STAR Radio Provides Liberia with Independent News

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Summary

STAR offers all citizens of Liberia daily independent news and information through FM, short wave, and affiliate community radio stations in English, Liberian English, French, and 14 local languages. progress reportread updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $75,000 was raised for this project.

Received $75,000 from 16 donations from people like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Our radio programs are the means through which Liberians entertain themselves and get the daily news, and they are also playing a proxy role for health clinics, schools, and social support networks. STAR radio is widely recognized for its professionalism and independence as well as its commitment to giving ordinary Liberians the opportunity to express their opinions and to debate issues relevant to their lives.

Activities

STAR radio educates, entertains, and informs. Our mission is to offer unbiased and relevant news and information in multiple languages on a countrywide basis. Our strength is our highly trained team of journalists.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $75,000

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 $75,000.  The original project funding goal was $75,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

STAR is entirely Liberian run and is considered the media of reference in West Africa. A significant part of its income comes from training young journalists from commercial and community radio stations throughout Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Project Message

STAR contributes to the rebuilding of Liberia after fourteen years of war by offering communities a way to acknowledge their pain and to remember together in a civil way.
- Mrs. Hawah Goll-Kotchi, President of the STAR Radio Board of Directors

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sharon Bylenga,
Program Officer for West Africa
Fondation Hirondelle_Media for Peace&Human Dignity
19c Avenue du Temple
Lausanne, 1012 Switzerland
Switzerland
41216542020
Email:

Project Sponsor

Molly Alexander

Organization

Fondation Hirondelle Logo Fondation Hirondelle
Avenue du Temple 19c
Lausanne, N/A 1012
Switzerland
41-21-654-2020
http://www.hirondelle.org

Learn more about Fondation Hirondelle and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Liberia and can also be found under Democracy and Governance.

For more information about Liberia, read the Human Development Report on Liberia or the Wikipedia entry for Liberia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on June 30, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 21, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

STAR Project Fully Funded!

By Sharon Bylenga - Program Manager for West Africa, June 30, 2008 05:29 PM

Humanity United’s Contribution Fully Funds STAR Radio Project Site!

One of our top goals this year at STAR radio in Liberia is to broaden our base of support by enhancing our income-generating activities (advertising, sponsorship, and training of other journalists) and to find new types of donor support. We at STAR radio are very pleased to announce that this goal was achieved this year when Global Giving (www.globalgiving.com) agreed to our request to include STAR Radio on its internet platform and when Humanity United, a grant-making organization based in California, decided to donate $130,000 to STAR Radio in Liberia through Global Giving. Many thanks to both for their generous assistance and support to STAR radio!

Please visit our new STAR radio project site which highlights our innovative activities in strengthening our sustainability activities. Our goal is to become self-sufficient in 2009 - and we are well on way already! With the Humanity United grant we have hired a Marketing and Sales Director, significantly enhanced our sales force, and strengthened our journalist training course offering.

Very Best,
STAR radio Staff


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