Create a Media Venue for Marginalized Populations

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Summary

Marginalized populations are not included in the media. Rather, voices speak of them and at them. We will create a media channel to contrast to loudly heard voices of investors, World Bank, the IMF.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Poor and rural individuals, typically left out of policy- making, who need a communication vehicle for working with each other and making their needs known to decision-makers.

Activities

Our network builds on the South Asia People's Forum. We will encourage interaction. We will produce TV-quality videos, radio-quality audiotapes, and print-quality features and news stories that we will place directly into the media.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

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

The network will provide needed public information and bring marginalized voices into discussion. Understanding what globalization is doing and ensuring public measures that are effective will result. Impact will be on human rights and development.

Project Message

This is a very innovative idea. So far we have heard politicians and NGOs on this subject. It is time we hear the authentic voices of the people who are affected and deprived. Can I help?
- Mr. J. Palipanne, correspondent/ producer, APTN

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Darin C Gunesekera,
Director
81, 1/A, Isiapatana Mawatha
Havelock Town
Colombo, Colombo 05
Sri Lanka
94-11-2580817
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Wiros Lokh Institute
81, 1/A, Isipatana Mawatha
Havelock Town
Colombo, Columbo 05
Sri Lanka
94-11-2580817
http://www.ashoka.org

Learn more about Wiros Lokh Institute and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 01, 2005.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 29, 2004.

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