from Southern and Eastern Africa

Sara Gibbs, Ajulu, Deborah

INTRAC (1999), 101 pp.

"The primary objective of this research has been to review the experiences and analyse the role of the mainline churches in advocacy in support of human rights, democracy and poverty alleviation in Africa. It has set out to identify what is the particular contribution that churches can bring to such ... more