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Best Experiences for an Action Research Process 20 • Connection of various communities to gender issues and for recognition of the problems of women and the possibility of challenging and rendering accountable the authorities and get them to respond to the problem. • Recognition of women’s activities and roles as base for their involvement in local governance and leadership positions. Community radio is a facilitator for networking. • CR can help women candidates develop their manifestos, which should reflect women’s interests, so that women can be held accountable when elected. • CR can link public authority, NGOs and civil society in efforts to promote women participation in governance. • CR can encourage party diversity by encouraging womens’ participation in politics and womens’ election to parliament encouraging healthy competition. Promoting women’s participation in governance Community radio plays a significant role in promoting women’s participation in governance. Experience teaches that the songs that women sing, voices of women telling stories to their children, and the languages spoken by women are all great examples to start with. The establishment of a culture of inclusion should take into account social issues, and the inclusion of gender perspctives in the community radio style will enhance the role of women. Women then have the chance to identify, discuss and integrate gender perspectives into all areas while participating in the processes of decision making for changing policies. Recommendations 1. At the local level, through community radio there is need : • That specific provisions are taken so that women are both in the management and broadcast units of community radio, from the position of the Board of Directors to the volunteers. This way, gender issues are included in decision-making and gender equity is broadcast. • To increase capacity building for women in CR on management and technical skills.
21 Best Experiences for an Action Research Process This increases gender awareness in society by broadcasting good-quality, gender-sensitive programming. • That programming allows women to exercise their rights to voice.. • To build the capacity of women to use community radio to increase good governance by holding governments accountable and engaging citizens in inclusive and responsive practices. • Community radios can identify potential women canditates for government positions and facilitate their campagins through the broadcasts of programs for poverty reduction in their communities. 2. At a secondary level, through the government structure • It is important to strengthen and encourage knowledge sharing between women to increase the impact of their actions on good governance through networking. This can start at local levels and extend widely internationally. For instance, local district assemble women’s caucus could have their own song (anthem).. • Reinforce women’s participation in governance by increasing the proportion of seats held by women in Parliament. • Reinforce netwroking with international communication for development practitioners, Non Government Organisations, governments and the private sector stakeholders. Radio progress and Oxfam’s engagement for the girl child education project in the Upper West Region of Ghana, by using community radio methodologies for education is a remarkable example. • Consider low license fees to ensure equitable access to frequencies by rural and poor communities and for women to get a greater chance to participate. Challenges 1. Evaluation: • How to measure the impact of community radio on women, the role of community radio in promoting women’s participation, and women’s performance in roles and responsibilities. • Sustaining evaluation as a regular component of community radio and women’s activities.
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