Country Projects

Country Projects

Description

A key objective of the Académie is to support the business growth of local radio stations in developing countries. To achieve this objective, and with the financial support of partners such as the European Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Académie has developed a long-term approach.

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Indeed, experience has taught us that little can be expected from an approach that merely seeks to reinforce local journalists' skills, if the radio stations that employ these journalists do not offer decent salaries and working conditions. Additionally, the unstable technological context (in terms of energy provision, the availability of materials and the ability to properly maintain equipment, for instance) further hampers the ability of radio stations to fulfil their task of informing, educating and entertaining. Reinforcing the role of radio stations as actors for development and democracy thus necessitates a global approach.