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AMARC ANNUAL REPORT 2007


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World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, AMARCInternational SecretariatEditor Marcelo SolervicensSecretary General705, Bourget, suite 100Montréal (Québec) Canada H4C 2M6http://amarc.org

Thanks to:Oxfam Novib, NetherlandsCanadian International Development Agency, CIDAEvangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED)Novib-Oxfam NetherlandsAustralian Agency for International DevelopmenntSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDCOrganisation catholique canadienne pour le développement et la paix 30 000 —Centre de recherche pour le développement internationale (CRDI)UNESCOFord FoundationOpen Society InstituteBritish CouncilGlobal Knowledge PartnershipService public fédéral Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération audéveloppement (Belgium)Friedrich Ebert FoundationHenrich Böll FoundationOrganisation Internationale de la FrancophonieThe Indonesian International Education FoundationInstitut of International Education (Ford Foundation)Royaume du Maroc, Ministère de la CommunicationMama Cash

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AMARC GOAL AND STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES FOR 2007-2010

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, AMARC, undertook in 2006, acomprehensive and participatory global impact assessment and evaluation, in the fieldof communications for development (C4D), aimed at removing the barriers andincreasing the effectiveness of community radio and specifically of AMARC, inachieving social and development goals.

More than 450 CR stakeholders from 97 countries gathered at the AMARC9 WorldConference set the course for Implementing the Results of the Global andComprehensive Community Radio Sector Evaluation. The Amman Declaration, theStrategic plan 2007-2010 and the resolutions taken by the participants including thedevelopment of an harmonization process of AMARC structures were breakdowndecisions communication for development under AMARC perspective.(http://amarc9.amarc.org )

AMARC’s main goal, is to provide information and support the development ofcommunity radio globally so that partner broadcasters can develop programmes andcarry out activities that contribute to greater understanding of key issues, povertyreduction, the elimination of discrimination against women and other minorities, andthat help empower poor communities to increase the effectiveness of CR andparticularly of AMARC, as a global, association, NGO and network, in reducing poverty,exclusion and voicelessness and in promoting social justice and sustainable,democratic and participatory development .

The core programme priorities adopted by members are as follows:

1. Advocacy and policy research: To achieve improvement in the policy, legal andregulatory environment for community media and for the right of independentbroadcasters to communicate so they can work on social development issues.

2. Knowledge sharing and capacity building: To strengthen the sustainability,effectiveness and relevance of community media and to increase the appropriationof community media by excluded and marginalized communities to better identify,discuss, articulate and voice their development concerns;

3. Content exchange and social action campaigns: To amplify the voices of theexcluded and marginalized on key issues in sustainable democratic developmentand to strengthen South-centered perspectives;

4. Gender equality and women’s rights: To promote women’s voices and rights, tocombat gender-based discrimination and to strengthen women’s participation incommunity media at all levels; and

5. Network development and communication: To strengthen AMARC’s structure andfunctioning, to strength country, regional and international networking andcommunication within the community media sector and to strengthen alliancesbetween community media and other networks and social movements.

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THE JOINT DECLARATION ON DIVERSITY OF BROADCASTING

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC saluted as one of themost important specific contributions to the recognition of community media, the

Joint Declaration on Diversity of Broadcasting signed by the four special mandates onfreedom of expression – the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion andExpression, Ambeyi Ligabo; Miklos Haraszti, the Representative on Freedom of theMedia of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE, MiklosHaraszti; Ignacio Alvarez, The OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression andFaith Pansy Tlakula, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression AfricanCommission for Human and People’s Rights, ACHPR.

The Joint Declaration stresses the fundamental importance of diversity in the media tothe free flow of information and ideas in society, in terms of both giving voice to andsatisfying the information needs and other interests of all, as protected byinternational guarantees of the right to freedom of expression. The Declaration

recognises “the varied contributions that different types of broadcasters – commercial,public service and community – as well as broadcasters of different reach – local,national, regional and international - make to diversity. This last annual meeting ofthe special mandates on freedom of expression with NGOs, academics and otherexperts was held in Amsterdam on 7-8 December under the auspices of ARTICLE 19,Global Campaign for Free Expression, assisted by the Institute for Information Law,University of Amsterdam.

AMARC shares the concern of the Joint Declaration on Diversity of Broadcasting on thefailure of many countries to recognise community broadcasting as a distinct type ofbroadcasting and salutes its call promoting that “Community broadcasting should beexplicitly recognised in law as a distinct form of broadcasting, should benefit from fair

and simple licensing procedures, should not meet stringent technological or otherlicensing criteria, should benefit from concessionary licence fees and should haveaccess to advertising.


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COMMUNITY RADIO SOCIAL IMPACT: MONITORING THE MAKING OFA BETTER WORLD

AMARC conducted in a 2006 a long-range world-wide participatory actionresearch seeking to identify the barriers that limit the potential positive impactof community radio and explore ways to increase the effectiveness ofcommunity radio in achieving poverty reduction, development objectives,inclusiveness and democracy building in local communities.

The evaluation process highlighted that communities have sought in communityradio a means to express their own issues, concerns, cultures and languages.Community ownership of the media and participation in programming has ledto communication processes that have effectively empowered local actors toachieve poverty reduction, forward development objectives, encourageinclusiveness and participation, peace building, good governance andaccountability. AMARC and other stakeholders have contributed strongly to theexpansion of scattered CR experiences into a dynamic and diverse global sectorof broadcasting that has become an alternative to commercial and state ownedmedia, which often neglect representation of the poor, the marginalizedparticularly women. AMARC plays a leading role in the worldwide CR movementfor its perception of what CR should be, for its accumulated expertise and theextension of its network of more than 3000 members from 110 countries

The evaluation process pointed to the lack of proper enabling legislation as thesingle most important barrier to increased effectiveness of CR social impact. Ithas also revealed the rich experience of CR movement and the need toencourage exchanges of best experiences in order to better highlight CR socialimpact. There is need for appropriate tools and indicators to evaluate CR socialimpact that go beyond information dissemination indicators or small projectimpact in individuals. Some specific experiences point to the need for furtherresearch on how to increase the effectiveness of CR. To do so, the mostimportant challenge is to embed participatory monitoring and evaluation acrossthe CR network

The last AMARC 9 World Conference of Community Radio Broadcasters held inAmman Jordan in November 2006, received the first findings of the evaluationprocess and defined strategic lines of action for 2007-2010 seeking to reinforcethe CR movement by removing barriers and establishing conditions forincreasing its effectiveness. (see Strategic_Plan-2007-2010) AMARC challengefor the next months and years is to disseminate and continue discussion on thefindings and to embed within our network the need to evaluate how can wefurther the potential of the CR movement to make a better world possible.There is also the need to better coordinate AMARC strategies and activities atthe international, regional and country levels within the CR movement andwith civil society partners. AMARC bodies have started joint coordinationefforts in that perspective.


