The World Bank Institute (WBI) has launched an innovative program, “Africa Good Governance Program on the Radio Waves,” to support local government capacity building and community empowerment via radio.
The program includes radio broadcasts in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. By using innovative digital radio technology, the program is able to reach out to remote rural areas and help foster social inclusion and decentralization in the participating countries.
The program includes four different components. Three of these: Governing Municipalities without Corruption, Civic Participation, and Municipal Finance/Participatory Budgeting, are structured as formal capacity-building initiatives. The fourth component, Africa Municipal News Magazine, uses a magazine format and serves as an umbrella program to disseminate information, share experiences, and provide news to municipal stakeholders in the region.
The three capacity-building initiatives use an interactive methodology that promotes active participation in the learning program. “We need to build on Africa’s tradition of oral knowledge exchange using technology, which helps our voices and ideas be heard.” says Frannie Leautier, Vice President of the World Bank Institute.
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