A three-day symposium on "Promoting Community Radios in the Horn of Africa" will take place in Addis Ababa from December 11 - 13, 2001. It aims at introducing and discussing the concepts and practices of community radios and their relevance to the Horn of Africa. The intent is to build on what is happening in areas of social development in the Horn and to reflect on the relevance of community radios in advancing social development initiatives. This will be accompanied by relevant experiences elsewhere in Africa that could provide learning opportunities to the Horn. The symposium is expected to generate interest for community radio initiatives among civil society organizations and support from public governing structures in the Horn. Participants of the Symposium on "Promoting Community Radios in the Horn of Africa" will include: * Community based organizations and local NGOs engaged in community mobilization and social development initiatives. * Community and non-governmental organizations (both local and international) already engaged or interested in participatory and social development media; * Local and national government representatives; * People representing the national and regional radios; * Community-oriented radio projects and stations; * Donors; and, * People from private sector. The symposium is organized by the Horn of Africa Capacity Building Program (HOACBP). HOACBP is a development fund financed by the Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and managed by Oxfam Canada and Oxfam Quebec. The mandate of the Program is to promote the principles of equity and participatory development throughout the Horn. It supports governmental and non-governmental organizations and initiatives that provide opportunities for learning process in participation. To this end HOACBP provides funding to civil society organizations and public governing structures that are engaged in areas of information/communication, non-formal education, justice and gender. If you have any comments and/or suggestions on the Symposium, please contact Ephrem Tadesse at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.globalknowledge.org>