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WOMEN AND GOOD GOVERNANCE THROUGH COMMUNITY RADIO

Many experiences have documented how raising the awareness of women onpolitical processes creates possibilities for their greater involvement indemocracy building which, in turn, can lead to both the empowerment of

women and poverty reduction. But women – who suffer more from poverty thanmen – are systematically discriminated by institutions and lack information onhow community political processes work so, most of the time, they are poorlyequipped to fully participate in insuring good governance in their communitiesand societies. The articles gathered from several action-research seminarsconducted by AMARC reveal the challenges for women access to the media andhow important their role can become in building good governance.

The women’s movement has long recognized the important role that media –community radio in particular – plays in shaping the values of society. As earlyas four decades ago, when the introduction of transistors made it possible for

people from lower income groups to acquire radio units, women’s groupsactively engaged in this medium to address women’s issues, such as sexuality,advocacy for women, and children in conflict. Over the years, women’sorganizations in many countries have used community radio to advance theirissues through the governance process, but others have still not learned aboutthe power of community radio.

The action research “Women’s Empowerment and Good Governance throughCommunity Radio” seeks to enhance the effectiveness of community radio as akey communications vehicle permitting women’s citizenship participation inthe governance of their communities and societies. It also leads to

inclusiveness by helping women access to CR and thus increases communityownership of CR.

There is need is to increase women voices if we want to make governments andinstitutions accountable, more transparent, inclusive and responsive tocitizens. A key aspect of women empowerment is to facilitate the participationof women in poverty reduction strategies in their communities. The Seminar onWomen and Good Governance through Community Radio to be held in Malaysia,December 12, is part of a two-year action research process seeking to addressthe challenges surrounding women’s participation in democracy building. Byhighlighting and facilitating knowledge sharing of case studies and best

experiences of women practitioners we want to increase the possibilities forwomen participation in democratic processes through community radio.

This action-research has also highlighted the challenges to gender equalitywithin the Community Radio Movement itself and has allowed for exploring themechanisms to increase women’s participation in Community Radio. This is akey governance challenge to the community radio global network.


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AMARC HARMONIZES ITS STRUCTURES TO INCREASE ITS NETWROKEFFECTIVENESS

In the last World Assembly of AMARC the members adopted the Strategic Planof our network for 2007-2020 with the intention of contributing to increase thesocial impact of community radio in in reducing poverty, exclusion andvoicelessness. In order for the strategic plan to be coherent with the global andlocal priorities the members also decided to recommend initiating a process ofharmonisation that the action plan would become grounded in a mutuallyagreed operational plan among the regions that make up our world networkand to encourage to common objectives that are complementary with thestrategic objectives of the regions. This process started in 2007 is leading to ajoint and participatory process that allows to each one of the regions tocontribute with specific actions to the strategic plan and, at the same time, toreinforce the network as a global social movement.

The needs for this “harmonization” process were clearly highlighted during theGlobal evaluation of the social impact of Community Radio and followed by aresolution by AMARC members present at the AMARC 9 World Conference ofCommunity Radio Broadcasters held in Amman, Jordan 11-17 November 2006.The implementation of the Resolution on AMARC structure, functioning andeffectiveness informed was launched by the IBOD of AMARC in Nairobi in itsmeeting from 25-27 January.

The purpose of the “harmonisation” is to build together our operational plan sothat we can harmonise our regional plans with the strategic plan of thenetwork, increasing its effectiveness. This process requires to Improvecoordination between the International and regional sections of AMARC; toexplore how to increase the social impact of CR and of AMARC by establishing acollaborative approach based in the use of annual strategic plans of activitiesand financing; and to agree on a number of tools and mechanisms of goodgovernance through our network that will facilitate a collaborative approachamong the different levels of intervention of AMARC.

The harmonisation process set the ground in 2007 for greater coherence andconsistency of AMARC interventions at the Global, regional and country level,increasing partnerships and the social impact of AMARC and CR movementwhile respecting a decentralized delivery framework. It has permitted thenetwork to advance in establishing a collaborative process between politicaland operational instances and between regions in order to better use financialresources, establishing a coherent relationship with the donor community. Ithas also allowed to start harmonising the information & reporting systems inorder to increase the profile of AMARC as a grassroots organization present atglobal, regional and local levels.


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OVERVIEW OF AMARC ACTIVITIES IN 2007

I.- INCREASED RECOGNITION FOR COMMUNITY RADIO SECTOR

AMARC increased its advocacy work to consolidate the increasing recognition of CR asan effective world tier of communication and increased its efforts to create anenabling environment for CR development. Key elements, were the legal recognitionof CR in Uruguay; the recognition by the five UN mandates on Freedom of Expression,on the need to recognize CR.http://wiki.amarc.org/?action=shownews&id=901&lang=EN . AMARC in Uruguayorganized the General assembly of the International Freedom of Expression exchangein October. It also conducted a series of seminars in relation to advocacy and policyresearch, in Montevideo, in April, in Bilbao, in October and in Rabat in October. 56country reports were updated and AMARC LAC produced a documents on basicprinciples for a Democratic CR legislation.

