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- Asia Pacific Community Radio Training Forum 2011: </SPAN></B></P>
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1st AMARC Asia Pacific Community Radio Training Forum for “Enhancing Impact of
Community Broadcasting” will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 17 to
19 November 2011. </SPAN><SPAN
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capacity building mega event will provide opportunity to community radio
broadcasters of Asia Pacific to network with and learn from international
trainers and experts about setting up community radio stations, promoting
community participation, program production, production technology, and advocacy
strategies for improving conditions for the development of community
broadcasting.</SPAN><SPAN
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Training Forum will resemble a people's university where the participants can
take different subjects. Outcomes of the Training Forum will have concrete
productions that the participants will take home, and broadcast in their radio
stations, such as radio jingles, dramas, features, interviews etc.</SPAN><SPAN
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the Training Forum, President of AMARC Asia Pacific Ashish Sen has said that
the Forum is a direct response to the capacity building needs of AMARC
members in the Asia Pacific region as outlined in the AMARC Asia Pacific
Regional Conference in Bangalore, India and the AMARC10 Global Conference in La
Plata, Argentina. It directly addresses the key objectives of the
development priorities and activity plans of community broadcasters and their
partners in the region.</SPAN><SPAN
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AMARC Asia Pacific Community Radio Training Forum will promote gender
sensitivity, strengthen community broadcasting for poverty reduction, and
enhance the capacity of community broadcasters to address climate change
and disaster preparedness. Sharing of ideas and learning of skills will be
based on specific thematic streams so that broadcasters can directly apply their
learning to address the concerns of the communities in the Asia Pacific region
such as food security, right to information, good governance, empowering women,
improving literacy, generating employment opportunities, improving local
governance, and promoting the rights of the marginalised. </SPAN><SPAN
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addition to explaining concepts and principles, the Training Forum will include
practical subjects such as research techniques, script writing, interviewing,
editing, and using digital recording and computer based editing.</SPAN><SPAN
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1st AMARC Asia Pacific Community Radio Training Forum for Enhancing Impact of
Community Broadcasting will be participated by community radio leaders who will
be given the opportunity to enhance their skills and be able to go back to their
community and pass on the knowledge and skills acquired to their
colleagues. Approximately 150 participants including members, associates,
partners, donors, scholars and representatives of the civil society will
participate.</SPAN><SPAN
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information about participating in the Training Forum and other details and
registration at: <SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><A
href="http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=thailand_Forum_EN" target=_blank><SPAN
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NGOs Network for Radio and Communication now working for forming Bangladesh
Delegation to join The 1st AMARC Asia Pacific Community Radio Training Forum in
Bangkok, Thailand from 17 to 19 November 2011 with the support from Development
Partners. </SPAN></B><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><BR>______________________<BR>AHM. Bazlur
Rahman-S21BR<BR>Chief Executive Officer<BR>Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication (BNNRC)<BR>[NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN
Economic and Social Council]<BR>& <BR>Head, Community Radio Academy
<BR> <BR>House: 13/1, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 <BR>Post Box: 5095,
Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh<BR> <BR>Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501<BR>Cell:
01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net">ceo@bnnrc.net</A> <A
href="http://www.bnnrc.net">www.bnnrc.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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