Congo: Voices of Children, Child Journalists
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThe DRC’s war has had a devastating effect on the country’s youth. Young people are largely without opportunities for livelihood or education; many have been enrolled in armed groups and others are still at risk of recruitment. With the peace process in progress, thousands of children now have to be resettled in their communities. This project’s radio program, produced by children for children, will address war’s effects on children and will look at issues affecting young people every day. ActivitiesWe provide recorders, journalism training, and supervision for a group of youth to produce a weekly radio program on war’s effects on children. The children gather interviews and provide their perspective on issues of importance to their lives. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $1,705 Funding InformationThis 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 $1,705. The original project funding goal was $13,800. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactChildren meet other children who have been similarly affected by war. These shared experiences allow them to recover and move forward with their lives. Project Message
War has destroyed children’s stability, tearing apart families and isolating children. This project allows children to talk of their experiences and discuss their hopes and concerns about the future. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Lena Slachmuijlder, Project SponsorOrganization
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For more information about Congo, Democratic Republic of the, read the Human Development Report on Congo, Democratic Republic of the or the Wikipedia entry for Congo, Democratic Republic of the. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on February 07, 2007. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 20, 2004. Latest Update from the FieldUpdate from SFCG in CongoBy Roy Schlieben - Africa Program Associate, February 07, 2007 05:11 PM
Every Saturday afternoon, youth of Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DRC are tuning in to a new live youth radio programme, broadcast simultaneously on four radio stations in the three countries. Entitled Génération Grands Lacs, or GGL for short, this innovative new regional dialogue uses ICT technology including webstreaming, FM transmittors and cell phones, to create a weekly encounter through radios, across borders, with the youth of the three countries. Read 5 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can Help |
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