Key advances in terms of advocacy and policy research are the increased presence ininternational Fora. On this regards some highlights are, the increasing AMARC presencein the ITU and the creation of a working committee on digital radio impact for CR.AMARC also has been participating in the implementation of the WSIS lines of action byUNESCO. We have also reinforced our relations with the ECOSOC and maintained thepresence in the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

In disseminating ICT and CR to the development community, AMARC has had a largerpresence in the World Social Forum activities and in its International Council; AMARCas continued with an active participation in the Building CommunicationsOpportunities, BCO, (production of papers on CR social Impact in Nepal). AMARC hasalso been active within the Global Knowledge Partnership, GKP, actively participatingin the GK3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. as well as with other coalitions reinforcing therelationship between AMARC members and C4D movements and NGO or stakeholderscoalitions.

ADVOCACY FOR COMMUNITY RADIO AND POLICY RESEARCH PROGRAMME

The objective (planned outcome) of this programme is to achieve improvement in thepolicy, legal and regulatory environment for access to communications by the poor andmarginalized.

AMARC achieved this objective for the period through increased voice andstrengthened advocacy for community media at the national, regional andinternational level supported by policy-oriented research and monitoring.

Making the voices of the poor heard in international Fora

January, the ITU Meeting in Geneva;Emmanuel Boutherin of the SNRL participated on behalf of AMARC on the ITU meetingin Geneva 20-23 January . He has distributed material to the informal committee on

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the ITU. A taskforce has been created by the IBOD to follow-up the digitalisationprocess that will be affecting community radio spectrum allocation in the future

February. AMARC updates status with ECOSOCThe International Secretariat updated its status with UN ECOSOC, with thepresentation of its reports of activities.

March. Seminar on Good Policy and Legislation in Uruguay.The 26-27 March there was an international seminar on good legislations models forCommunity Radios organized by the legislation program of AMARC LAC, with theparticipation as invitee of AMARC president. The Seminar was highlighted and someinformation distributed. The president participated on behalf of AMARC international.

April. OURMedia Conference in AustraliaFrom April 9-13 AMARC representatives from Asia Pacific, as well as from Africa andLatin America participated in the OURMedia Conference. The presentations of AMARCparticipants have been uploaded to our website and an email to all has been sent to

highlight the existence of new infos in our website.Several dates: UNESCO 2 nd WSIS follow-up meetingsAMARC representatives participated in the WSIS follow-up meetings of UNESCO andensured follow-up of CR recognition in the pocess.

October. IFEX Meeting in Uruguay.AMARC LAC hosted the General assembly of IFEX in Uruguay in November 2007. Thesemeeting highlighted the increasing recognition by the FoE community for CommunityRadio.

Participation in the Mission to Sri Lanka and Nepal

AMARC participated in the international mission to Sri Lanka and to Nepal, organisedby International Media Support. A report on the findings of the mission was issued.

October. The Rabat Roundtable of AMARC /In Rabat for October 25, the Roundtable with partners was held (There were 32participants as a whole. The Roundtable allowed for exchanges with partners onAMARC priorities and the ways to reinforce the priorities of AMARC and the ways todeepen the relations.

October. Publication of the Declaration of RabatAt the AMARC Africa and MENA conference, the participants issued the RabatDeclaration calling for the recognition of community radio by governments particularlyin the MENA region.

November. The Bilbao Meeting.In Bilbao, Spain, there was a meeting of CR advocates from Latin America, Africa, Asiaand Europe. The meeting allowed to review the principles for a democratic legislationfor CR being prepared by the legislation programme of Latin America & Caribbean.


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December. The Joint Declaration on Diversity in BroadcastingThe World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC saluted as animportant specific contribution to the recognition of community media of the JointDeclaration on Diversity of Broadcasting signed by the four special mandates onfreedom of expression – the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion andExpression, Ambeyi Ligabo; Miklos Haraszti, the Representative on Freedom of theMedia of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE, MiklosHaraszti; Ignacio Alvarez, The OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression andFaith Pansy Tlakula, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression AfricanCommission for Human and People’s Rights, ACHPR.

The Joint Declaration stresses the fundamental importance of diversity in the media tothe free flow of information and ideas in society, in terms of both giving voice to andsatisfying the information needs and other interests of all, as protected byinternational guarantees of the right to freedom of expression. The Declarationrecognises “the varied contributions that different types of broadcasters – commercial,public service and community – as well as broadcasters of different reach – local,national, regional and international - make to diversity. This last annual meeting ofthe special mandates on freedom of expression with NGOs, academics and otherexperts was held in Amsterdam on 7-8 December under the auspices of ARTICLE 19,Global Campaign for Free Expression, assisted by the Institute for Information Law,University of Amsterdam. AMARC shares the concern of the Joint Declaration onDiversity of Broadcasting on the failure of many countries to recognise communitybroadcasting as a distinct type of broadcasting and salutes its call promoting that“Community broadcasting should be explicitly recognised in law as a distinct form ofbroadcasting, should benefit from fair and simple licensing procedures, should notmeet stringent technological or other licensing criteria, should benefit fromconcessionary licence fees and should have access to advertising. The WorldAssociation of Community Radio Broadcasters is an international non-governmentalorganisation serving the community radio movement. AMARC links in a worldwidenetwork more than 3000 community radios in over 110 countries through directmembership and national federations. As a network for exchange and solidarity,AMARC advocates, defends and promotes the recognition of the community radiosector worldwide. For further information on AMARC visit: http://amarc.orgParticipation in the International Council of the WSF

AMARC at the International Council of the World Social ForumAMARC representative participated in two meetings of the International Council of theWSF. (Nairobi, in January ad April in Germany. AMARC supported the call for amobilisation Day for January 26, 2008.


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II.- REINFORCING THE VOICES OF THE EXCLUDED THROUGHCOMMUNITY RADIO ACTIVITIES IN 2007

AMARC efforts on capacity building and knowledge sharing as well as in contentdevelopment and exchange to become an important actor so that the voices of the

poor and excluded, particularly women are heard.AMARC has conducted training for trainers activities on the use of ICTs in Global andregional campaigns in order to let the voices of the poor heard internationally; andfacilitated knowledge exchange activities among regions to reinforce the effectivenessof CR. This was done at the WSF held in Nairobi, Kenya, in January, for the AMARCAfrica MENA Conference held in Rabat, and at the GK3 gathering in December 11-13 inKuala Lumpur.

