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"The project ran from November 98 to May 2001, involving 13 rural women’s clubs in the Mpika district of Zambia, 600 km north of Lusaka. The clubs recorded their discussions of development issues or requests for development support; the tapes were sent to a radio producer in Lusaka, who recorded a ... response from a relevant service-provider or politician. The discussion and response were edited into one programme and broadcast as a regular weekly programme by the national broadcaster, ZNBC. The clubs listened to the programmes and discussed them at their weekly meetings. This evaluation assessed the development impact of the project, principally by talking to members of the clubs and others in their communities. An audience survey was also carried out, in three different areas. The main findings of the evaluation were: The project has brought substantial material benefits and new information to the communities. To some extent the clubs and communities have been empowered to access development inputs themselves, though the mediation of the radio programme producer has also been an important factor; The success in achieving material benefits for the communities was probably a strong force in building community support for the clubs in the early months of the project, but now their role in providing information and stimulating discussion is equally appreciated; The Clubs have not achieved material benefits specifically for their own incomegenerating activities, which was the original aim of the project, and which they see (on a video) happening in Zimbabwe. Income-generating is still the clubs’ main purpose, so the project should seek to help them strengthen their income-generating activities; The project has stimulated intense discussions, in the clubs and the communities, about social issues. The clubs’ ability to discuss and present issues clearly is greatly appreciated by men and young people in the communities; There is an emerging perception of a role for the clubs as educators for their communities. They are confidently passing on their own experience, and information from outside sources, as well as “hosting” outside experts in their radio programmes; The programmes are widely listened to and appreciated all over Zambia." (Summary) more

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Windhoek: Namibia Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (2001), v, 190 pp.

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The Impact of Multimedia in the Education and Promotion of Health Awareness: A Pilot Study in Mamelodi

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First Footprints of the African Renaissance: An Evaluation of Training Provision in the Community Radio Sector in South Africa 1997-2001

Marian Nell, Janet Shapiro

Johannesburg: British Council;Communication Assistance Foundation (CAF);Heinrich Böll Stiftung;Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa (NIZA);Open Society Foundation for South Africa (2001), x, 104 pp.

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Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from the Lesotho Highlands

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Media, Democracy and Renewal in Southern Africa

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Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice
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Hans M. Zell

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), xv, 366 pp.

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A Sense of Belonging: Community Radio and Civil Society

John Van Zyl

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

Rolf Freier

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

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Soul City 4: Evaluation Results. Integrated Summary Report

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Die Bedeutung der Presse im Transitprozess Südafrikas

Petra Märlender

Hamburg: Institut für Afrikakunde (2000), xxii, 131 pp.

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Communicating Beyond AIDS Awareness: A Manual for South Africa
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Warren Parker, Lynn Dalrymple, Emma Durden

Auckland Park: Beyond Awareness Consortium, revised ed. (2000), 92 pp.

"This manual provides an overview of communications with a special emphasis on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. It is part of a broader effort to encourage deeper involvement in action around HIV/AIDS and to create effective, long-term solutions to the epidemic." (Preface)

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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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