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Refugee Radio - Albania

Country

Albania

Region

Global, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Programme Summary


The Geneva-based International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting/Radio Partnership (ICHR/RP) has sent (April 1999)a team of professional radio and humanitarian reporters to establish a daily radio programme for Kosovar refugees in Albania. The team is working in collaboration with the Soros Media Peace Center in Tirana, Albania.

Communication Strategies



The radio programme will be broadcast throughout Albania on Radio Tirana and local private radio stations. It will be produced by the ICHR team working in partnership with a group of Albanian journalists. The morning and evening programmes - each a half hour - will focus on humanitarian information destined specifically for the Kosovar refugee population, including public health information, on-site logistics, communiques from the relief agencies operation in the field, psycho-social support, missing persons, and programmes designed specifically for children.

Development Issues



Children, rights, health and nutrition, political development.

Key Points



There are currently (April 1999) more than 400,000 refugees in Albania whose only information on their humanitarian plight is being supplied by international broadcasters operating from London, Washington or Cologne. In the ICHR/Soros initiative, reporters operating locally will be able to supply refugees with up-to-date programming to meet their changing needs for information. The radio production team will coordinate their activities with relief organisations operating in Albania. The project is initially envisaged for 3 months, but may continue as long as needed.

Partners



Funded by the British Department for International Development and the Soros Foundation.

Contact

Moyra Rushby, International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting/ Radio Partnership, Villa de Grand-Montfleury, 1290 Versoix, Swit
Phone: 41-22-950-0750
fax: 41-22-950-0752
e-mail: info.ichr@ties.itu.int

Placed on the Communication Initiative site September 19 2001
Last Updated December 03 2007

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