Furthermore an action-research process on Women and good governance throughcommunity radio permitted to increase knowledge sharing and facilitate access theexcluded to CR and to use CR for Women empowerment by highlighting best

experiences. A manual for the use of ICTs in world broadcasting campaigns has beenproduced and used for t4T at the AMARC Africa MENA Conference in October inMorocco.

KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

The objective of this programme is to strengthen the sustainability, effectiveness andrelevance of community media and to increase the appropriation of community mediaby poor and marginalized communities to better identify, discuss, articulate and voicetheir development concerns.

This objective was achieved by building the capacity and capabilities of community

media practitioners (managers, producers and journalists) through training, knowledgesharing and technical support.

This Action line includes the following activities in 2008:

Content Activities at the WSF in NairobiAMARC held all planned seminars at the World Social Forum. They included Womenand good governance, impact evaluation of CR, Gender sensitive programming andmentoring on the use of ICT in broadcast campaigns and in CR. The objectives wereachieved thanks to uploading the presentation to the internet and distribution in ournetwork and with partners giving a good image of our participation in the WSF.

OURMedia Conference in Australia.From April 9-13 AMARC representatives from Asia Pacific, as well as from Africa andLatin America (Gustavo Gomez) participated in the OURMedia Conference. Thepresentations of AMARC participants were uploaded to our website and an email to allhas been sent to highlight the existence of new informations in our website. To seethe presentations of AMARC representatives, please visit :http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=OURMedia

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AMARC Africa and MENA Conference: Sharing Experiences for Development andDemocracy Building from the Grassroots.More than 140 participants were gathered in Rabat, Morocco, from October 22-24 inRabat, Morocco, for the First AMARC AFRICA-MENA Conference: Sharing Experiencesfor development and democracy building from the grassroots. They issued the RabatDeclaration calling governments to recognise community media in their legislations.The Conference was organized by the World Association of Community RadioBroadcasters (AMARC) Africa, the UNESCO Office in Rabat and the ORBICOM/UNESCOChair in Public and Community Communication. The conference reflected on howAMARC can most effectively contribute to increase the impact of community radio inSub-Sahara Africa as well as how to transfer its rich African experience to the MENAregion in order to strengthen community media as an important factor for democracybuilding. The participants exchanged on the situation of community radio in theirrespective countries and on the contribution of the community radio concerning keyissues such as the democratization of societies, the achievement of the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDG), and the resolution of the conflict situations. AMARC Africaheld a special general assembly to define the process of reconstruction of the AMARCnetwork in Africa and the MENA working group held a meeting to plan for theorganisation of the work in the North of Africa and in the Middle East. For informationvisit: http://africa.amarc.org/africa-mena-conference

AMARC GK3 Activities and Workshop on Women and Governance /The 3rd Global Knowledge Conference (GK3) – was one of the most importantknowledge sharing and creative development conferences in the world – It was held inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 -13 December 2007. Themed "Emerging People,Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies," GK3 was a dynamic event focused on thefuture. The GK3 Conference explored concrete solutions and possibilities within theinter-play, interface and interweaving of issues related to the Knowledge forDevelopment (K4D) and Information and Communication Technologies for Development

(ICT4D) in the context of our globally evolving societies, economies and technologiesworldwide. The multi-stake holder Conference gathered more than 1500 participantsfrom all over the world to reflect on ICT4D and on knowledge and information sharingas the way of the future for a truly democratic and inclusive information society. TheAMARC delegation of 45 community radio journalists and representatives participatedin the coverage of the event and held several seminars. Of particular importance wasthe seminar on Women empowerment and Good Governance through CommunityRadio. For information on AMARC Activities at the GK3 Conference visit:http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=Global_Knowledge_Conference_GK3&l=EN

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III. AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF THE EXCLUDED AND REINFORCINGCIVIL SOCIETY ACTIONS IN 2007

AMARC has contributed to amplify the voices of the excluded and marginalized on keyissues in sustainable democratic development and to strengthen South-centered

perspectivesAmong other activities, AMARC has contributed to the coverage of the WSF in Nairobi,the March 8 (Woman International Day) and 21 March (International for the Eliminationof all forms of Discrimination) campaigns, the 16 Days Against Gender Violence; aswell as to regionally organized activities in Europe for the G8 in Germany, in the USfor the US Social Forum, in Canada for the Montebello Summit and the Quebecoissocial Forum and coverage at the AMARC Africa –MENA Conference in Rabat, Morocco,at the GK3 Conference in Malaysia and at the 16 days global campaign against genderviolence.

AMARC has increased its effectiveness in developing facilitation of content exchange

programs through not only information agencies, like pulsar, but also as interactiveplatforms for CR. There is more to done to develop global content exchange activitiesin issues of global importance, such as the water and sanitation, the environment, onthe day against poverty and other thematic subjects, where content exchange andsocial action campaigns should increase the social impact of CR movement indevelopment.

CONTENT EXCHANGE AND SOCIAL ACTION CAMPAIGNS PROGRAMME

The objective of this programme is to strengthen the sustainability, effectiveness andrelevance of community media and to increase the appropriation of community media

by poor and marginalized communities to better identify, discuss, articulate and voicetheir development concerns.

The objective was achieved in 2007 by building the capacity and capabilities ofcommunity media practitioners (managers, producers and journalists) throughtraining, knowledge sharing and technical support.

This programme included the following activities for 2007:

January. Coverage of the WSF 2007Coverage of the first WSF hed in Africa was appropriate although local organisers haddifficulty in properly organising the activities an connectivty was not the best. The

disorganization of AMARC Africa was a handicap. The programs produced anddistributed gave a good presence to AMARC.

March 8 Global Broadcast Campaign.8 March was held with more success than ever, with almost 24 hours of broadcastingthe world campaign with the theme decided by the WIN for this 8 March, andcoordinated by the International Secretariat. (See report for further details). Thisactivity was financially supported by CIDA and by SDC.


