Afghanistan Rural Information Network Expansion
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Summary
Equal Access' satellite radios and broadcasts will provide rural Afghans with access to vital information about topics such as teacher training, human rights and land-mine awareness.
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How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,200 was raised for this project.
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Received $1,200 from 15 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Most Afghan communities have historically been isolated and therefore unable to receive vital health and education information. Equal Access’ radio broadcasts and leadership training services provide villagers with access to important development information. By expanding the range of information available to the most isolated and underserved populations, Equal Access encourages and enables the development of an informed, empowered and active community.
Activities
Just $1,200 provides one rural Afghan community with a reliable satellite radio, training for local village leaders and access to engaging and educational radio programs that focus on issues such as health, human rights, and teacher training.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,200
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding.
Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as
indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the
"Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,200. The original project funding goal was $1,200.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
By promoting civic literacy and access to information, this project equips Afghans with tools to make informed decisions, thereby enabling communities to improve their economic conditions and make positive changes in their lives.
Project Message
“It is education and use of the latest and modern technologies, which lights our society and helps us to bring a sustainable peace and stability in our worn-torn country of Afghanistan.”
- Mr. Hedayat, former Afghan Ministry of Education director
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on August 15, 2007.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 13, 2005.
Latest Update from the Field
Afghan Radio and Outreach project Update
By Alex Bernstein - Development Associate, August 15, 2007 10:13 PM
Making significant progress over the past several months in Afghanistan we improved outreach to rural women strengthening the key messages highlighted in our radio drama and hired a Women’s Programming Manager to establish and train women’s facilitated listening groups. In just five weeks, we established nine women’s outreach groups with 267 women in Bamiyan, Kabul, Kapisa and Panjshir. In addition, we expanded the broadcasting network for our original human rights and Voices from the Field drama series to include a partnership with 22 local FM stations across Afghanistan, ensuring our drama series is broadcast to urban and surrounding semi-urban populations.
“There are changes in the village after the training. We learned about human rights and about the rights of women.”
-Female Afghan listening group participant
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