UNDEF - Change Communications Project

“Developing a Democratic Culture in Rural Communities using Radio in Cameroon”

Project objective: To strengthen radio journalism as a medium of promoting democratic values and practices in the rural communities of Cameroon by:

• transforming community radio to an effective instrument for the popularization of democratic values and practices in Rural Cameroon
• building professional skills of 200 community radio broadcasters
• creating democracy debate clubs in high schools to promote a culture of democratic practices among young people
• Setting up "Regional Association of Rural Radio Broadcasters for the Promotion of Grassroots Democracy in Cameroon".

 Results Achieved so far

• Professional empowerment and institutional development
• 231 journalists trained in Cameroon (Bamenda, Bafoussam, Ngaoundere, Maroua, Bertoua and Mbalmayo)
• 83 female journalists trained
• 139
• 9 female and male journalists from minority groups (Mbororo and Pigmies) trained
• 9 Regional Associations of Rural Radio Broadcasters for the Promotion of Grassroots Democracy in Cameroon created.
• 9 Democracy Debate Clubs created in high schools in Cameroon
• Project website created (www.changecommunications.org)
• Deliverables
• 250 hand-made raffia bags as outreach material produced
• 100 project promotional T-shirts produced and distributed as outreach material
• 231 USB Keys distributed
• 231copies of a hand book on: “Promoting Democracy Using Radio in Rural Communities of Cameroon” in French and English published and distributed
• 70 copies of a “Guide on Management of Community Radio, Programmes and Programming Policy” in French and English published and distributed
• 50 copies of a “Students’ Guide on How to Conduct a Debate” in French and English published and distributed 

231 audio copies of a radio play in French and English entitled “ The Candidate”, produced on CD and distributed