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March 21 st . The Radio Voices Without Frontiers CampaignThis year we held for 9th time the Radio Without Frontiers campaign against racismand discrimination. On March 21, UN International Day for the Elimination of RacialDiscrimination, community radio stations across North America, Europe, Africa, LatinAmerica, Asia Pacific and the MENA region, devoted a day of broadcast focusing onissues concerning racism, such as discrimination against women, children, refugees,and the disabled. Multilingual programming for this day was transmitted all around theworld using AMARC RVSF Website. The broadcast was carried via web stream andrebroadcast by stations.The 2007 edition of the March 21 Voices without Frontiers strengthened the network ofexchanges between community radios around the world. Working with closecooperation with AMARC affiliate networks around the globe, as well as dozens of localstations, AMARC International Secretariat coordinated this initiative that targeted anaudience of more than 2 millions listeners worldwide in French, English, and Spanish.Programming contributions were also received in several other languages, includingArabic, Nepali, and Portuguese among others.This project is the only one of its kind in the world, reaching into low income andpoverty –stricken communities in many parts of Latin America, Africa, and the AsiaPacific region. AMARC RVFS activities can be viewed and audio programs can belistened to on the web at http://www.rvsf.amarc.org

May. Seminar on Increasing AMARC Effectiveness and Social impact of CRMontreal 7-9 May. The Harmonization meeting in Montreal has been very successful insetting the basic elements for increasing the coherence of AMARC operations andactivities. The minutes of the meeting have been distributed and we are building thebudget and the work plan for 2007 accordingly. .

G8 Summit and Alternative Summit in GermanyMore than 40 CR journalists from Europe, Latin America,, Africa and Asia-Pacific

covered the G8 summit in Heiligendamm and the alternative civil society summit inRostock, Germany. The coverage highlighted the lack of respect for the promises ofthe G8 leaders and highlighted the importance of the global civil society movement.The International secretariat contributed to the G8 summit coverage by ensuring thatthere was an AMARC page in the AMARC Europe website, we ensured coordination ofpress releases production and distribution to highlight the coverage and ensureduploading information. All activities were done in support of AMARC Europe and undertheir addresses. See the website please visit http://g8.amarc.org . There were 1602visits to the G8 Website (1427 persons passed through the AMARC website and 175went through the AMARC Europe Website.) There were 648 visitors downloaded audiodocuments.

AMARC Covered the United States Social Forum in AtlantaCommunity Radio members of AMARC including the information agency, Pulsar fromAMARC LAC, covered the alternatives raised during the United States Social Forum, inAtlanta, June 27th - July 1st. Under the motto Another World is possible, Another US isNecessary, the USSF provided space to build relationships, learn from each other'sexperiences, share our analysis of the problems our communities face, and bringrenewed insight and inspiration. It helped develop leadership and developconsciousness, vision, and strategy needed to realize another world. There were 762

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visitors (625 visit it through the AMARC website, and 137 through the AMARC NorthAmerica Website.) 381 visitors downloaded audio documents. For notes on the USSFplease visit: http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=USSF2007-Atlanta&l=EN&nosafe=1

AMARC Covered the Quebec Social Forum and the Montebello Summit

Community Radios from Quebec (Canada) covered and participated in the QuebecSocial Forum that was held in Montreal, August 23-26, 2007. They also covered theheads of government summit of United States, Mexico and Canada for the Security andProsperity Partnership held in Montebello, Québec from 21-23 August 2007. For theFSQ go to: http://fsq.amarc.org . For the Montebello Summit go to:http://montebello.amarc.org

December Coverage of GK3 Conference.The AMARC participation was done as expected, with a 45 people delegation, from allcontinents. The Asia pacific delegation was the most important. There was also a

midday direct showcase of CR for the participants in the GK 3 Conference. For detailsvisit the GK 3 Conference and the AMARC website. .

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IV. EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY IN 2007

AMARC effectively contributed to gender equality and Women’s rights throughadvocacy & policy research, training, content exchange and increased networking.Some highlights were, the gathering and knowledge exchange activities of CR womenrepresentatives in January in Nairobi, Kenya; for the AMARC Africa and MENAConference in October in Morocco, and also for the GK3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Interms of content exchange and information on gender issues, there is need to mentionthe campaigns for March 8, and for the 16 Days Against Gender Violence. They weremore effective this year and there is a stronger networking among WINrepresentatives. The production of a research-action process highlighting bestexperiences on “Women and good governance through community radio” was one ofthe most important activities for the year.

GENDER EQUALITY & WOMENS RIGHTS PROGRAMME

The objective of this programme is to promote women’s voices and rights, to combatgender-based discrimination and to strengthen women’s participation in communitymedia at all levels.

The objective was achieved in 2007 through joint broadcast campaign for women’srights and against gender-based discrimination, by raising awareness of media issueswithin gender advocacy and by building the capacity of women in community mediathrough training, knowledge sharing and peer support.

Action Research on Women Empowerment and Good Governance throughCommunity RadioMany experiences have documented how raising the awareness of women on politicalprocesses creates possibilities for their greater involvement in democracy buildingwhich, in turn, can lead to both the empowerment of women and poverty reduction.But women – who suffer more from poverty than men – are systematicallydiscriminated by institutions and lack information on how community politicalprocesses work so, most of the time, they are poorly equipped to fully participate ininsuring good governance in their communities and societies. The articles gatheredfrom several action-research seminars conducted by AMARC reveal the challenges forwomen access to the media and how important their role can become in building goodgovernance. See in Background Papers on Women and Good Governance The women’smovement has long recognized the important role that media – community radio inparticular – plays in shaping the values of society. As early as four decades ago, whenthe introduction of transistors made it possible for people from lower income groupsto acquire radio units, women’s groups actively engaged in this medium to addresswomen’s issues, such as sexuality, advocacy for women, and children in conflict. Overthe years, women’s organizations in many countries have used community radio toadvance their issues through the governance process, but others have still not learnedabout the power of community radio. The action research “Women’s Empowermentand Good Governance through Community Radio” seeks to enhance the effectivenessof community radio as a key communications vehicle permitting women’s citizenshipparticipation in the governance of their communities and societies. It also leads toinclusiveness by helping women access to CR and thus increases community ownershipof CR. There is need is to increase women voices if we want to make governments and


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institutions accountable, more transparent, inclusive and responsive to citizens. A keyaspect of women empowerment is to facilitate the participation of women in povertyreduction strategies in their communities. The Seminar on Women and GoodGovernance through Community Radio to be held in Malaysia, December 12, is part ofa two-year action research process seeking to address the challenges surroundingwomen’s participation in democracy building. By highlighting and facilitatingknowledge sharing of case studies and best experiences of women practitioners wewant to increase the possibilities for women participation in democratic processesthrough community radio. This action-research has also highlighted the challenges togender equality within the Community Radio Movement itself and has allowed forexploring the mechanisms to increase women’s participation in Community Radio. Thisis a key governance challenge to the community radio global network.

