Isabel Learning Network Programme Design Workshop

The Isabel Learning Network has completed a successful week-long radio programme design and capacity building workshop (January 16-20, 2012).

The workshop was funded by the Commonwealth of Learning and facilitated by Rita Narayan from the Regional Media Centre at the Secretariat of the Pacific Communities in Fiji. As well as representatives from seven of the eight FM stations, participants included reps from the Diocese of Ysabel, Youth and Education Divisions, Health Promotions, Save the Children Australia, Isabel Investment Corporation and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

The 20 participants learnt basic radio journalism skills such as interviewing and using different radio formats. They also designed three Healthy Community radio education programmes on the themes teenage pregnancy, domestic violence and rubbish disposal. The team produced an almost complete three episode programme for the rubbish disposal theme, collecting material that included interviews with hospital staff, the tourism department, a ship captain and vox pops from the market, as well as this catchy jingle and funny skit from episode one.

Rickson from Sigana FM interviews the captain of the MV Estrella about littering

Stakeholders also discussed future programmes that they would design and work with the FM stations to produce.

FM operators and stakeholders designing the littering programme

Not bad for a group in which a majority of participants couldn’t even turn on a digital recorder at the start of the week! The group finished on a high with stakeholders and FM operators alike all expressing their desire to see their new skills developed and put into practice straight away.

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