[WSIS CS-Plenary] Community Radio Performance Assessment System (CR-PAS)

[AHM Bazlur Rahman]

Community Radio Performance Assessment System (CR-PAS)
by Raghu Mainali, Yadab Chapagain and Bikram Subba

Available online at http://www.nefej.org/pdf/crpa_book.pdf

After 12 years of the establishment of community radios in Nepal, 
community radio movement now is in its crossroads. Some radios are 
moving on the way of politicization, some others towards 
commercialization, some are NGOisation and some are on the way to real 
community radio.

Because of the ambiguity in the classification of community radios and 
emerging new trends within the Nepali radio movement, it is facing the 
problem as to which radios to be provided support, which one to be given 
priority and whose request to ignore. And community radios themself do 
not have a roadmap where to go.

With a view to address this concern, the Community RadioSupport Centre 
(CRSC) has developed a tool - Community Radio Performance Assessment 
System (CR-PAS) manual in Nepal. The manual describes the tool and the 
system of assessment.

Community Radio Support Centre (CRSC) Publications

The CRSC has over the years come up with topical books and manuals with 
the objective of further consolidating community radio and their 
performance with the support of Free Voice, the Netherlands. While some 
have been rendered into the English language given their global 
relevance, others are available in Nepali and have been listed below in 
PDF format all for free downloading.

The strategy is aimed at producing books and reference materials for 
community radio journalists, managers and leadership in the form code of 
conduct, production manual which cover fundamental dynamic of community 
radio and include strategic plan, organizational development, 
sustainability, technical aspect and benchmarking of community radio 
stations.

Further information at http://www.nefej.org/index.php/en/crsc


Further information on the Community Radio Support Centre (CRSC) at
http://www.nefej.org/index.php/en/crsc


Contact Info

For more information on community radio, please contact:
Raghu Mainali
COORDINATOR COMMUNITY RADIO SUPPORT CENTRE (CRSC)
NEPAL FORUM OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS (NEFEJ)
POB 5143, THAPATHALI, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
TEL : 977-1-4261991/4260248
FAX : 977-1-4261191
E-MAIL: crsc at nefej.org.np or nefej at mos.com.np










Bazlu
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AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
&
Member, Strategy Council
UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)
 
House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 
Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh
 
Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501
01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105
 
E-mail: ceo at bnnrc.net, bnnrc at bd.drik.net
www.bnnrc.net
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