WIN International representatives meetings

There were two international meetings of the WIN. In Nairobi in January and inMalaysia in December:

• In January, WIN International had an organization meeting to evaluate thesituation and define action plans allowing to replace their space within AMARC andprepare for the March 8 World Broadcast and lobbying with UNCSW. See attachedreport.

• WIN international coordination meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to plan foractivities of 2008. See attached report.

March Participation in Activities of the UNCSWAMARC WIN participated in the UNCSW insisting in the role of CR for enhancing womenparticipation in conflict resolution

March 8 Global Broadcast Campaign.This year, the third annual International Women’s Day world broadcast was led by theWomen International network and coordinated by the Internatio nal Secretariat.This year's theme focused on the UNCHR 1325 resolution on women, peace andsecurity. The campaign seeks to increase the number of women at decision-makinglevels in national, regional and international institutions involved in preventingmanaging and resolving conflict. There were more than 24 hours of programmingconsisting on 132 Audio programs posted in 14 languages (Spanish, French, EnglishPortuguese, Bassa kpelle, Gujarati, Luganda, Filipino, Swahili, Creole, Arabic, Lakotaand Japanese.). CR producers from more than 24 countries participated (Amongothers, Canada, US, Argentina, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru,

Uganda, Liberia, The Gambia, South Africa, Malawi, Morocco, Japan, Nepal, India,Philippines, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Spain, Austria). More than 300 radios carried partof the programming reaching almost 1 million CR radio audiences.To access the archives for downloading the programs for your radio station please goto: http://march8.amarc.org

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World WIN Campaign16 Days against Gender ViolenceThe AMARC WIN16 day’s campaign against gender violence was active from November25th to December 10th inclusively. In this second year global campaign edition, thetheme was: “Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence againstWomen”. This multilingual broadcasting mobilizes community radios on a theme ofglobal importance promoting the use of new communication technologies such asInternet to make women voices heard. Throughout this campaign many thematic dayswere highlighted: November 25th : International Day for the Elimination of ViolenceAgainst Women; November 29th : International Women’s Human Rights Defenders Day;December 1: World AIDS Day; December 6: Commemoration day of the MontrealMassacre; December 10th : International Human rights Days. Community radios fromall over the world participated I the world campaign The International Secretariatcoordinated the preparation, broadcasting and archiving of the broadcasting campaignof 16 days against gender violence. Please visit the website of the campaign at:http://www.amarc.org/16days

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V. 5.- INCREASED NETWORKNIG AND COMMUNICATION FORCOMMUNITY SECTOR REINFORCEMENT

There has been an important work of processing the CR social impact assessmentresults and disseminating the information. The results have been webpublished and a

hard copy was distributed through the network and to stakeholders.The main achievement in 2007 in terms of the AMARC network development was tostart the harmonisation process among the diverse political and operational structuresof AMARC. As defined by AMARC members in Amman for the AMARC9 world conferencethe objective is to increase our effectiveness by avoiding duplication and creatingproper synergies as a network by better defining and coordinating the global, regionaland local levels of intervention. Besides strengthening communications throughout theCR network, AMARC has reinforced its regions by the reconstruction of the network inAfrica, Asia and Latin America & the Caribbean. Furthermore there have been effortsto facilitate the development of CR in the MENA region with the AMARC Africa-MENAConference held in Rabat in October 2007. Appropriate use of ICTs has allowed toincrease communications, sharing of knowledge and content exchange platforms

NETWORK AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMME

The objective of this programme is to strengthen AMARC structure and functioning, tostrength country, regional and international networking and communication within thecommunity media sector and to strengthen alliances between community media andother networks and social movements.

AMARC achieved the objectives for the year through strengthened planning,monitoring and evaluation, building institutional capacity, support for networkmeetings and events, participation with other networks and a strengthenedcommunications strategy using traditional media and Internet-based tools.

This Action programme included the following activities held in 2007:

AMARC 9 follow-upAs follow-up of AMARC 9, the information was distributed through website andelectronic emails. The website for AMARC 9 serves as permanent information materialfor the World Conference held in Amman, Jordan from November 11-17, 2006.

Publication online and hard copy AMARC Global Evaluation on CR Social Impact..The final reports and annexes on the Global evaluation of CR Social Impact have beenpublished in the Internet website and in hard copy.

Distribution of 3 Editions of the AMARC Link Newsletter via Internet.In February, July and November the International secretariat distributed the AMARCLink Bulletin over the Internet. These edition were complemented with sendingemails and updating information in the website as needed.


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Development of the AMARC WebsiteThe AMARC website has been consistently ameliorated from the interactivityperspective and the appearance. There is continuing effort to integrate it to theharmonization process as a facilitating tool.

• The AMARC website has been consistently ameliorated from the interactivityperspective and the appearance.

• A Private Website called Coordination is online to support the harmonisationprocess. Visit http://wikiamarc.amarc.org/private .

• Coordination List. A list called coordination AMARC, has been established(international, regional Boards and WIN and employees). It has 55 names

The International Board of AMARCThe International Board of AMAR held two face-to-face meetings in 2007. January andOctober.

• January. WSF/IBOD Meeting in Kenya ;

The minutes of the IBOD meeting were distributed in English and Spanish. We needto highlight that the meeting of the IBOD was successful and that a specificdefinition on the follow up of the Harmonization process was decided. This will putAMARC in a new step of its development in 2007

• October. Ibod Meeting in RabatSee annex document on the Resolutions of the IBOD meeting 27-28 October inRabat for follow-up.

The Executive Committee of the International Board of Directors of AMARCThe executive Committee of AMARC held 12 Teleconferences and 2 face to facemeetings.

