UNESCO to support capacity building endeavours of Africa

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO)country office in Africa expressed its support to the ongoing capacity building endeavours of the country. Speaking at a training organised for journalists drawn from various media groups, Acting Secretary-General of the country office, Marta Mengesha said that journalists should realise the huge responsibility they shoulder in bringing about peace, stability and to provide the required information needed by the people. Director of the Ethiopian Mass Media Training Institute (EMMTI), Tadesse Zinaye said on the occasion that the training covers topics like the significance of journalism in spurring development, relations between mass media and culture, development journalism and information technology, among others. He said offering various trainings is imperative to build the capacity of journalists to help them efficiently work in the world where information technology is steadily expanding. More

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"I Need A Equipment/Funding Support to Produce This." Author: Efefiong Akpan Time: 02.08.2005 23:19 Comment: Afromedia registered at the WSIS site will mobilise the population to recognise Nigerian government reform programmes and be involved especially in the current de-regulation of the social economy. The organisation seeks their organisation and mobilisation of the people through media programming. To empower and cause prosperity thus enabling social and democratic stability. Afromedia Organisation with its affiliate firm Sixfei Communications will do these through sponsored campaigns: broadcast announcements and programming called "The Triangle of Benefits." This will happen among an unburdened government, empowered Organised Private Sector and the greater majority of Nigerians.This government has already started. Defined thus: Programme: Televsion/Radio. Genre: Docu/Presentational Theme: Economic Empowerment Subject: The Creative Nigerian Subject Matter: Economic Empowerment of the Creative Nigerian. Title: The Triangle Of Benefits Duration: 30 - 60mins Target: The Creative Nigerian for the greater masses. Premise: The creative Nigerian mobilised, empowered and taught conceptual management should employ the less endowed majority, from amongst which other creative generations shall emulate; so that government could guarantee financing from national and international corporations, after abdicating control of the firmament of business; - the programme on television and radio will be done to inform and educate the greater masses.We solicit advice and funding as networking will start very soon.We also will be sending some of our works to intereseted persons and organisations as testimonials NB: Basically we believe in mobilsing the mass of Nigerians to free their creative potentials through media campaigns.

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