CAMEROONIAN EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY RADIOS FOR HIV/AIDS
CAMEROONIAN EXPEREIENCE IN COMMUNITY RADIOS FOR HIV/AIDS. RESEARCHER ABSTRACT. AUTHOR : FOUSSENOU SISSOKO.
1 Context.
Various organizations in Africa have established programmers and projects media and HIV/AIDS prevention and management. These experiences differ on terms of results and funding. The Communication and Information sector of UNESCO cluster office in Dar-es-Salaam/Tanzania, for example, initiated a project which focused on Community radio-groups in collaboration with UNAIDS, WHO, Institute of Adult Education, Christian Social Services Commission. To set up this project UNESCO cluster office is going to be inspired by the Cameroonian Experience on Community radio-groups
- Cameroon Historical Context.
In 1990, Cameroon’s political landscape changed from a single party state in multiparty politics. A Bill on social communication promulgated into law 1990 repealed all previous legislation that enforced censorship. This was followed for the adoption of a new Constitution which enshrined the right to freedom of expression with citizens having the rights to demand and receive information if national importance. In 2000, another Decree liberalizing the media landscape was published providing condition and modalities for setting up audiovisual media in Cameroon... Prior to 19901 audiovisual broadcasting was the exclusive preserve of the Cameroon Radio Television, a State-owned media. Liberalizing the audiovisual landscape in 2000 gave the leeway for private FM and Community radio stations on crop up throughout the national territory with UNDP, UBESCO and UNICEF establishing fifteen (15) FM community radio stations through the Governance Programme.
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