Harmonisation Joint Cordination meetingsFrom May 7-9 in Montreal, (Québec) Canada and in Rabat, Morocco on October 26 th the Joint Coordinating Meetings (JCM) brought together the regional presidents andcoordinators from Latin America & Caribbean, Africa, the Asia-Pacifc région andEurope as well as the executive and the AMARC International Secretariat staff.The need to put in place better cordination and integrated approaches was highlightedby the Global evaluation of the social impact of Community Radio and the AMARCmembers present at the AMARC 9 World Conference of Community Radio Broadcastersheld in Amman, Jordan 11-17 November 2006. The IBOD meeting held in Nairobi,Kenya, from 25-27 January launched the process.The JCM objectives were to: 1. Improve coordination between the InternationalSecretariat and regional sections of AMARC; 2. Explore how to increase the socialimpact of CR and of AMARC by establishing a collaborative approach based on the useof annual strategic plans of activities and financing; 3. Agree on a number of tools andmechanisms that will facilitate a collaborative approach among the different bodies ofAMARC.

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Evaluation of ICT4D developed by BCO in 2007This evaluation includes 4 component. Reports for components 1-2 and 3 have beenpublished. Component 4 is being prepared for the impact of CR in Nepal. There weremeetings of BCO in Johannesburg 18-20 February, and in Berne, 8-10 September..

a. AMARC Africa and MENA

The Secretary General supported the reorganisation of AMARC network in Africa,through support of the Regional Board and activities co-ordination including theAMARC Africa-MENA Conference. Main aspects are as indicated:

Amarc Africa Board meeting held in Nairobi,A face to face meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya in January 2007. A decisionregarding hiring the coordinator, regarding the AMARC Africa workplace and thetenure of a Special General Assembly of members in Rabat in October 2007 wasdecided.

AMARC Africa and MENA Conference.The Africa and MENA conference was held in Rabat, Morocco October 22-24 2007organised by AMARC and the ORBICOM chair of UNESCO, and with the support of theCommunications Ministry. There were 147 participants from Africa-Mena and allregions of AMARC.

Africa Board meeting and Special General Assembly of Members in RabatThe AMARC Africa Board held two meetings. One meeting was held for the preparationof the General Special Assembly and other as follow-up of the General SpecialAssembly. In the special General Assembly, the members gave indications for the planof action for 2008. The Africa Regional Board also decided that for the time being theInternational Secretariat will be the signing authority for the projects implemented inAfrica, until there is a legal entity in the region. There was also a decision toimplement the forensic audit for the Johannesburg Office.

AMARC Africa Plan of Action and harmonization.An agreement regarding the AMARC Africa Action Plan and budget was agreed inconsultation to the members to be worked together between AMARC Africa and the IS,because Africa does not have legal existence. The activities for the year aredependent on fundraising. The harmonization allows to maintain the Coordinator andexecute training for trainers activity together or separate from the Our mediaConference in Ghana in August 2008.

Support to the MENA Working GroupPlease note that as suggested I reactivated the MENA working group list and includedthe members of the Executive to the list

b. AMARC Latin America and Caribbean AMARC

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(Cara y Señal), New Technlogies, Regional Office, National Offices (Uruguay, Mexico,Brasil) Subregional office in Central America (Salvador)

March. Seminar on Network assessment and Development in LAC in Argentina.From March 29-31, AMARC LAC Board and programme managers from the region cametogether to assess the situation of CR in the region and to define plans of actions andprogrammes for 2007-2008.

Women and Connectivity in Latin America and the CaribbeanFrom July 4-7 women from radio and those working with new ICTs, met in Managua,Nicaragua. The meeting contributed to knowledge exchange and experiencesexchange; discuss propositions and strategies that would allow advancing in the useand the ownership by women of new technologies, so they will serve as platforms forsocial change and tools for the exercise of information rights and freedom ofexpression. The gathering was organized by the AMARC Women International networkin LAC, the network “Nosotras en el Mundo” (Cordoba and Madrid) and radio Tierra(Chile). For further information http://www.rednosotrasenelmundo.org

IFEX Conference in Montevideo, UruguayMore than 120 free expression advocates from around the world gathered from 7-12October in Montevideo, Uruguay, at the International Freedom of Expression eXchange(IFEX) General Meeting. As a priority, 20 participants set up a Burma Action Group tosupport protesters and journalists in their struggle against the recent militarycrackdown in the country. At the conference, hosted by World Association ofCommunity Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and the Institute of Press and Society(Instituto Prensa y Sociedad, IPYS), participants examined the cause of the decline andthe most pressing threats to free expression: impunity, media concentration, criminalpress laws and Internet censorship. In a joint declaration, the Latin American groupsat the conference, which have been developing a regional initiative on the issue,urged the whole IFEX network to denounce the growth of parallel powers outsiderecognized institutions and the problems of impunity and self-censorship that oftenaccompany them - a major priority in the coming years. They also called upon thegovernments of the region "to take action in the face of the threats and guarantee,with concrete and legal actions, the exercise of free expression for journalists, mediaand all citizens." http://amarcuruguay.org/content/view/22/42

4 th Conference of Community Media and Legislation for CRFrom November 23-25, Spanish Community Media practitioners gathered in the IVConference of Community Media in the “Albergue Municipal de Bilbao”. Theorganisation Tas Tas Irrati Librea was the host of the event. More than 150representatives from more than a 100 Media of the third tier of communication,gathered to the call of the Red Estatal de Medios Comunitarios (REMC). Together withthis event, and the 22-23 November, Community Radio practitioners from AMARC LatinAmerica and the Caribbean, from Asia Pacific, Africa and MENA and from Europe,discussed on legislation models for community radio. The meeting was related to theAMARC LAC Legislations & Communication Rights Programme, supported by OpenSociety Justice Initiative: “Best Practices in Regulation of Community Broadcasting.”For further information on these activities visithttp://bilbao.medioscomunitarios.net

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c. AMARC Asia PacificThe regional Board of Asia Pacific held its face to face annual meeting in Kuala Lumpuron December 2007.

Launching of AMARC-Japan Working Group:The AMARC Japan group was launched in Kyoto, Japan on 23 June 2007. The group'smain objective is to lobby and advocate for the development of CR in Japan. It hasidentified the lack of CR legislation as the major impediment for the attainment of itsgoal and therefore has strategize to lobby the government to introduce a CR friendlylegislation in Japan. At the moment, the number of participants of the group is 35 butit expects to grow fast in the coming months.

Augmenting the capacity of the regional office: The delivery and support capacity of the AMARC Asia Pacific regional office hasbeen maintained since the office was formally established in 2004. The officecontinues to operate under basic staff structure. However, the formation offocal points in different parts of the region as well as the country level working

groups has augmented the service providing capacity of the office. Internalcommunication mechanisms have been strengthened with the help of regularonline meetings of the governance and email based discussions among membersto increase the work efficiency and effectiveness of the executive structure ofAMARC in the region. The regional office has been gaining project developmentcapacity and operational capacity building at a gradual level. As a step towardsopening up sub regional structures for better coordination activities pertainingto the Women’s International Network (WIN), 14 focal points have beenestablished across the region. The reporting mechanisms and consultationsmechanisms among the board members as well as members of executivecommittee have been pursued consistently. The region continues to work

closely with the international secretariat of AMARC for all global projects aswell as fundraising drives.

Membership expansion: The rigorous membership drive has been pursuedconsistently. At the moment AMARC members from the Asia Pacific continuesto grow. Activities such as the publication of newsletter, promoting AMARC invarious regional and sub regional forums have been carried out and activeemail-lists have contributed in the continued growth of membership in theregion.

Participation in global and regional consultations:

Members of AMARC Asia Pacific participated in the WSF 2007 as part of a largerAMARC delegation. WSF 2007 made a clarion call by the slogan People’sStruggle’s, People’s Alternatives. AMARC Asia Pacific members participatedactively in reporting from the Forum to their own stations as well ascontributed to activities aimed at advocating for greater freedom for oppressedvoices and for the development of community broadcasting for the varioussections of the society such as women, marginalise people, ethnic people,youths and the under privileged in general. The participation of members of


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Extract of Audited Statement 2007 (Canadian dollars)

Balance Sheet at 31 december 2007 2006

ASSETSCurrent AssetsCash 105 078 378 769Receivables 108 286 137 987Prepaid Expenses 15 060 14 851Total Current Assets 228 424 531 607

Long Term AssetsNet immobilisation 4 143 3 115TOTAL ASSETS 232 567 534 722

LIABILITIES (PASSIF)Current LiabilitiesAccounts Payable 90 658 97 484Reported Income 41 379 386 758Short term portion of long term debt 11 277 19 716Total liabilities 143 314 503 958

Net AssetsNot-Affected 85 110 27 649Affected 4 143 3 115

Total Net Assets 89 253 30 764Total Liabilities and Net Assets 232 567 534 722


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Summary of Audited Statement for the YearEnded 31 st December 2007 2007 2006

($) ($)IncomeSelf financing 95 858 130 239

Grants Received 1 027 478 824 501Total Income 1 123 336 954 740

ExpensesManpower — 223 734Activities 1 009 743 638 183Functioning — 72 941Final Adjustment of AMARC 9 Congress 30 825 —

1 040 568 934 858

Excess

Before exceptional Item 82 768 19 882Exceptional Item 25 307 80 572Excess 57 461


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AMARC GOVERNING AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURES

International Board (elected in Amman November 2006) Asia Pacific Boards Of DirectorsSteve Buckley President Ashish Sen PresidentAleida Calleja Deputy president Sonia Randhawa Deputy PresidentElizabeth Robinson Treasurer Shane Elson Treasurer

Marcelo Solervicens Network Secretary General Gwendolyne Longid VP South East AsiaMavic Cabrera Balleza VP Women International Network Raghu Mainali VP South AsiaMaria Pia Matta VP Latin America & Caribbean Bianca Miglioretto VP WIN representativeAshish Sen Vice President for Asia-Pacific Matsuura Tetsuo VP East AsiaMariano Sanchez Vice President for Europe Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls VP PacificGrace Githaiga Vice President for Africa Suman Basnet Coordinator AMARC APDaoud Kuttab Vice PresidentOumar Seck N'diaye Vice President Latin America & Caribbean Regional BoardSony Eusteus Vice President María Pía Matta Vice-presidentJim Ellinger Vice President Argentina Olivas WIN Representative

Daniel Iván García Manríquez Mexico Sub Region

AMARC Women’s International Network Representatives Ricardo Sandoval Central America Sub RegionMavic Cabrera-Balleza VP Women International Network Carlos Rivadeneyra Andes Sub RegionSr. Therese Ana Viera Eastern & Southern Africa Cleber Silva Brasil Sub Region

Zara Jacoub Western & Central Africa Mónica Giordano Cono Sur Sub RegionBianca Miglioretto Asia-Pacific Sony Esteus Caribbean Sub RegionArgentina Olivas Latin America and Caribbean Ernesto Lamas Regional coordinatorMargaretta D'arcy West Europe RepresentativeMary Rose Jones North America representative Europe Boards Of DirectorsTamara Aqrabawe Middle East & North Africa Mariano Sanchez President

Agota Kovacks HungaryAfrican Board of Directors Agus Hernan FranceGrace Githaiga VP for East and Southern Africa Sangita Basudev United KingdomFily Keita VP West and Central Africa Margaretta D'arcy WIN RepresentativeOumar Seck Ndiaye Training and Capacity Building Alexander Dorogan MoldoviaKizito Mushizi Technology Officer Rustam Aliev AzerbaidjanSr Teresa Ana Vieira WIN East and Southern Africa Nadia Bellardi SwitzerlandZara Jacoub WIN West and Central Africa Francescom Diaisio CoordinatorFranklin Huisies Organizational Development

Omar Mamadou CoordinatorInternational secretariat Staff World Association ofMarcelo Solervicens, Secretary General Community RadioSonia Hudon, Administrative Assistant BroadcastersJean-Philippe Théberge, ICT Officer International secretariatNick Fillomore, Project Development Officer 705 Bourget, suite 100Dominique Legendre, Accountant Montreal (Québec) Canada, H4C 2M6

Telephone: (1+514) 982 0351 Telecopieur: (1-514) [email protected] http://www.amarc.org

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